By Nicole Miller on SwimSwam
2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026 McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending Champions: Virginia (5x) Championship Central Preview Index Psych Sheet Live Stream Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 | Day 2 Finals: Day 1 |Day 2Day 2 of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships has officially wrapped up with Virginia still maintaining their strong lead in the quest for their 6th-straight title. The Virginia women have been on fire so far, even after loosing the Walsh sisters this season, as they have put up 249 points through two days. Texas continues to trail behind in 2nd with 183 points, with Stanford close behind with 173 points.
Top 10 Teams Through Day 2:
Virginia — 249 Texas — 183 Stanford — 173 Tennessee — 158.5 California — 133 Michigan — 132 Indiana — 128 Louisville — 79 NC State — 76 Florida — 62.5Now that we have the overall picture out of the way, its important to look at how the teams fared relative to their seeds in terms of points. While small point margins might not appear to make a difference, it can be a huge factor in momentum as the meet continues, especially in a field this deep.
Day 2: Projected vs. Actual Scores
Team Projected Day 2 Actual Day 2 Difference Miami (FL) 0 33 33 California 63.5 84 20.5 Tennessee 87 106.5 19.5 Texas 75.5 94 18.5 South Carolina 0 17 17 Minnesota 0 16 16 Florida 17 31.5 14.5 Texas A&M 0 12 12 University of Kansas 0 11 11 Indiana 71.5 82 10.5 Purdue 0 9 9 Akron 0 9 9 Northwestern 0 8 8 Stanford 106.5 114 7.5 Arizona 12 19 7 University of Arkansas 0 7 7 USC 19 25 6 UCLA 6 12 6 UNC 0 5 5 Virginia Tech 3 6 3 Pittsburgh 0 3 3 Cincinnati 9 11 2 Ohio State 13 14 1 UC San Diego 0 1 1 LSU 12 12 0 Auburn 6 6 0 Alabama 26 25 -1 Georgia 7 4 -3 Duke 13 9 -4 Wisconsin 8 4 -4 Virginia 155.5 149 -6.5 Fresno State 11 2 -9 NC State 59 48 -11 Michigan 99 76 -23 Louisville 48.5 20 -28.5Out of the top three schools, Texas is actually holding the closest to their projected psych sheet points vs. their actual points total. On day 2, Texas was projected to rack up 75.5 points based on the initial psych sheets, while the team actually picked up 94 total. A lot of that difference can be accounted for in diving, as the team had Bayleigh Cranford finish 3rd on the 1 meter for +16 points as we did not account for diving events in our initial scoring analysis. However, the team also saw big improvement in the 200 freestyle relay, moving up 3 spots from 10th seed to 7th in the final, scoring +10 points in that event. For Texas, these points will remain critical as the team battles Stanford for 2nd throughout the rest of the meet. While the Longhorns saw +18.5 points today, the Stanford women only picked up +7.5 points compared to their seed.
Miami was another school to gain from the addition of diving into the score totals, as the school’s divers picked up 33 points in the 1 meter event to put them on the board. The Miami squad was led by senior Chiara Pellcani, who narrowly won the 1 meter event by only .25 points for 20 points. Teammate Margo O’Meara also made the final, finishing 6th overall with 311.80 points to add another 13.0 points to their total for the meet.
After suffering a relay DQ on day 1 of the meet, Cal managed to stage a big comeback tonight, improving 20.5 points on their projection. The Bears saw a big addition from freshman Teagan O’Dell, who improved from the 13th seed in the 400 IM to the 3rd place finisher in finals to score 16.0 points. Despite their relay DQ, the Bears are swimming really well compared to their seeds, which could make a big difference as the team battle comes down to the wire. Currently, Cal sits 5th with 133 points, only 1 point ahead of Michigan and 20.5 points behind Tennessee.
On the other side of the table, Louisville suffered major losses on night 2, coming in -28.5 points under seed. Most of that can be attributed to the team’s 200 freestyle relay being disqualified after initially finishing 2nd and entering the meet as the 3rd seed. That disqualification cost the team 34 points. While those 34 points wouldn’t change the team’s ranking in the current battle, as they sit at 79 points behind Indiana’s 128 points, it could have a big implication on the final standings.
Michigan also largely under-performed relative to their projected points, coming in -23 points despite holding their seed in the 200 freestyle relay and adding in some additional points via diving. While the Michigan women have looked great all season, they will need to find some momentum to continue their push into the top 5.
While they still lead the meet, the Virginia Cavaliers were also slightly under their projection today, only scoring 149 points while projected to score 155.5. Notably, Virginia does not sponsor a diving program, so that total does not change based on the addition of diving scores. The 400 IM was projected to be Virginia’s highest-scoring event, but the team lost some points as none of their athletes in the event improved upon or matched their seed times.
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