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The 2026 NCAA Champions, the Texas men, have announced their schedule for the upcoming 2026-2027 season. The team will kick off their season at home during the Sam Kendricks Dust Off Your Boots Classic and conclude their season at home as well with the 2027 NCAA Championships. Over half of the team’s meets are at home this upcoming season as the team will only travel to Indiana for a double dual that also features Northwestern. The only other meets not at home at SCM World Trials in Westmont and dual meets at South Carolina and SMU. Once November starts, the team will remain inside of their home state unless they choose to go to a Last Chance Meet out of state. The Longhorn men graduated their top individual scorer from 2026 NCAAs Hubert Kos who scored 57 points. Rex Maurer, who scored 42 individual points at NCAAs, will be the highest returning individual scorer followed closely behind by Will Modglin who scored 41 individual points. The team welcomes #3 ranked Rowan Cox and #8 ranked Austin Carpenter as top 20 ranked recruits coming out of high school. 2026 NCAA ‘A’ finalist in the breaststroke events Luka Mladenovic will begin his career with the Longhorns this fall after spending his freshman season at Michigan. | Date | Meet | Location | |---|---|---| | Sept. 25 | Sam Kendricks Dust Off Your Boots Classic* | Austin, TX | | Oct. 9 | Indiana & Northwestern | Bloomington, IN | | Oct. 28–31 | USA Swimming Short Course Worlds Selection Meet | Westmont, IL | | Oct. 30 | South Carolina | Columbia, SC | | Nov. 12–14 | Texas Diving Invitational* | Austin, TX | | Nov. 18–20 | Texas Swimming Invitational* | Austin, TX | | Dec. 2–5 | U.S. Open* | Austin, TX | | Dec. 9–15 | USA Diving Winter Nationals | Midland, TX | | Jan. 8 | SMU | Dallas, TX | | Jan. 22–23 | Eddie Reese Showdown* | Austin, TX | | Jan. 29 | Texas A&M* | Austin, TX | | Jan. 30 | The Sterkel Classic* | Austin, TX | | Feb. 15–20 | SEC Championships* | Austin, TX | | Mar. 4–7 | Last Chance Meet | TBA | | Mar. 8–10 | NCAA Zone D Diving* | Austin, TX | | Mar. 24–27 | NCAA Championships* | Austin, TX | *Indicates a home meet