CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) - The second week of the 2026-27 Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming & Diving season begins Friday, October 2, as seven league programs compete across the country.
 
CSL action continues Friday, October 2, with Match 3, featuring the No. 2 Stanford women and No. 8 men, No. 7/No. 4 California, No. 11/No. 13 Ohio State and No. 19/No. 17 Auburn. The four-team meet begins at 8:30 p.m. ET in Stanford, California, and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Virginia sits atop the CSL standings after claiming the Match 2 win with 666 total points, while NC State (554.5) and Louisville (451.5) are ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
 
Virginia is the preseason No. 1 team in the CSCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, followed by No. 2 Stanford, No. 7 California, No. 8 Louisville, No. 9 NC State, No. 16 North Carolina and No. 21 Duke. California leads the ACC contingent at No. 4 in the CSCAA Men’s Swimming & Diving Top 25 Poll, followed by No. 7 NC State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Virginia, No. 11 Virginia Tech, No. 12 Louisville, No. 19 North Carolina, No. 21 SMU and No. 23 Florida State.
 
Weekly Schedule (All Times Eastern)
Friday, October 2
#2/#8 Stanford at University of the Pacific | 1 p.m.
Xavier at #8/#12 Louisville | 1 p.m.
Ohio & North Florida at Miami | 3 p.m.
Incarnate Word & Oklahoma Christian at NR/#21 SMU | 3 p.m.
Liberty, Penn State & West Virginia at NR/#11 Virginia Tech | 5 p.m.
#21/NR Duke at Davidson | 5 p.m.
College Swimming League – Match 3 (Stanford, California)
#7/#4 California, #2/#8 Stanford, #19/#17 Auburn & #11/#13 Ohio State | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+
 
Saturday, October 3
Ohio & North Florida at Miami | 10 a.m.
Liberty, Penn State & West Virginia at /#11 Virginia Tech NR/#11 Virginia Tech | 10 a.m.
Pitt at Carnegie Mellon | 10 a.m.
 
*Women’s ranking/men’s ranking; NR = not ranked

Noting ACC Swimming & Diving

• The Virginia women’s swimming program won its record sixth consecutive NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving championship at the 2026 NCAA Championships.
• The Stanford women’s swimming & diving program is the only program in the nation to finish in the top 10 in every NCAA Championship dating back to the 1975-76 season, most recently finishing as the runner-up in the 2026 NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships.
• Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo was named the George Haines Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association for the second straight year.
• The 2027 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships will take place February 16-20, 2027, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.