It's a few days before the Men's NCAA Championships, so UAC suggested that I create the topic, so here we are. Our last title was won in 2014, and the Horns have three peat'd from 2015-17. With the graduation of the Horns' 2017 class and the incoming of our freshmen class, this is our best shot for a Natty Champ.
Wednesday, March 21 Saturday, March 24
Below are SwimSwam's previews, which I'll update as they get published:
GO BEARS!
Wednesday, March 21 Saturday, March 24
- Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Prelims: 10 AM / Finals: 6 PM (Central - 2 hrs behind CA)
- Psych Sheet --> https://cdn.swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018DIMSW_SELECTION_18DI_MSW_Psych_Sheet_20180307.pdf
- Live Results --> http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/NCAA/2018/
- Live Stream --> Wed/Thurs Finals & All Prelims: https://www.btn2go.com/game/ncaa-championships-at-minnesota / Fri/Sat Finals: http://www.espn.com/watch/
- Pick Em Contest --> https://swimswam.com/2018-mens-ncaa-championship-pick-em-contest-is-live/
- ALL THE LINKS YOU NEED FOR THE 2018 MEN'S NCAA D1 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Below are SwimSwam's previews, which I'll update as they get published:
- THE OFFICIAL 2018 SWIMSWAM MEN'S NCAA PREDICTIONS INDEX
- 800 FR (Florida): GATORS A MAJOR TITLE THREAT IN 800 FREE RELAY
- 200 FR (California): 75 SECONDS OF MADNESS IN 200 FREE RELAY
- 500 free (Felix Auboeck, Michigan): AUBOECK, HAAS TO GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN 500 FREE
- 200 IM (Mark Szaranek, Florida): FOR 1ST TIME IN YEARS, NO CLEAR FAVORITE IN 200 IM
- 50 free (Caeleb Dressel, Florida): ALL DRESSEL, DRESSEL, DRESSEL IN THE 50 FREE
- 400 MR (California): RIVALS RARING TO CUT IN ON CAL-TEXAS TANGO IN 400 MEDLEY RELAY
- 400 IM (Mark Szaranek, Florida): FROSH AIM FOR PODIUM IN SENIOR-HEAVY 400 IM FIELD
- 100 fly (Caeleb Dressel, Florida): FINAL SCHOOLING-DRESSEL SHOWDOWN IN 100 FLY
- 200 free (Townley Haas, Texas): 4 FASTEST MEN EVER WILL RACE FOR 200 FREE TITLE
- 100 breast (Ian Finnerty, Indiana): FINNERTY THE FAVORITE IN 100 BREAST
- 100 back (Coleman Stewart, NC State): SHEBAT HAS MORE THAN INJURY TO OVERCOME IN 100 BK
- 200 MR (Florida): DRESSEL ANCHORS FOR 1ST RELAY TITLE IN 200 MEDLEY
- 1650 free (Akaram Mahmoud, South Carolina): MAHMOUD LOOKING TO BE MORE THAN BRIDESMAID IN 1650
- 200 back (Austin Katz, Texas): FARRIS IN THE HUNT VS. TEXAS 200 BACKSTROKERS
- 100 free (Caeleb Dressel, Florida): DRESSEL EYEING 39 IN 100 FREE
- 200 breast (Mauro Castillo Luna, Texas A&M): 200 BREAST WIDE OPEN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2012
- 200 fly (Joseph Schooling, Texas): SINGAPOREAN STANDOFF IN 200 FLY
- 400 FR (Texas): TEXAS & NC STATE TO SQUARE OFF IN 400 FREE RELAY
GO BEARS!