CLEVELAND, Ohio – The 11-time Mid-American Conference Champion Akron was picked to take home the Women’s Swimming & Diving Title in the 2025-26 Preseason Coaches Poll, as voted on by the league’s nine head coaches.
The Zips occupy the No.1 spot in the poll with 64 points and eight first-place votes. The Zips have won 11 of the last 12 MAC Championship titles since 2014.
Miami and Ohio tie for the No.2 spot each with 53 team points, with the RedHawks collecting the final first-place vote. The Bobcats and RedHawks finished second and third, respectively, in the 2025 Conference Championship in Buffalo, NY.
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) officially joined the Mid-American Conference on July 1, 2025. The MAC Council of Presidents voted unanimously to add UMass as a full member in all sports, bringing the conference’s membership to 13 institutions.
Akron will host the 2026 MAC Swimming & Diving Championship on Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 25-25 at the Oliver J. Ocasek Natatorium in Akron, Ohio.
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2025-26 MAC Swimming & Diving Coaches Poll
First Place Votes in ()
1. Akron (8) – 64 pts.
T2. Miami (1) – 53 pts.
T2. Ohio – 53 pts.
4. Buffalo – 44 pts.
5. Ball State – 36 pts.
6. Eastern Michigan – 22 pts.
7. UMass – 21 pts.
8. Bowling Green – 19 pts.
9. Toledo – 12 pts.
