By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
Last week was a lighter week on the dual meet schedule but things are in full swing this week with numerous rivalry meets.
UNC and Duke will face off in an ACC battle. The meet came down to the wire last year on the women’s side as UNC won 152.5-147.5 and is expected to be close once again. UNC is currently ranked #15 while Duke sits at #16 on the women’s side. The UNC men moved into our post-invite rankings and sit at #23.
Virginia and Virginia Tech will be another in-state battle. The men’s side is expected to be a closer meet with the Hokie men sitting at #10 and the Virginia men sitting at #11. The meet could be the debut for Olympian Katie Grimes who arrived in Charlottesville at the start of winter training.
LSU and Georgia will face off in a top 25 matchup on both sides. The LSU men are #17 while Georgia sits at #9. The LSU women are #22 while the Georgia women are #13.
In another SEC showdown, Tennessee and Alabama enter as top 25 teams as well. The Alabama women are #19 while Tennessee sits at #5. The Alabama men are #18 while Tennessee is #7.
The biggest meet for the Big Ten is Indiana vs Michigan. Indiana is coming off of a dual meet against Florida where the men earned the win. Michigan on the other hand had their training trip last week. The Indiana men are ranked #2 while Michigan is #13. The women’s side will see a top 10 battle with the #7 Indiana women and #10 Michigan.
SwimSwam Post-Invite Power Rankings
- Women’s Top 25
- Men’s Top 25
Note: Many members of the SwimSwam staff have searched websites to compile this list. Not all schools have schedules posted yet and meets are occasionally added/removed after this list is compiled.
| Meet | Date | Men | Women |
| UNC vs Duke | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| UVA vs Virginia Tech | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Auburn vs. Kentucky | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| LSU vs. UGA | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Tennessee vs. Alabama | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Indiana vs Michigan | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Arizona State vs Minnesota | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Buffalo Diving Invite (Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, | 1/10-1/12 | Y | |
| Duquesne vs Akron | 1/10 | Y | |
| Duquesne vs Buffalo | 1/11 | Y | |
| St Bonaventure vs Cleveland State | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Pitt, George Washington, WVU | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Binghamton vs Fairfield | 1/11 | y | y |
| Rhode Island vs New Hampshire | 1/12 | y | y |
| Siena vs Vermont | 1/11 | y | |
| William & Mary, Old Dominion, CCSU, East Carolina | 1/11 | y | y |
| Texas vs SMU | 1/11 | y | y |
| Wyoming vs Denver | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Air Force vs Northern Colorado vs Colorado School of Mines vs UTRGV | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| New Mexico State vs Grand Canyon | 1/11 | Y | |
| Arkansas vs. Hawaii vs. Harvard | 1/9 | Y | |
| Northwestern vs Southern Indiana | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Northwestern, Chicago, Penn State | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Kentucky, Purdue, Notre Dame (W) Tri-Meet | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Notre Dame Purdue (diving) | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Kansas vs. Houston | 1/11 | Y | |
| South Carolina at Auburn | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| USC vs UCSD | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Utah, Texas A&M, UCLA, Wisconsin (diving) | 1/11 | Y | |
| BU vs. MIT | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| BU vs. Colgate | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Bucknell vs. La Salle | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Bucknell vs. Navy | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Columbia vs Brown | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Yale, Penn, Dartmouth | 1/10-11 | Y | Y |
| Arizona vs Harvard | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Navy, Princeton, Kenyon | 1/10-1/11 | Y | Y |
| Marshall vs. Bowling Green | 1/11 | Y | |
| Delaware vs. Drexel | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Toledo vs Marshall | 1/10 | Y | |
| Bowling Green vs Marshall | 1/11 | Y | |
| BYU vs UC Santa Barbara | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Gardner-Webb vs Catawba | 1/10 | y | y |
| Seattle vs Simon Fraser | 1/10 | Y | y |
| Valparaiso vs Rose-Hulman vs Wabash | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Canisius vs Le Moyne | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Berry vs UNC Asheville | 1//11 | Y | |
| Southwestern vs Incarnate Word | 1/12 | Y | Y |
| Cleveland State vs Calvin | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Chicago Illinois vs Eastern Illinois | 1/10 | Y | Y |
| Chicago Illinois vs Southern Indiana | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Toledo vs Miami Ohio | 1/10 | Y | |
| Marist vs Lehigh | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Monmouth, Augustana, Coe | 1/11 | Y | Y |
| Niagara vs Gannon | 1/11 | y | y |
| Ball State vs Evansville | 1/11 | y | y |
| CBU Lancer Diving Invite | 1/9-11 | y | |
| San Diego, Colorado, San Diego State | 1/11 | y | |
| California Baptist vs Pacific | 1/11 | y | y |
| Illinois State vs Quincy | 1/10 | y | |
| Indiana State, Indianapolis, Southern Illinois, Ball State | 1/10 | y | y |
| Iowa State vs Northern Iowa | 1/11 | y | |
| San Jose State vs Cal State East Bay | 1/10 | y | |
| Utah vs UCSB | 1/11 | y | y |
| Lewis, Saint Ambrose, Eastern Illinois | 1/11 | y | y |
| Augustana vs South Dakota State | 1/11 | y | y |
| Army vs Bucknell | 1/11 | Y | Y |
Read the full story on SwimSwam: College Swimming Weekly Preview: January 8-15
