For 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 at the NCAA National Championships, swimmers and divers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final, and places 9 through 16, the B 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, or score the most diving points, of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups,” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, “Down” to swimmers in the B final.
Denison and NYU came out swinging on Friday morning, with 7 and 6 finalists, respectively. For the Big Red it was even better than expected, and accounted for an additional 33 points over the psych sheet. Johns Hopkins also outscored their seedings, by 23 points. Cal Lutheran, Nebraska Wesleyan, and St. Thomas were all in positive territory vis-à-vis expectations. Interestingly, 16 different teams will score in diving.
Men’s Ups/Downs – Day 3
Note: while the 800 free relay is included here in ups/downs, it is misleading in that it is a timed final, not a prelims/finals race. The 8 fastest-seeded teams coming into the meet are the “ups” that will swim in tonight’s final; the “downs” are the 8 fastest performances from this morning’s session. However, some of the “downs” might actually wind up in the top 8.
Team
Individual Ups
Individual Downs
Relay Ups
Relay Downs
Denison University
5
2
1
0
New York University
4
2
1
0
Johns Hopkins University
2
3
1
0
Washington University (MO)
2
1
0
1
Mass Institute of Technology
1
3
1
0
Pomona-Pitzer
1
1
1
0
Williams College
1
1
1
0
Cal Lutheran
1
1
0
0
Calvin College
1
1
0
0
UW-Eau Claire
1
1
0
0
Emory University
1
0
1
0
Carnegie Mellon University
1
0
0
0
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1
0
0
0
DePauw University
1
0
0
1
Gustavus Adolphus College
1
0
0
0
John Carroll University
1
0
0
0
Lake Forest College
1
0
0
0
Nebraska Wesleyan University
1
0
0
0
Springfield College
1
0
0
0
SUNY Geneseo
1
0
0
0
SUNY New Paltz
1
0
0
0
Tufts University
1
0
0
1
Union College (NY)
1
0
0
0
Kenyon College
0
3
1
0
University of Chicago
0
2
0
1
Wheaton College (MA)
0
2
0
0
Albion College
0
1
0
0
Caltech
0
1
0
0
Kalamazoo College
0
1
0
0
Middlebury College
0
1
0
0
Occidental College
0
1
0
0
Trinity University
0
1
0
0
University of St. Thomas
0
1
0
0
Westminster College
0
1
0
0
Whitworth University
0
1
0
0
Men’s 200 Yard Butterfly
Team
Ups
Downs
Denison University
2
0
New York University
1
1
Washington University (MO)
1
1
Cal Lutheran
1
0
Nebraska Wesleyan University
1
0
SUNY New Paltz
1
0
Williams College
1
0
Kenyon College
0
2
Johns Hopkins University
0
1
Mass Institute of Technology
0
1
Occidental College
0
1
University of St. Thomas
0
1
Men’s 100 Yard Backstroke
Team
Ups
Downs
Johns Hopkins University
2
2
Denison University
2
0
Calvin College
1
0
Emory University
1
0
Tufts University
1
0
Washington University (MO)
1
0
Kenyon College
0
1
New York University
0
1
Pomona-Pitzer
0
1
Wheaton College (MA)
0
1
Whitworth University
0
1
Williams College
0
1
Men’s 100 Yard Breaststroke
Team
Ups
Downs
New York University
2
0
Denison University
1
2
Mass Institute of Technology
1
1
DePauw University
1
0
Gustavus Adolphus College
1
0
Pomona-Pitzer
1
0
UW-Eau Claire
1
0
University of Chicago
0
2
Cal Lutheran
0
1
Caltech
0
1
Wheaton College (MA)
0
1
Men’s 1 Meter Diving
Team
Ups
Downs
Carnegie Mellon University
1
0
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1
0
John Carroll University
1
0
Lake Forest College
1
0
New York University
1
0
Springfield College
1
0
SUNY Geneseo
1
0
Union College (NY)
1
0
Albion College
0
1
Calvin College
0
1
Kalamazoo College
0
1
Mass Institute of Technology
0
1
Middlebury College
0
1
Trinity University
0
1
UW-Eau Claire
0
1
Westminster College
0
1
Men’s 800 Yard Freestyle Relay
Team
Ups
Downs
Denison University
1
0
Emory University
1
0
Johns Hopkins University
1
0
Kenyon College
1
0
Mass Institute of Technology
1
0
New York University
1
0
Pomona-Pitzer
1
0
Williams College
1
0
Bates College
0
1
Birmingham-Southern College
0
1
DePauw University
0
1
Rowan University
0
1
Tufts University
0
1
University of Chicago
0
1
Washington & Lee University
0
1
Washington University (MO)
0
1
Projected Standings
Team
Day 1 Actual
Day 2 Actual
Day 3 Prelims
Day 4 Psych
Final Projected Standings
Vs Psych Sheet
Denison University
138.5
187
118
130
573.5
79.5
Emory University
99
101
48
104
352
41
Kenyon College
75
111
59
58
303
-62
Johns Hopkins University
65
101
74
42
282
29
New York University
55
50
92
39
236
19
Pomona-Pitzer
38
73
51
59
221
-36
Mass Institute of Technology
38
80
51
49
218
-30
Tufts University
41
58
32
64
195
34
Washington University (MO)
51
48
38
45
182
20
Williams College
16
43
43
40
142
28
UW-Stevens Point
55
41
0
34
130
-39
Washington & Lee University
11.5
12
14
25
62.5
3.5
University of Chicago
16
3
22
14
55
-7
DePauw University
0
0
26
20
46
-3
Calvin College
12
4
17
10
43
-18
Rowan University
5
14
4
20
43
11
Albion College
9
27
3
2
41
-3
UW-Eau Claire
15
0
26
0
41
19
Bates College
10
14
6
9
39
16
SUNY New Paltz
9
13
16
0
38
15
Whitworth University
0
0
6
32
38
-1
Nebraska Wesleyan University
6
17
14
0
37
23
Union College (NY)
22
0
15
0
37
3
Wheaton College (IL)
4
20
0
12
36
13
Loras College
16
2
0
16
34
3
Lake Forest College
20
0
11
0
31
3
SUNY Geneseo
13
0
17
0
30
-15
Bowdoin College
0
17
0
11
28
1
Buffalo State College
0
12
0
15
27
5
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
15
0
12
0
27
-12
Gustavus Adolphus College
0
0
12
15
27
-4
Springfield College
11
0
16
0
27
-2
John Carroll University
12
0
14
0
26
0
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
9
0
0
15
24
-6
Cal Lutheran
0
0
15
6
21
-6
Occidental College
0
16
5
0
21
19
Birmingham-Southern College
4
0
2
12
18
-33
Carnegie Mellon University
4
0
13
0
17
-3
Connecticut College
0
16
0
0
16
-6
Westminster College
14
0
1
0
15
3
Saint Vincent
0
0
0
12
12
-11
University of St. Thomas
3
3
6
0
12
-28
Gettysburg College
0
0
0
9
9
0
Wheaton College (MA)
0
0
9
0
9
4
Widener University
9
0
0
0
9
9
UW-La Crosse
6
2
0
0
8
-21
Kalamazoo College
0
0
7
0
7
0
Middlebury College
2
0
5
0
7
-1
Trinity University
0
0
6
0
6
0
Caltech
0
0
4
0
4
1
Grove City College
0
0
0
4
4
0
University of Mary Washington
0
0
0
4
4
0
York College of Pennsylvania
0
0
0
2
2
0
SUNY Fredonia
1
0
0
0
1
-1
Swarthmore College
0
0
0
1
1
0
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6 years ago
Kenyon continues to fall apart. Worst showing the men have had in decades.
Kenyon didn’t lose this meet because they fell apart. They just aren’t the better team, and it would appear with Denison’s youth it may be that way for a while…
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Kenyon continues to fall apart. Worst showing the men have had in decades.
That’s what happens when Doug leaves
Kenyon didn’t lose this meet because they fell apart. They just aren’t the better team, and it would appear with Denison’s youth it may be that way for a while…