Horizon League Pronounces 2026-27 Under Armour #HLSD Preseason Polls

Youngstown, Ohio — The Horizon League introduced Wednesday its 2026-27 Under Armour Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Preseason Polls as voted on by the convention’s seven head coaches.

The girls’s ballot mirrors the order of end from the 2026 Horizon League Swimming and Diving Championships, whereas voters slid YSU’s males’s group down from third place eventually season’s convention meet. Both applications are beneath the route of first-year head coach Hannah Saiz in 2026-27.

In the ladies’s ballot, Youngstown State was picked to complete fifth out of seven groups with 20 factors within the ballot. Oakland, which has gained 13 consecutive championships, was tabbed first with 49 factors because the unanimous favourite. Milwaukee was slotted second in a decent race for second by fourth place with 37 factors, adopted by IU Indianapolis (35 factors) and Cleveland State (32). The Penguins will compete towards the Jaguars and Vikings to open the 2026-27 season this Friday and Saturday. Youngstown State’s 20 factors ranked the Penguins forward of Green Bay (15 factors) and Northern Kentucky (8 factors).

Oakland can also be the favourite on the lads’s aspect, narrowly edging IU Indianapolis for the highest spot by 4 factors with 47. After IU Indy’s 43 factors, Milwaukee (30), Cleveland State (25), Green Bay (23) and Youngstown State (19) have been all inside 11 factors of one another within the third by sixth positions. Northern Kentucky acquired 9 factors for seventh place.

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2026-27 Under Armour Men’s #HLSD Preseason Poll

Place. Team – Points 

1. Oakland – 47
2. IU Indianapolis – 43
3. Milwaukee – 30
4. Cleveland State – 25
5. Green Bay – 23
6. Youngstown State – 19
7. Northern Kentucky – 9

2026-27 Under Armour Women’s #HLSD Preseason Poll

Place. Team – Points 

1. Oakland – 49
2. Milwaukee – 37
3. IU Indianapolis – 35
4. Cleveland State – 32
5. Youngstown State – 20
6. Green Bay – 15
7. Northern Kentucky – 8