NCAA Division II Championships
In the NCAA Division II championships, divers must go through a two-step process similar to that of Division I. Divers must first meet the qualifying standard and once that standard is met, they then participate in a a qualifying meet that is conducted on the day prior to the start of the championships.
Qualifying Scores
Just as in Division I, qualifying for men and women is based on scores from an individual performance at a collegiate competition. In Division II, a diver in a dual meet must perform six dives. These dives can either be made of six optional dives without a limit on the degree of difficulty, or one voluntary dive with an assigned D.D. of 2.0, followed by five optional dives without limit on the D.D.
In championships meets, the competition consists of 11 dives. On one-meter, both the men and women perform five voluntary dives with a limit on the total D.D. of 9.0. These voluntary dives are followed by six optional dives (five for women) without limit on D.D. On three-meter both men and women perform 11 dives: five voluntary dives with a D.D. limit of 9.5, and six optional dives without a limit on D.D.
Qualifying Meet
After achieving the required qualifying score, divers must participate in a qualifying meet on the day prior to the championships. This meet uses a championship format of 11 dives, and the top-16 divers in each event advance to the Division II national championships.
Men’s Division II Qualification Standards
- One-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet - 270/285; Championship Meet - 440 *
- Three-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet – 285/295; Championship Meet - 460 *
- Platform Diving Points: Dual Meet – 290; Championship Meet - 300 *
Women’s Division II Qualification Standards
- One-Meter Diving Points: Dual Meet - 245* / 255#; Championship Meet - 390 ##
- Three-Meter Diving Points; Dual Meet - 255* / 265#; Championship Meet - 420 ##
* qualifying point total when using five optional dives with standard D.D. and one voluntary with a 2.0 D.D.
# qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.
## qualifying point total when using 11 dives with standard D.D.
The Championships
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2009 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division II Swimming and Diving Championships
March 11-14, 2008
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
2008 NCAA Division II Diving Champions
- Women's One-meter - Jill Smolczyk (South Dakota)
- Women's Three-meter - Teagan Riggs (Clarion)
- Men's One-meter - Nate Jimerson (St. Cloud State)
- Men's Three-meter - Nate Jimerson (St. Cloud State)
