BATON ROUGE, La. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its 2026-27 Division I Preseason Top 25 National Rankings Friday, with both the LSU men’s and women’s teams appearing in the top 25.
The LSU men begin the season ranked No. 14 for the second consecutive season, and the women slide into the rankings at No. 17. The men hold the fourth-highest ranking in the conference, while the women hold the sixth-highest.
The rankings are voted on by committees of Division I coaches representing a cross-section of programs and conferences throughout the country. Poll committee members evaluate teams based on head-to-head performances, nationally ranked performances, significant performances achieved since the previous poll, results from invitational and championship-style competition, and the quality and depth of performances across events.
The Tigers will hold their annual Purple & Gold Intrasquad Saturday at 10 a.m. in the LSU Natatorium. The first outside competition will be at the United States Naval Academy on Oct. 9, when the Tigers take on Navy and Loyola (Md.).
The following is the men’s ranking, followed by the women’s:
Division I Men
Rank Team Points 1 Texas 250 2 Indiana 235 3 Florida 231 4 California 217 5 Tennessee 209 6 Arizona State 206 7 NC State 190 8 Stanford 171 8 Michigan 171 10 Virginia 170 11 Virginia Tech 141 12 Louisville 124 13 Ohio State 119 14 Louisiana State 118 15 Georgia 111 16 Northwestern 105 17 Auburn 88 18 Alabama 82 19 North Carolina 63 20 Kentucky 40 21 Southern Methodist 38 22 Wisconsin 33 23 Florida State 31 24 Texas A&M 28 25 Southern California 25 Also receiving votes: Arizona (15), Purdue (14), Notre Dame (13), Harvard (7), Minnesota (3), Princeton (1), Missouri (1)
Division I Women
Rank Team Points 1 Virginia 250 2 Stanford 233 3 Texas 232 4 Tennessee 217 5 Indiana 209 6 Michigan 198 7 California 196 8 Louisville 182 9 NC State 171 10 Florida 160 11 Ohio State 136 12 Georgia 133 13 Southern California 131 14 Wisconsin 114 15 Alabama 106 16 North Carolina 80 17 Louisiana State 77 18 Arizona State 74 19 Auburn 69 20 South Carolina 67 21 Duke 59 22 Arizona 35 23 UCLA 25 24 Minnesota 20 25 Texas A&M 19 Also receiving votes: Miami (FL)(14), Princeton (13), Arkansas (12), Harvard (6), Purdue (5), Florida State (4), Penn (3)