Invite season is fast approaching, with college teams converging for some fast swimming in late November and early December. Archive photo via NCAA
James Sutherland
by James Sutherland
November 08th, 2021 ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, College, Ivy League, NCAA Division I Mid-Major, News, Pac-12, Previews & Recaps, SEC
NCAA mid-season invite season is upon us.
As some of the top-tier schools have started to battle head-to-head in dual meets as the season has moved forward, we’ll now get a good glimpse of where both teams and individuals are at during the mid-season invitationals which will primarily take place on the November 18-20 weekend. After a week off for Thanksgiving, the last few meets will trickle in on the first weekend of December.
On the men’s side of things, the top 10 schools from last season’s NCAA Championships will be spread out across seven different invites, with #1 Texas and #2 Cal notably going head-to-head at the Minnesota Invite.
Florida and Georgia will both be in action at the Georgia Tech Invite, and Big Ten foes Indiana and OSU will battle at the Ohio State Invitational. Louisville will head to Purdue, the Wolfpack will host the NC State/GAC Invitational, UVA will head over to Tennessee, and Texas A&M will host the Art Adamson Invite.
The top 10 teams from 2021 on the women’s side will be a little bit more condensed, spread out across five different meets.
The top-ranked head-to-head matchup will come at the Minnesota Invite with #3 Texas, #4 Cal and #6 Michigan all in attendance. The defending champs from UVA will take on #5 Alabama and the #10 host Vols at the Tennessee Invite, and #2 NC State will host the 2019 NCAA champion Stanford Cardinal at the Wolfpack Invite.
Note: Any invites listed with “TBD” under teams competing indicates we’ve reached out to the host school and are awaiting confirmation on which teams will be in attendance.
Week 1 (Nov. 17-20)
Mizzou Invite
Dates: November 17-19, 2021
Host: University of Missouri
Location: Columbia, Mo.
Teams Competing: Mizzou, Cal Baptist, Wyoming, Missouri S&T (men only), Nebraska (women only), San Jose State (women only)
Diving Teams (only) Competing: Air Force, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, BYU, Kansas
Art Adamson Invitational
Dates: November 17-19, 2021
Host: Texas A&M University
Location: College Station, Tx.
Teams Competing: Texas A&M, USC, LSU, TCU, Nevada (women only), Air Force (men only)
Tennessee Invitational
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Teams Competing: Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, South Carolina, UNLV, Carson Newman
Ohio State Fall Invitational
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Teams Competing: Ohio State, Indiana, Kentucky, Pitt, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame
NC State/GAC Invitational
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: NC State University
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Teams Competing: NC State, Stanford, UNC, Duke, Army, Arizona State, Penn State
Purdue Invite
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: Purdue University
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
Teams Competing: Purdue, Louisville, Northwestern, Missouri State, McKendree, FIU (women only), Illinois State (women only)
Georgia Tech Invite
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: Georgia Tech University
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Teams Competing: Georgia Tech, Florida, Georgia, Florida State, Auburn
Diving Teams Competing:
WVU Invitational
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: West Virginia University
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Teams Competing: West Virginia, Colgate, Old Dominion, St. Bonaventure, Villanova, William & Mary
Eagle Invitational (Women Only)
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: Florida Gulf Coast University
Location: Fort Myers, Floria
Teams Competing: Florida Gulf Coast, North Florida, Georgia Southern
Miami Invite
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: University of Miami
Location: Miami, Florida
Teams Competing: Miami (FL), Vanderbilt, Iowa
Texas Diving Invitational
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: University of Texas
Location: Austin, Texas
Teams Competing: Texas, Texas A&M, Stanford, Utah, Arizona, LSU
House of Champions
Dates: November 18-20, 2021
Host: IUPUI
Location: Indianapolis, Ind.
Teams Competing: TBD
Dixie State Trailblazer Invitational
November 18-20, 2021
Host: Dixie State University
Location: St. George, Utah
Teams Competing: BYU, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, CSU Bakersfield, Dixie State (women), New Mexico State (women), Loyola Marymount (women), Pepperdine (women), Northern Colorado (women), UC Davis (women), Cal State East Bay (women)
Terrier Invitational
Dates: November 19-21, 2021
Host: Boston University
Location: Boston, Mass.
Teams Competing: TBD
Week 2 (Dec. 1-4)
Minnesota Invitational
Dates: December 1-4, 2021
Host: University of Minnesota
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Teams Competing: Minnesota, Texas, Cal, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Harvard
Denison Invitational
December 2-4, 2021
Host: Denison University
Location: Granville, Ohio
Teams Competing: Denison, Emory, Washington University (St. Louis), Eastern Michigan
Wheaton Invitational
December 3-4, 2021
Host: Wheaton College
Location: Wheaton, Illinois
Teams Competing: Wheaton, Augustana, Olivet Nazarene, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-Whitewater, Washington
Big Al Invitational
December 3-5, 2021
Host: Princeton University
Location: University of Princeton
Teams Competing: TBD
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