By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
Dates: Diving: Sunday, February 15–Tuesday, February 17 Swimming: Tuesday, February 17–Saturday, February 21 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending champions: UVA women (6x); Cal men (1x) Live Results Live Video: ESPN+ ($) Schedule of Events (PDF) Championship Central Pre-Scratch Psych Sheet Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 4|Day 5|Day 6|Day 7 Finals: Day 1|Day 2|Day 3|Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 Teams: Boston College, Cal, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami (women swimming & diving/men diving), NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, SMU, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia TechFor those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of three finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, places 9 through 16 the B final and places 17 through 24 the C final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” “Mids” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers and divers in the A final, “Mid” to B finalists, and “Down” to C finalists.
Scores After Day 6
Women:
Virginia – 1028.5 Stanford – 798 California – 860.5 Louisville – 653 NC State – 591.5 Pittsburgh – 450 North Carolina – 387.5 Miami – 296 Florida State – 304 Notre Dame – 310 Duke – 328.5 Virginia Tech – 274.5 Georgia Tech – 238 SMU – 203 Boston College – 48Men:
California – 827 Stanford – 799 NC State – 665 Louisville – 663 Virginia Tech – 541.5 Florida State – 499.5 North Carolina – 446.5 Virginia – 433.5 Notre Dame – 397 SMU – 326 Pittsburgh – 324 Georgia Tech – 293 Miami – 162 Duke – 109 Boston College – 86Women’s Day 7 Ups/Mids/Downs
All All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast Virginia 7/4/2 3/0/0 2/1/1 2/3/1 Stanford 5/3/2 0/1/2 3/0/0 2/2/0 Louisville 4/3/2 0/1/1 1/2/1 3/0/0 NC State 3/4/5 3/0/1 0/2/3 0/2/1 Duke 2/1/0 0/1/0 1/0/0 1/0/0 California 1/3/3 0/1/1 1/1/0 0/1/2 UNC 1/2/2 1/2/0 0/0/0 0/0/2 Pitt 1/0/2 1/0/1 0/0/1 0/0/0 Virginia Tech 0/2/0 0/1/0 0/1/0 0/0/0 Florida State 0/1/2 0/1/0 0/0/0 0/0/2 SMU 0/1/0 0/0/0 0/1/0 0/0/0 Notre Dame 0/0/2 0/0/1 0/0/1 0/0/0 Georgia Tech 0/0/2 0/0/1 0/0/1 0/0/0 Miami (FL) 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 Boston College 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0Day 7 Prelims Scoring + Relay Seed + 1650 Free Seed Scoring:
Team Total 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 1650 Free 400 Free Relay Virginia 375 75 86 104 54 56 Stanford 280.5 33 72 87.5 24 64 Louisville 262 16 64 76 52 54 NC State 222 84 37 12 37 52 California 194 19 40 15 70 50 UNC 137 49 0 7 47 34 Virginia Tech 129 20 15 0 50 44 Duke 115.5 16 25 22.5 6 46 Pitt 91 28 3 0 12 48 Florida State 64 11 0 16 7 30 Georgia Tech 50 6 4 0 0 40 SMU 49 0 14 0 3 32 Notre Dame 35 5 2 0 0 28 Miami (FL) 26 0 0 0 0 26 Boston College 24 0 0 0 0 24Virginia are once again set to be the biggest scorers of the night, and should extend their advantage to over 400 points. They have a total of 13 scoring swims tonight, over half of which are ‘A’ finals, and are seeded for at least 50 points in every event. The 100 breast is their biggest, with a quarter of all scoring swimmers in that event this evening coming from the Wahoos.
The battle for Stanford and Cal behind them will come down to the wire, but after a strong prelims session it is the Cardinal who look like finishing strongest. Cal got just one ‘A’ finalist this morning, Mary-Ambre Moluh in the 100 free, while Stanford have five and are set to outscore the Golden Bears by over 80 points. As long as they do not DQ their relay, as they did last night, they should just about manage to overhaul their erstwhile Pac-12 rivals.
Louisville and NC State had strong mornings of their own, both set to score over 200 points tonight. The Cardinals should lock down 4th spot, but NC State put three women into the 200 back ‘A’ final including top seed Erika Pelaez. Pitt are set to overtake UNC behind them in the battle for 6th, although the Tar Heels are seeded for nearly 50 more points than they are, with UNC led by newly-crowned school record holder Sophia Frei in the 200 back ‘A’ final.
Duke and Virginia Tech are in line to overhaul Florida State and Notre Dame, thanks to some big points in the mile and the 400 free relay.
Scores Through Day 6 + Day 7 Finals Projected Scores
Women
Virginia – 1403.5 Stanford – 1078.5 California – 1054.5 Louisville – 915 NC State – 813.5 Pittsburgh – 541 North Carolina – 524.5 Duke – 444 Virginia Tech – 403.5 Florida State – 368 Notre Dame – 345 Miami – 322 Georgia Tech – 288 SMU – 252 Boston College – 72Men’s Day 6 Ups/Mids/Downs
All All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast NC State 6/0/1 1/0/1 4/0/0 1/0/0 Stanford 4/4/2 1/2/0 1/1/1 2/1/1 California 4/3/2 2/0/1 0/3/1 2/0/0 Louisville 3/4/0 1/1/0 1/1/0 1/2/0 Virginia Tech 2/3/1 0/2/1 1/0/0 1/1/0 Virginia 2/2/1 2/1/1 0/1/0 0/0/0 UNC 1/2/4 0/1/1 0/0/1 1/1/2 Pitt 1/0/0 0/0/0 1/0/0 0/0/0 SMU 1/0/4 1/0/1 0/0/2 0/0/1 Notre Dame 0/3/2 0/1/2 0/1/0 0/1/0 Florida State 0/2/3 0/0/0 0/1/2 0/1/1 Georgia Tech 0/0/3 0/0/0 0/0/1 0/0/2 Duke 0/0/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/1 Boston College 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/0Day 7 Prelims Scoring + Relay Seed + 1650 Free Seed Scoring:
Team Total 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast 1650 Free 400 Free Relay California 320 55 54 55 100 56 NC State 299.5 30 109.5 23 73 64 Stanford 295 61 36 77 67 54 Louisville 227 38 40 56 41 52 Virginia Tech 166 33 27 48 14 44 UNC 137 23 2 50 16 46 Virginia 136 67 15 0 6 48 SMU 117 33 7 4 23 50 Florida State 91 0 28 18 11 34 Notre Dame 77 22 14 11 0 30 Georgia Tech 58 0 4 3 11 40 Pitt 57.5 0 25.5 0 0 32 Duke 31 0 0 3 0 28 Boston College 26 0 0 0 0 26NC State have the most ‘A’ finalists of anyone tonight with six, as the Wolfpack make up half of the 100 free ‘A’ final tonight. Stanford and Cal have a quartet of ‘A’ finalists apiece, as well as all four of the top seeds in the mile between them, and should remain closely matched on the overall leaderboard throughout the night. Cal are set for 25 more points than their West Coast neighbours, and should close out the Championship win to defend their maiden title from last year.
NC State should decisively move away from Louisville, who currently trail them by only two points. The Cardinals have seven finals swims tonight including three ‘A’ finalists, but can’t match the 100+ points that NC State are set to score in the 100 free. Virginia Tech are in line to overtake FSU, who have no ‘A’ finalists tonight and are only seeded 10th in the 400 free relay. After placing 6th on the 200 free relay, they will hope to move up from seed and hold onto 5th place.
Despite having two ‘A’ finalists in the 200 back, Virginia are set to remain in 8th place behind UNC, who are projected to score one point more than them tonight. SMU should stay ahead of Pitt, with both schools getting an ‘A’ finalist tonight – Julian Koch in the 100 free for Pitt, Jack Berube in the 200 back for SMU after his school record of 1:39.29 this morning.
Scores Through Day 6 + Day 7 Finals Projected Scores
California – 1147 Stanford – 1098.5 NC State – 960 Louisville – 890 Virginia Tech – 707.5 Florida State – 636.5 North Carolina – 582.5 Virginia – 550.5 Notre Dame – 488 SMU – 403 Pittsburgh – 382 Georgia Tech – 350.5 Miami – 162 Duke – 140 Boston College – 112Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 ACC Champ Day 7 Ups/Mids/Downs: Pair Of Title Defences Seem Odds-On In The ACC
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