Tennessee, Indiana Round Out Inaugural CSL Roster

Tennessee, Indiana Round Out Inaugural College Swimming League Roster

Tennessee and Indiana had been introduced on Monday as the ultimate two individuals within the inaugural 2026-27 College Swimming League season.

The final two additions make the inaugural squad, by conventional convention:

• Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan (Big Ten)
• Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Georgia (SEC)
• Stanford, Louisville, California, NC State, Virginia (ACC)

“Indiana is excited to be one of the 12 founding participants in the college swimming league,” Indiana swimming coach Ray Looze mentioned in a press release. “I believe this is truly the future of college swimming, and that the exposure and excitement this brings to our sport will have a tremendously positive impact to the popularity of college swimming for both spectator and linear television audiences!”

“Indiana is one of the most recognized names in college athletics, and they bring a passionate fanbase and the weight of the Big Ten with them,” CSL CEO Rob Kent mentioned. “There’s a deep pride in college sports across that part of the country, and the Bloomington community is going to bring real energy to our inaugural season. We couldn’t be happier to have them on board.”

The first CSL season will embrace eight twin meets. Times of their twin meets will depend towards NCAA qualification and depend towards dual-meet necessities within the NCAA.

The new additions imply that CSL has the next finishers from NCAAs final yr, a grou that features seven of the highest 10 on the lads’s facet and 10 of the highest 12 on the ladies’s facet.

• Men’s: Indiana 3, Tennessee 5, NC State 6, Cal 7, Michigan 8, Virginia 9, Stanford 10, Louisville 12, Ohio State 13, Georgia 15, Auburn 17, Alabama 24
• Women’s: Virginia 1, Stanford 2, Cal 4, Tennessee 5, Michigan 6, Indiana 7, Louisville 8, NC State 9, Alabama 11, Ohio State 12, Georgia 15, Auburn 25