The 526 swimmers and divers qualified for next week’s 2019 NCAA Division III Championships represent 28 conferences.
The women’s qualifiers come from 27 conferences while the men represent only 23 organizations.
The UAA leads the way for both the men and the women with Emory, Chicago, NYU, and WashU all qualifying multiple relays and solid sized squads. For the women, the NESCAC follows, with seven of their 11 teams represented. On the men’s side, Denison and Kenyon’s large squads push the NCAC up to second, with the NESCAC just behind.
While there is no designated “Power Five” like in Division I, these numbers reveal a little bit about the depth of Division III’s conferences. The UAA, NESCAC, and NCAC are clearly the top three in both genders, while the SCIAC and NEWMAC are rounding out the top five for the women, yet for the men after the NEWMAC (carried by MIT), the numbers even out. The quality of conferences vary by sport, and the success of some conferences in swimming and diving on the national level can vary significantly by year.
Men’s Invited Swimmers by Team
Women’s Invited Swimmers by Team
Women’s Conference Breakdown
| Conference | Swimmers | Divers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAA | 59 | 4 | 63 |
| NESCAC | 56 | 2 | 58 |
| NCAC | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| SCIAC | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| NEWMAC | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| MIAC | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| MIAA | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| Independent | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| SUNYAC | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Liberty | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| CCIW | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| ODAC | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| SAA | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Centennial | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Northwest | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Heartland | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Metropolitan | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| WIAC | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Presidents | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Empire 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ohio Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Landmark | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NEISDA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Capital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Midwest | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liberal Arts | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SCAC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men’s Conference Breakdown
| Conference | Swimmers | Divers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAA | 46 | 3 | 49 |
| NCAC | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| NESCAC | 32 | 3 | 35 |
| NEWMAC | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| SCIAC | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| MIAA | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Independent | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Metropolitan | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Centennial | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| WIAC | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| CCIW | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| MIAC | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ohio Athletic | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Northwest | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Capital | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SCAC | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Empire 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Liberty League | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| President's | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SUNYAC | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| ODAC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MACC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- 2018 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 2017 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 2016 NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 2019 WOMEN'S PSYCH SHEET
- 2019 MEN'S PSYCH SHEET
- 2019 WOMEN'S INVITED SWIMMERS BY TEAM
- 2019 MEN'S INVITED SWIMMERS BY TEAM
- 2019 WOMEN'S ALTERNATES
- 2019 MEN'S ALTERNATES
- 2019 DIVING QUALIFIERS
- 2019 WOMEN'S RESULTS
- 2019 MEN'S RESULTS
Wisconsin is the WIAC, not WIACC.
Whoops, fixed! Thanks!
You don’t have any from SAA
women-6 swimmers
men-1 swimmer
Thanks for pointing that out. I appear to have added a “C” to it, in my urge to call everything a “Conference”. Fixing now!
Jamie Gassman