Led by a deep distance crew, Harvard University edged out Ivy League rivals Princeton and Penn by the slimmest margin in ranking history. Logan Houck, Aly Abdel Khalik and Jacob Luna were all leading point-scorers for the Crimson who fell to Princeton at the Ivy League championships. Harvard edged the Tigers in the ranking which calculates the average of each team's top twenty-seven swims plus their top Medley and Free Relays in a given meet. It was the third time Harvard has captured the title, one time fewer than Princeton.
The Ivy League swept the top three spots and four of the top six with Penn, Denver, and Navy rounding out the top five.
Mid-Major teams are those programs that are either not affilliated with a BCS conference or offer fewer than 50% of the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA. CollegeSwimming.com produces a Mid-Major ranking throughout the season and recognizes Mid-Major All-Americans each April. To be eligible for the Mid-Major All-American programs swimmers must be ENTERED into the NCAA Championships. Individual qualifiers are named to the first team while non-qualifiers are designated as Honorable Mention.
Conference Rankings | Past Champions
Men's Mid-Major Conference Rankings
| Rank | Conference | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivy League | 12 |
| 2 | Western Athletic Conference | 36 |
| 3 | Mid-American | 64 |
| 4 | American Athletic Conference | 86 |
| 5 | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | 88 |
| 6 | Metropolitan | 94 |
| 7 | Middle Atlantic Conference | 96 |
| 8 | Patriot League | 102 |
| 9 | Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association | 134 |
| 10 | Colonial Athletic Association | 145 |
| 11 | Horizon League | 155 |
| 12 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 168 |
| 13 | Summit League | 187 |
| 14 | Northeast Conference | 231 |
| 15 | Big East Conference | 236 |
| 16 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 252 |
