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2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Final Score Analysis

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By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

2023 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Cal Bears came through on the final day as expected, piling up 167 points on Saturday to secure their second consecutive Men’s NCAA Championship title.

With notable strong showings in the 200 back, 100 free and 200 fly, followed by a narrow runner-up finish in the epic 400 free relay finale, the Bears finished the meet with 482 points to handily outpace runner-up Arizona State.

Cal ultimately outscored their projected psych sheet points by 25.5, while the Sun Devils also outperformed at +3.5.

Moving up from seventh on the psych sheet into third, Texas outscored its projection by a massive 170.5-point margin, scoring 384 points to hold off Indiana (379), NC State (373.5) and Florida (367.5) in what was a wild battle for spots 3-6 that went down to the wire.

This finish, albeit impressive for the group, marks the end of Texas’ nine-year run of first or second-place finishes.

Below, find day-by-day scores for each team and that number compared to their seeded points, plus the Day 4 events relative to seed.

DAY-BY-DAY SCORES VERSUS SEED

Day 1 Total Day 1 Change from seed Day 2 Total Day 2 Change from seed Day 3 Total Day 3 Change from seed Day 4 Total Day 4 Change from seed Total Points
Total Chaneg From Seed
California 62 4 122 12 131 28.5 167 -19 482 25.5
Arizona State 68 -6 86 -3 148 9.5 128 3 430 3.5
Texas 50 12 115 68.5 127 55 92 35 384 170.5
Indiana 58 24 41 10 160 35 120 13 379 82
NC State 66 8 85.5 14 95 -6.5 127 50 373.5 65.5
Florida 60 -6 85 -33.5 106 -22 116.5 -5 367.5 -66.5
Tennessee 26 -14 61 -3.5 57 -2 72.5 -13.5 216.5 -33
Stanford 38 14 36 -7.5 38.5 -6 31 -0.5 143.5 0
Virginia Tech 8 0 44 0 44 10.5 37 -27 133 -16.5
Auburn 40 -4 17 -7.5 39 -18 31 17 127 -12.5
Ohio State 2 -18 29.5 -2.5 23 -10.5 57.5 4 112 -27
Georgia 20 -14 16 -2 17 0 43 -16 96 -32
Louisville 42 16 13 -25.5 16 -12 21 -12 92 -33.5
Texas A&M 8 -10 36 -2 21 -16 15 -16 80 -44
Virginia 22 2 31 5 14 -17 11 -9 78 -19
Missouri 6 -6 4 -3 40.5 2 12 -4 62.5 -11
LSU 0 0 22 8 18 15 22.5 10.5 62.5 33.5
Notre Dame 10 10 7 -2 17 15 28 24 62 47
Alabama 26 10 0 0 12 -4 19 0 57 10
Michigan 4 -22 8 -2.5 12 -15 13 -9.5 37 -49
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 20 3 16 0 36 3
USC 0 0 14 0 17 0 0 0 31 0
Wisconsin 4 4 15 13 8 -15 0 -0.5 27 1.5
UNC 0 0 15 0 12 3 0 0 27 3
Miami 0 0 9 0 0 0 18 0 27 0
South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 -4 15 0 15 -4
Utah 0 0 0 0 14 3 0 0 14 3
Princeton 0 0 4 -5 0 0 9 6 13 1
SIUC 0 0 0 0 9 -3.5 4 4 13 0.5
Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 -11 13 -11
Columbia 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 0
Arizona 0 -4 10 -8 0 0 1 -2 11 -14
Pittsburgh 0 0 1 0 3 -7 0 0 4 -7
Penn State 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4
Georgia Tech 0 0 3 -4 0 0 0 -12.5 3 -16.5
Air Force 0 0 0 0 2 -13 0 0 2 -13
Towson 0 0 0 0 2 -10 0 0 2 -10
Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

DAY 4 SCORES VERSUS SEED

1650 FREESTYLE

Actual Psych Difference
California 9 0 9
Arizona State 14 12 2
Texas 19 22 -3
Indiana 0 0 0
NC State 43 21 22
Florida 13 22 -9
Tennessee 0 0 0
Stanford 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 0 0 0
Auburn 0 7 -7
Ohio State 12 9 3
Georgia 16 15 1
Louisville 0 0 0
Texas A&M 0 0 0
Virginia 0 0 0
Missouri 0 0 0
LSU 0 0 0
Notre Dame 14 0 14
Alabama 2 13 -11
Michigan 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
UNC 0 0 0
Miami 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0
SIUC 0 0 0
Kentucky 13 20 -7
Columbia 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0
Penn State 0 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 12 -12
Air Force 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0

200 BACKSTROKE

Actual Psych Difference
California 43 53 -10
Arizona State 30 23 7
Texas 11 14 -3
Indiana 0 0 0
NC State 13 3.5 9.5
Florida 0 0 0
Tennessee 2 0 2
Stanford 3 3.5 -0.5
Virginia Tech 0 9 -9
Auburn 9 7 2
Ohio State 0 0 0
Georgia 21 28 -7
Louisville 0 0 0
Texas A&M 0 8 -8
Virginia 0 0 0
Missouri 12 5 7
LSU 0 0 0
Notre Dame 7 0 7
Alabama 0 0 0
Michigan 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0.5 -0.5
UNC 0 0 0
Miami 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0
SIUC 4 0 4
Kentucky 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0
Penn State 0 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 0.5 -0.5
Air Force 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0

100 FREESTYLE

Actual Psych Difference
California 33 33 0
Arizona State 12 13 -1
Texas 2 0 2
Indiana 12 11 1
NC State 0 1 -1
Florida 27 26 1
Tennessee 22.5 29 -6.5
Stanford 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 11 15 -4
Auburn 0 0 0
Ohio State 15 14 1
Georgia 0 0 0
Louisville 0 0 0
Texas A&M 0 0 0
Virginia 0 6 -6
Missouri 0 0 0
LSU 13.5 3 10.5
Notre Dame 7 4 3
Alabama 0 0 0
Michigan 0 0 0
Minnesota 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
UNC 0 0 0
Miami 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0
SIUC 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0
Penn State 0 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 0 0
Air Force 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0

200 BREASTSTROKE

Actual Psych Difference
California 14 25 -11
Arizona State 26 20 6
Texas 22 5 17
Indiana 15 6 9
NC State 2 0 2
Florida 17 25 -8
Tennessee 4 5 -1
Stanford 0 0 0
Virginia Tech 12 14 -2
Auburn 0 0 0
Ohio State 0 0 0
Georgia 0 0 0
Louisville 9 15 -6
Texas A&M 11 19 -8
Virginia 0 3 -3
Missouri 0 0 0
LSU 0 0 0
Notre Dame 0 0 0
Alabama 7 0 7
Michigan 0 0 0
Minnesota 16 16 0
USC 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
UNC 0 0 0
Miami 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0
SIUC 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0
Arizona 0 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0 0
Penn State 0 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 0 0
Air Force 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0

200 BUTTERFLY

Actual Psych
California 31 32
Arizona State 14 23
Texas 5 0
Indiana 31 30
NC State 39 23.5
Florida 7 6
Tennessee 1 1
Stanford 0 0
Virginia Tech 0 0
Auburn 4 0
Ohio State 0 0
Georgia 0 2
Louisville 0 0
Texas A&M 0 0
Virginia 3 0
Missouri 0 11
LSU 0 0
Notre Dame 0 0
Alabama 0 0
Michigan 11 14.5
Minnesota 0 0
USC 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0
UNC 0 0
Miami 0 0
South Carolina 0 0
Utah 0 0
Princeton 9 3
SIUC 0 0
Kentucky 0 4
Columbia 0 0
Arizona 0 0
Pittsburgh 0 0
Penn State 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 0
Air Force 0 0
Towson 0 0
Purdue 0 0

PLATFORM DIVING

Actual
California 3
Arizona State 0
Texas 5
Indiana 36
NC State 0
Florida 12.5
Tennessee 19
Stanford 6
Virginia Tech 0
Auburn 0
Ohio State 26.5
Georgia 0
Louisville 0
Texas A&M 4
Virginia 0
Missouri 0
LSU 9
Notre Dame 0
Alabama 0
Michigan 0
Minnesota 0
USC 0
Wisconsin 0
UNC 0
Miami 18
South Carolina 15
Utah 0
Princeton 0
SIUC 0
Kentucky 0
Columbia 0
Arizona 1
Pittsburgh 0
Penn State 0
Georgia Tech 0
Air Force 0
Towson 0
Purdue 0

400 FREE RELAY

Actual Psych Difference
California 34 40 -6
Arizona State 32 34 -2
Texas 28 11 17
Indiana 26 24 2
NC State 30 28 2
Florida 40 30 10
Tennessee 24 32 -8
Stanford 22 22 0
Virginia Tech 14 26 -12
Auburn 18 0 18
Ohio State 4 4 0
Georgia 6 14 -8
Louisville 12 18 -6
Texas A&M 0 0 0
Virginia 8 11 -3
Missouri 0 0 0
LSU 0 0 0
Notre Dame 0 0 0
Alabama 10 6 4
Michigan 2 8 -6
Minnesota 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Wisconsin 0 0 0
UNC 0 0 0
Miami 0 0 0
South Carolina 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Princeton 0 0 0
SIUC 0 0 0
Kentucky 0 0 0
Columbia 0 0 0
Arizona 0 2 -2
Pittsburgh 0 0 0
Penn State 0 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 0 0
Air Force 0 0 0
Towson 0 0 0
Purdue 0 0 0

DAY 4 TOTALS

Day 4 Total Day 4 Change From Seed
California 167 -19
Arizona State 128 3
Texas 92 35
Indiana 120 13
NC State 127 50
Florida 116.5 -5
Tennessee 72.5 -13.5
Stanford 31 -0.5
Virginia Tech 37 -27
Auburn 31 17
Ohio State 57.5 4
Georgia 43 -16
Louisville 21 -12
Texas A&M 15 -16
Virginia 11 -9
Missouri 12 -4
LSU 22.5 10.5
Notre Dame 28 24
Alabama 19 0
Michigan 13 -9.5
Minnesota 16 0
USC 0 0
Wisconsin 0 -0.5
UNC 0 0
Miami 18 0
South Carolina 15 0
Utah 0 0
Princeton 9 6
SIUC 4 4
Kentucky 13 -11
Columbia 0 0
Arizona 1 -2
Pittsburgh 0 0
Penn State 0 0
Georgia Tech 0 -12.5
Air Force 0 0
Towson 0 0
Purdue 0 0

SwimSwam: 2023 Men’s NCAA Championships: Final Score Analysis

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