NCAA Releases Official Psych Sheets for 2026 NCAA Division III Championships

2026 NCAA DIII Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 18-21, 2026
• Location: IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis IN
• Defending Champs: MIT women (1x) & Denison men (1x)

The official psych sheets for this year’s NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships were released earlier this week, giving us a peek at the meet to come in two weeks. The NCAA Diving Regional Qualifiers wrapped up last weekend, so these reflect teams’ final rosters.

In total, 579 athletes will participate at their year’s championships.

Men’s Meet

Emory leads the number of swimming qualifiers with a roster of 15. The Eagles placed 2nd at last year’s championships. They will also have one diver competing on the boards.

NYU is set to bring a squad of 14 swimmers. The Violets matched their program-best finish at last year’s championships, raising the 4th place trophy for the second year in a row.

Defending champions Denison round out the top three teams in terms of swimming qualifiers. Last year, the Big Red swam to a dominant team title without winning a single event title. They will also have three divers competing this year who will add crucial points in their quest for a repeat.

Centre College qualified the most divers of any men’s team. Last year, they had five athletes compete on the boards; all non-graduating athletes return to the championships this year. The diving powerhouse will also have one swimmer at the meet.

MIT has three athletes on the alternates list, the most of any institution. All the schools on the alternates list are already represented elsewhere in the meet.

Men’s Teams With Most Swimmers Qualified

1. Emory – 15
2. NYU – 14
3. Dension – 12
4. Chicago – 11
5. CMU/JHU/Kenyon – 10
6. –
7. –
8. Williams/TCNJ/Tufts – 9
9. –
10. –

Men’s Teams With Multiple Divers Qualified

1. Centre – 4
2. Denison – 3
3. Williams – 2

Men’s Links

Women’s Meet

Emory and NYU are tied for swimming qualifiers with 17 each. The Eagles are also tied with Chicago for the most divers. Emory finished 5th last year.

NYU placed 2nd behind MIT last year, a program high. The Violets held the lead at the start of the last day of the meet, but were eventually passed by the Engineers for a 27 point margin. They will bring two divers to the meet.

Kenyon, who placed 3rd last year, are set to bring 16 qualifiers. Defending champions MIT qualified 15 swimmers and two divers. The squad that won the Engineers their first team title in program history totalled 10 swimmers and two divers.

Women’s Teams With Most Swimmers Qualified

1. Emory/NYU – 17
2. –
3. Kenyon – 16
4. MIT – 15
5. Denison – 14
6. Tufts – 13
7. PP/Williams – 11
8. –
9. Colby/JHU/Salisbury/Swarthmore – 10
10. –

Women’s Teams With Multiple Divers Qualified

1. Emory/Chicago – 3
2. –
3. Amherst/Hope/Ithaca/MIT/NYU/RIT/SUNY Geneseo – 2

Women’s Links

Swimmers may be entered in a maximum of eight events, five relays and three individual events, but are only permitted to compete in a maximum of seven events, with a maximum of three individual events. Once a swimmer is selected in one event, they are able to enter additional events in which they have the ‘B’ cut time.

Divers qualify to the meet through one of the four Regional Qualifiers, which has a set number of spots available per region. An athlete only competing in diving counts as 1/3 towards a team’s roster cap, which is 18.

This year’s cut line fell around 16 for the men and 32 for the women. This is the same number for last year’s men, but the women dropped significantly from 25 last year. However, the pre-selection psych sheets had the women’s cutline around 29.

Women’s Cutline Time – 2025 vs 2026

Men’s Cutline Time – 2025 vs 2026