By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships
Dates: Wednesday, February 25–Saturday, February 28 Location: Soderholm Family Aquatic Center, Madison, WI Defending champions: Indiana men (4x) Live Results (also available on Meet Mobile: “2026 Men’s B1G Championship”) Live Video ($): B1G+ Championship Central – Big Ten Championship Central – Wisconsin SwimSwam’s Meet Preview Teams: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin SwimSwam Live Recaps Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 Finals: Day 1 Relays | Day 2For 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 in the A final, “Mid” to swimmers in the B final and “Down” to swimmers in the C final.
The projected scores do not include diving.
Team Scores After Day 2:
Indiana – 535 Michigan – 491 Ohio State – 414.5 Wisconsin – 349 Northwestern – 319 Purdue – 313 USC – 291.5 Minnesota – 249 Penn State – 170We are halfway through the 2026 Men’s Big Ten Championships, and Indiana are beginning to run away with the meet in pursuit of their fifth-straight conference title and 32nd in program history.
The pre-meet favorites lead Michigan by 44 points after last night’s finals, but Friday morning’s prelims painted an even rosier picture for the Hoosiers. Indiana placed 11 swimmers into ‘A’ finals, seven into ‘B’ finals, and one into a ‘C’ final, with Michigan (5/4/3), Wisconsin (4/4/3) the only other teams to place more than three swimmers into a championship heat.
With prelims scored and 400 medley relay seeds factored in, Indiana are projected to hold a 263.5-point lead over Michigan heading into the final day, with the Hoosiers sitting at 1,016 points to Michigan’s 752.5. Ohio State (651) and Wisconsin (526) are slated to round out the top four, while the remaining five teams all sit under 500 projected points: Northwestern (479.5), Purdue (457), USC (430), Minnesota (381), and Penn State (297).
The Hoosiers are projected to lead all teams in every individual event tonight, with 117.5 projected points in the 100 back, 111 in the 200 breast, 109 in the 500 free, and 79.5 in the 50 free.
Ups/Mids/Downs
All 100 Backstroke 200 Breaststroke 500 Freestyle 50 Freestyle Indiana 11/7/1 3/2/0 3/2/0 3/1/1 2/2/0 Michigan 5/4/3 1/0/2 1/2/0 1/1/1 2/1/0 Wisconsin 4/4/3 0/1/1 1/1/1 1/2/1 2/0/0 Ohio State 3/6/5 0/2/0 0/1/1 2/0/2 1/3/2 Northwestern 2/4/4 1/2/1 1/0/1 0/1/0 0/1/2 Purdue 2/3/1 1/0/0 0/1/1 0/1/0 1/1/0 Minnesota 2/1/4 0/0/1 1/0/1 1/1/1 0/0/1 Penn State 2/1/2 1/1/0 1/0/0 0/0/0 0/0/2 USC 1/2/9 1/0/3 0/1/3 0/1/2 0/0/1Projected Points Per Event
Team 100 Back 200 Breast 500 Free 50 Free Indiana 117.5 111 109 79.5 Michigan 34.5 52 50 69 Wisconsin 26 44 60 47 Ohio State 26.5 18.5 52 89.5 Northwestern 58 24.5 11 19 Purdue 23 23 13 41 Minnesota 73 33 47 3 Penn State 83 28 0 9 USC 1.5 28 20 5Projected Relay Points
The relays are timed finals, so these points are based solely on the teams’ respective seeds. 400 Medley Relay Indiana 64 Michigan 56 USC 54 Penn State 52 Ohio State 50 Northwestern 48 Wisconsin 46 Purdue 44 Minnesota 42Total Point Projections
Total After Day 1 Total After Day 2 Day 3 Prelims Only Day 1 & 2 + Day 3 Prelims + Relay Seeds Indiana 110 535 417 1016 Michigan 116 491 205.5 752.5 Ohio State 114 414.5 186.5 651 Wisconsin 102 349 177 526 Northwestern 100 319 112.5 479.5 Purdue 96 313 100 457 USC 98 291.5 84.5 430 Minnesota 92 249 90 381 Penn State 40 170 75 297
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