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2026 Big 12 Championships
Dates: Tuesday, February 24–Saturday, February 28, 2026 Location: Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC Defending champions: Arizona State women (1x); Arizona State men (1x) Teams: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Christian, Utah, West Virginia Men’s Championship Preview Women’s Championship Preview Championship Central Psych Sheets Live Results Live Video: ESPN + Live Recaps Finals: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 Prelims: Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5For 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. “Ups” refers to swimmers and divers in the A final, “Mids” to B finalists, and “Downs” to C finalists.
These projections don’t include miles or diving.
Women’s Ups/Mids/Downs
For the 2nd day in a row, the Arizona women earned the most ‘A’ finalists on the women’s side, picking up nine swimmers in the top final with three in the 200 back, five in the 100 free, and one in the 200 breast.
They are projected to score 299.5 points individual points (before diving and mile), 40 more than ASU on Saturday, as they look to lock up the 2nd place overall position.
The Sun Devils are projected to score 255 points, which would secure their 2nd straight conference title.
All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast Arizona 9/3/3 3/1/1 5/0/1 1/2/1 Arizona State 6/6/3 1/2/1 3/2/0 2/2/2 Houston 5/3/0 3/0/0 0/3/0 2/0/0 TCU 2/2/2 1/1/1 0/1/1 1/0/0 Kansas 1/1/1 0/1/0 0/0/0 1/0/1 Iowa State 1/1/1 0/0/0 0/0/0 1/1/1 Cincinnati 0/3/2 0/2/0 0/0/1 0/1/1 Utah 0/2/5 0/0/2 0/1/1 0/1/2 BYU 0/2/4 0/0/2 0/1/2 0/1/0 West Virginia 0/1/3 0/1/1 0/0/2 0/0/0Projected Points Per Event
200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast Arizona 104.0 132.0 63.5 Arizona State 53.0 111.5 90.5 Houston 75.5 40.5 55.0 TCU 40.5 23.0 28.0 Utah 11.0 19.0 27.0 Cincinnati 31.0 6.0 18.0 BYU 10.0 27.0 12.0 Kansas 20.0 0.0 25.0 Iowa State 0 0 43.0 West Virginia 17.0 3.0 0.0Projected Relay Points
ASU 64 Arizona 56 Houston 54 Cincinnati 52 Utah 50 BYU 48 TCU 46 Kansas 44 West Virgina 40 Iowa State 34Projected Total
Current Total Day 5 Projected (no mile or diving) Total Projected ASU 1227.5 319 1546.5 Arizona 997.5 355.5 1353 Houston 815.5 225 1040.5 Cincinnati 615 107 722 TCU 548 137.5 685.5 Utah 530 107 637 Kansas 547.5 89 636.5 BYU 402 97 499 Iowa State 394 77 471 West Virginia 311 60 371Men’s Ups/Mids/Downs
After picking up 11 ‘A’ finalists for tonight’s finals session, the Sun Devil men have all but locked up their conference win tonight, coming in with a projected 360 points from the prelims session after they put two swimmers in the 200 back ‘A’ final, six in the 100 free, and three in the 200 breast.
The Arizona men earned five ‘A’ finalists as they will try to secure their 2nd place finish over Utah, who did not put any men into ‘A’ finals positions before diving or the mile.
All 200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast Arizona State 11/4/2 2/1/1 6/1/0 3/2/1 Arizona 5/4/4 3/0/1 2/4/1 0/0/2 Cincinnati 3/5/3 1/3/1 0/1/1 2/1/1 TCU 3/1/4 2/0/0 0/1/3 1/0/1 West Virginia 1/3/4 0/2/1 0/0/0 1/1/3 BYU 1/2/3 0/0/1 0/0/2 1/2/0 Utah 0/5/4 0/2/3 0/1/1 0/2/0Projected Points Per Event
200 Back 100 Free 200 Breast Arizona State 70.0 172.0 118.0 Arizona 87.0 117.5 11.0 Cincinnati 75.0 15.5 63.0 TCU 45.0 29.0 32.0 Utah 55.0 17.5 33.5 West Virginia 29.0 0.0 52.0 BYU 1.0 10.5 52.5Projected Relay Points
ASU 64 Arizona 56 Utah 54 TCU 52 West Virginia 50 BYU 48 Cincinnati 46Projected Total
Current Total Day 5 Projected Total Projected ASU 1373.5 424 1797.5 Arizona 1242.5 271.5 1514 Utah 1058 160 1218 TCU 752 158 910 Cincinnati 578 199.5 777.5 BYU 653 112 765 West Virginia 501 131 632Read the full story on SwimSwam: 2026 Big 12 Championships: Day Five Ups/Mids/Downs, ASU Men Pick Up 11 ‘A’ Finalists
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