2024-25 NCAA Males’s Energy Rankings: Submit-Invitations Version

As in earlier years, SwimSwam’s Energy Rankings are someplace between the CSCAA-style twin meet rankings and a pure prediction of NCAA end order. SwimSwam’s rankings keep in mind how a workforce appears to be like for the time being, whereas holding the tip of the season in thoughts via issues like a workforce’s earlier trajectory and NCAA scoring potential. These rankings are by nature subjective, and a jumping-off level for dialogue. If you happen to disagree with any workforce’s rating, be happy to make your case in our feedback part.

Sophie Kaufman, Braden Keith, Spencer Penland, Robert Gibbs, Yanyan Li, and Anya Pelshaw contributed to this report.

Midseason invitationals are within the rearview mirror as NCAA groups take one foot off the gasoline for the vacation break—outdoors of some mid-December twin meets—earlier than diving into winter coaching after which descending into the brand new 12 months with convention championship meets and finally NCAAs not too far-off.

The Texas males have been on an absolute tear since September, highlighted by an exceptional displaying on the Texas Corridor of Fame Invite (plus a number of spectacular showings from each collegiate and professional swimmers at Quick Course Worlds).

In consequence, the Longhorns transfer into the #1 spot in our energy rankings, overtaking Indiana.

Stanford and Virginia Tech have been the one different movers within the high 10, switching spots from the pre-invite rankings because the Cardinal transfer to #8 and the Hokies fall to #10, whereas Virginia, Louisville and Michigan all moved up within the subsequent three spots.

Alabama was the opposite huge mover on the optimistic aspect, transferring up from twenty second to 18th, whereas Texas A&M and Auburn stay within the high 15 however each slid three spots.

Arizona, UNC and Military all moved into the highest 25 after they have been unranked pre-invite. Minnesota, Penn and Pitt fall out of the highest 25 however have been all Honorable Mentions.

Earlier Rankings: 

Honorable Mentions: Pennsylvania Quakers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bulldogs

(My feedback will spotlight every workforce’s swimmer who has the very best season rating in a person occasion, per the USA Swimming NCAA Swimming Division I database. This consists of transformed SCM occasions). Earlier than the Ohio State Invitational, Noah Millard‘s final swam 1650 again in March 2023. There didn’t appear to be any rust after that 21-month hole, although, as he knocked 14 seconds off his earlier finest, and has #2 time this season. -RG

#25: Florida State Seminoles -1 (Earlier Rank: 24)

Max Wilson is the Seminoles’ top-ranked swimmer with a #9 rating within the 100 again. However regulate freshman Logan Robinson, who’s already damaged the 200 fly college document twice and sure punched his NCAA ticket. -RG

#24: Military Black Knights + (Earlier Rank: NR)

Military – The Military-Navy soccer sport could have crushed the souls of West Level followers all over the place, however hey, no less than their swim groups beat Navy. Plebe (that’s West Level converse for freshman) Johnny Crush has rewritten the Military document guide a number of occasions this season, and he presently holds the #3 spot within the 100 again. -RG

#23: North Carolina Tar Heels + (Earlier Rank: NR)

From returners to first years, UNC appeared nice at their midseason invite, breaking a number of program data. They have already got 2 relay ‘A’ cuts, an enormous enchancment from this time final season. -SK

UNC has 4 relays ranked within the high 16 nationally thus far this season (together with a 200 free relay that’s quicker than Texas’), and Louis Dramm ranks eighth within the 200 IM. This may very well be shaping as much as be the Tar Heels’ finest season shortly. -RG

#22: SMU Mustangs -1 (Earlier Rank: 21)

Jack Hoagland hasn’t proven a lot within the distance freestyle occasions, however he ranks #6 nationally within the 400 IM. -RG

#21: Arizona Wildcats + (Earlier Rank: NR)

Arizona appears to be doing effectively beneath the brand new teaching workers. 2024 NCAA qualifier Haakon Naughton has already knocked a second off his 200 fly time, and the Wildcats have the #5 800 free relay time within the nation. -RG

#20: Purdue Boilermakers -1 (Earlier Rank: 19)

Purdue solely has a single swimmer with a high 24 rating — Brady Samuels, who’s sixteenth within the 100 fly, however Purdue’s power is their dive corps. -RG

#19: USC Trojans -2 (Earlier Rank: 17)

The 200 fly remaining at Quick Course Worlds final week was stuffed with present or former NCAA swimmers, and Krzysztof Chmielewski‘s bronze medal time, places him at #2 in school this season. -RG

#18: Alabama Crimson Tide +4 (Earlier Rank: 22)

Charlie Hawke continues to swim effectively all season lengthy, as evidenced by his 1:31.05 200 free on the UGA Invite, good for #3. Regardless that Hawke and teammate Kaique Alves have two of the highest ten occasions on this occasion, Alabama doesn’t have a ranked 800 free relay…however most likely solely as a result of they selected to not swim it at midseason. -RG

#17: LSU Tigers +1 (Earlier Rank: 18)

Jere Hribar generated headlines early this season whereas swimming in opposition to Texas, and he saved the momentum going via Quick Course Worlds. His transformed occasions from there put him at #8 (50 free) and #10 (100 free) nationally this season. -RG

#16: Ohio State Buckeyes – (Earlier Rank: 16)

Tristan Jankovics was practically two seconds quicker within the 400 IM on the Ohio State Invite than he was final 12 months.  His transformed time from Quick Course Worlds is even quicker and ranks him #2 within the NCAA this season. -RG

#15: Auburn Tigers -3 (Earlier Rank: 12)

Nate Stoffle‘s been Auburn’s finest swimmer thus far this season, rating sixth nationally within the 200 again. The Tigers solely have high ten relay thus far this season (200 medley), however they return the overwhelming majority of final 12 months’s relay legs, so regulate them because the season progresses. -RG

#14: Texas A&M Aggies -3 (Earlier Rank: 11)

Holy taper, Batman! There could also be a brand new teaching workers in Faculty Station, however Alex Sanchez remains to be taking the same strategy to the 200 breast — don’t break 2:00 in twin meets, then drop 12+ seconds at midseason. It’s working him, as he’s #7 thus far this season within the occasion. -RG

The Aggie males have been good, not nice, of their first huge taper meet beneath new head coach Blaire Anderson. Nonetheless too quickly to jot down the brand new administration off, however it’s going to take a look at Anderson’s smooth expertise to maintain this famously-frustrated bunch engaged till SECs. -BK

#13: Michigan Wolverines +1 (Earlier Rank: 14)

The Wolverines’ top-ranked swimmer this season is Jon Jontvedt, whose 14:48.20 1650 time places at #12. In the meantime, they’ve bought the fifth-fastest 200 free relay within the nation this season. Make of that what you’ll. -RG

I feel what makes this Michigan workforce a bit arduous to wrap one’s head round is that it’s growing some actually good depth, however there nonetheless aren’t numerous particular person NCAA Championship scoring occasions there but. Matt Bowe is clearly making an impression on the swimmers he’s teaching, however the Wolverines’ recruiting nonetheless wants time to catch up. -BK

I’m nonetheless excessive on the Wolverines. They’re forward of the place they have been at this level final 12 months. Not solely are they forward of this level within the season final 12 months, however Michigan already has a handful of occasions the place their high time this season is quicker than final 12 months’s high time from the entire season. It’s flying beneath the radar, however Michigan has momentum proper now. -SP

#12: Louisville Cardinals +3 (Earlier Rank: 15)

Denis Petrashov simply missed a medal within the 100 breast in Budapest, however his transformed time places him at #3 within the NCAA this season. It appears to be like like Louisville’s relays will ship, however they may use a couple of extra particular person scorers with a view to make a run on the high 10. -RG

#11: Virginia Cavaliers +2 (Earlier Rank: 13)

It appears to be like like Virginia could have rested somewhat extra for the midseason invite than they’ve the previous few years. In that case, the strategy appears to have labored fairly effectively, as a number of Cavalier males punched their first NCAA tickets. That group consists of freshman Spencer Nicholas, the one freshman with an ‘A’ lower this season, because of his #4 time within the 100 fly. -RG

#10: Virginia Tech Hokies -2 (Earlier Rank: 8)

That is primarily the very same workforce that completed ninth final 12 months, so whereas they haven’t actually proven their playing cards but this season, that’s no trigger for concern. The exception is Carles Coll Marti, who gained gold in Budapest with a time that places him on the highest of the NCAA rankings within the 200 breast. -RG

#9: Georgia Bulldogs – (Earlier Rank: 9)

The Bulldogs have a reasonably notable 1-2 punch of Luca Urlando (ranked third within the 100/200 fly) and Jake Magahey (ranked third within the 500). Georgia followers, although, are going to be searching for the shorter freestyle relays to return round if this workforce goes to remain within the high 10 come March. -RG

Luca Urlando didn’t compete at midseason invitations–he’s their most useful swimmer, so Georgia appeared a much less sturdy than they really are at midseason, significantly on the relays. -SK

#8: Stanford Cardinal +2 (Earlier Rank: 10)

Andrei Minakov ranks #6 within the nation in each fly occasions after making finals in each at Quick Course Worlds. The Cardinal as a complete are off to a powerful begin, with all 5 relays rating within the high 11. -RG

#7: Tennessee Volunteers – (Earlier Rank: 7)

Don’t let Tennessee’s twin meet loss to Kentucky idiot you — there might not be a ton of depth, however the Volunteers have the blokes who will rack up factors within the spring. That group is led by Jordan Crooks, who along with setting world data at Worlds, holds the highest occasions the 50 and the 100 free within the NCAA this season. -RG

The Tennessee males have one of the best 1-2 dash punch within the nation in Jordan Crooks and Gui Caribe, and relying on how this season seems, perhaps one of the best 1-2 dash punch in males’s NCAA swimming historical past. They nonetheless want a couple of extra guys like Nikoli Blackman and Lamar Taylor and Joaquin Vargas to step up and rating some particular person factors, although. -BK

#6: NC State Wolfpack – (Earlier Rank: 6)

Fifth-year Owen Lloyd was a few second quicker than he was at NCAAs, clocking a 1650 time that places him 4th nationally. The Wolfpack hasn’t proven a ton of pace but, however they are going to. -RG

#5: Arizona State Solar Devils – (Earlier Rank: 5)

The Bowman-to-Behm transition appears to be going effectively for all events. All 5 Solar Satan relays rank within the high 5 nationally. In the meantime, it looks like it’s solely a matter of when, not if, Ilya Kharun breaks the 200y fly U.S. Open Document. He’s bought the quickest time by practically a second this season based mostly on his time from SC Worlds. -RG

#4: Florida Gators – (Earlier Rank: 4)

Olympian Luke Whitlock leaving mid-season to return dwelling to coach in Indiana definitely doesn’t assist the Gators, however Florida distance swimmers often take a season to settle in any approach so I’m unsure that’s sufficient to permit groups like NC State, Tennessee, or Arizona State to shut the hole. -BK

Julian Smith has a powerful argument for NCAA Breakout Swimmer of the Semester. He was already an All-American within the 100 breast, however he’s taken it to the following degree by changing into the fourth man to go beneath 50.0. He leads the NCAA with a 49.98. If that’s not sufficient, he additionally ranks within the high ten in each the 50 and the 100 free. -RG

#3: California Golden Bears – (Earlier Rank: 3)

It’s felt like a reasonably quiet semester for Cal, not least as a result of we haven’t seen a lot from Destin Lasco but. However Jack Alexy had a powerful displaying at Quick Course Worlds. In addition to successful the 100 free gold medal, his transformed leadoff time from the World Document-setting 4×100 free relay ranks him #2 within the NCAA this season. I’ve bought Cal 4th proper now solely as a result of they haven’t proven a lot in comparison with the three groups I’ve forward of them, however I additionally count on them to be within the thick of the struggle for the workforce title in March. -RG

Cal’s occasions haven’t been as spectacular as a few of the different high groups this fall, nonetheless, there’s nonetheless so much to be inspired by with this roster. Freshmen Nans Mazellier and Yamato Okadome are trying significantly spectacular. -SP

#2: Indiana Hoosiers -1 (Earlier Rank: 1)

Owen McDonald hasn’t missed a beat after transferring from ASU, and he’s bought the #2 time within the nation within the 200 IM. Think about Matt King, who redshirted this semester, and the Indiana diving crew, and the Hoosiers ought to very a lot be within the hunt for the NCAA title. -RG

I’m sticking with Indiana as my #1 workforce within the NCAA proper now. I get that Texas put up spectacular occasions this fall, however Indiana can also be very deep and well-balanced. It’s price mentioning that IU additionally has one of the best diving group within the nation proper now. -SP

#1: Texas Longhorns +1 (Earlier Rank: 2)

The Bob Bowman period is off to a roaring begin down in Austin. The Longhorns have been unbelievable this season. Rex Maurer has exploded and that’s going to be large on the finish of the season. -SP

4 Longhorn swimmers rank #1 within the nation in no less than one occasion: Luke Hobson, Rex Maurer, Will Modglin, and Hubert Kos. These occasions embody a (transformed) world document and an American Document. Yeah, I feel you may say the primary semester of the Bob Bowman period has gone decently. -RG

Texas simply has a lot momentum proper now, I couldn’t preserve them out of that high spot anymore. With their mid-season additions, I feel the ‘Horns at the moment are in management, although it’s nonetheless effectively throughout the boundaries of Indiana and Cal with the ability to take the win. -BK

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