​Where to watch College Swimming League playoffs: Schedule, times, channels, live streams for 2026 CSL originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The inaugural College Swimming League season culminates this week with the first CSL champion set to be crowned. The top remaining teams in the new fall mini-league will compete at Indiana University, with a four-team wild card match Thursday set to determine the final school in Friday’s four-team championship. The top three seeds already are locked into the finals: Virginia, Tennessee and NC State posted the top scoring numbers during the regular season, which saw each of the 12 CSL teams swim in a pair of four-team matches. The final team set to join them and race for a championship will emerge from the wild card group of Indiana, Cal, Stanford and Louisville, who finished fourth through seventh in the standings. Virginia figures to be the team to beat, with the likes of Olympians Claire Curzan and Katie Grimes leading the six-time defending NCAA women’s champions so far in CSL action, which features women’s and men’s races. Here’s all you need to know to watch all the action from the pool this week.Where to watch College Swimming League playoffsTV channel: ESPNULive streams:Fubo, ESPN appThe CSL wild card match will stream exclusively on the ESPN app, and Friday’s championship will begin there before ESPNU picks up coverage 30 minutes later. See the full broadcast schedule below. ESPNU coverage can be streamed live with Fubo, which offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can try the service before you buy. Stream ESPN, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and 100+ top channels of live TV and sports without cable. (Participating plans only. Taxes and fees may apply.)College Swimming League playoffs scheduleThe wild card and championship matches will take place at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. DateEventTime (ET)WatchThu., Nov. 5Wild card match5:30 p.m.ESPN appFri., Nov. 6Championship4:30 p.m.ESPN appChampionship5 p.m.ESPNU, Fubo, ESPN appCollege Swimming League standings 2026RkSchoolPoints1Virginia*1,2472Tennessee*1,2033NC State*1,1014Indiana^1,0565Cal^9386Stanford^8617Louisville^7698Alabama6529Michigan72710Auburn68811Georgia56512Ohio State509* Clinched championship berth^ Clinched wild card berth