2024 Males’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships
Day 1 is within the books, and it was a doozy.
With solely two occasions – the 200 medley and 800 free relays – we’ve got already seen NCAA, meet, American, and U.S. Open information fall by the wayside. In each occasions, the top-seeded Arizona State Solar Devils had been upset. And whereas relay swims, in and of themselves, aren’t large indicators of what to anticipate within the meet, they are often indicative of larger developments
Texas completed Day 1 with 14 extra factors than projected, due to their 800 free relay which positioned third from the second-to-last warmth. Missouri, Stanford, and Florida State additionally outperformed by double digits. Auburn, Arizona, and Arizona State had been underneath by double digits.
Arizona State nonetheless leads the projections by 101 factors (earlier than diving), whereas Florida nonetheless enjoys a 139-point margin forward of Cal and NC State. But when tonight’s performances are any indication of what to anticipate within the coming days, this may very well be a a lot nearer – and extra thrilling – staff race than we had anticipated.
Day 1 Performers Relative to Seed
Staff | Rating Relative to Seed |
Texas | 14 |
Missouri | 12 |
Stanford | 10 |
Florida State | 10 |
Cal | 8 |
Michigan | 6 |
Indiana | 4 |
Texas A&M | 4 |
Florida | 2 |
Virginia Tech | 2 |
SMU | 2 |
North Carolina | 2 |
NC State | -2 |
Tennessee | -2 |
Louisville | -2 |
Alabama | -2 |
Ohio State | -4 |
Georgia | -8 |
Auburn | -10 |
Arizona State | -12 |
Arizona | -12 |
Over/Underneath 200 Medley Relay
Staff | Psych | Finals | Distinction vs Seed |
Cal | 32 | 30 | -2 |
Florida | 34 | 40 | 6 |
Arizona State | 40 | 34 | -6 |
Indiana | 26 | 26 | 0 |
NC State | 28 | 32 | 4 |
Texas | 24 | 18 | -6 |
Stanford | 8 | 24 | 16 |
Georgia | 10 | 6 | -4 |
Auburn | 22 | 22 | 0 |
Tennessee | 30 | 28 | -2 |
Virginia Tech | 18 | 14 | -4 |
Louisville | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michigan | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Missouri | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Florida State | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SMU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas A&M | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Arizona | 14 | 2 | -12 |
North Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Over/Underneath 800 Free Relay
Staff | Psych | Finals | Distinction vs Seed |
Cal | 30 | 40 | 10 |
Florida | 34 | 30 | -4 |
Arizona State | 40 | 34 | -6 |
Indiana | 22 | 26 | 4 |
NC State | 24 | 18 | -6 |
Texas | 12 | 32 | 20 |
Stanford | 28 | 22 | -6 |
Georgia | 32 | 28 | -4 |
Auburn | 18 | 8 | -10 |
Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Virginia Tech | 8 | 14 | 6 |
Louisville | 26 | 24 | -2 |
Michigan | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Alabama | 14 | 12 | -2 |
Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Florida State | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ohio State | 10 | 6 | -4 |
SMU | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
North Carolina | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Staff Projections After Day 1 (with out diving)
Staff | Day 1 Precise | Day 2 Psych | Day 3 Psych | Day 4 Psych | Projected Rating | Vs Psych |
Arizona State | 68 | 140 | 139 | 181 | 528 | -12 |
Florida | 70 | 81 | 150 | 126 | 427 | 2 |
Cal | 70 | 58 | 71 | 89 | 288 | 8 |
NC State | 50 | 60 | 76 | 87 | 273 | -2 |
Tennessee | 28 | 64 | 50 | 72 | 214 | -2 |
Indiana | 52 | 4 | 61 | 78 | 195 | 4 |
Georgia | 34 | 25 | 56 | 49 | 164 | -8 |
Virginia Tech | 28 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 162 | 2 |
Stanford | 46 | 33 | 47 | 34 | 160 | 10 |
Texas | 50 | 30 | 36 | 24 | 140 | 14 |
Notre Dame | 0 | 40 | 35 | 58 | 133 | -8 |
Michigan | 18 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 109 | 6 |
Auburn | 30 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 107 | -10 |
Alabama | 12 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 66 | -2 |
Virginia | 0 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 0 |
Texas A&M | 4 | 9 | 26 | 15 | 54 | 4 |
Wisconsin | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
Louisville | 24 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 48 | -2 |
Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 43 | -4 |
Penn | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -12 |
USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
Florida State | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
Missouri | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 12 |
SMU | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
BYU | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Minnesota | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0 |
Arizona | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -12 |
Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
LSU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |