Yeah, I added the question mark just in case y'all don't believe the causation here. There's definitely a correlation, but some might disagree with the cause.
Here are the schools without men's swimming programs that placed women's teams in the Top 20 at NCAA's:
2010
13th - Houston
18th - UCLA
2011
12th - Miami
2012
None
2013
16th - Miami
17th - UCLA
2014
None
2015
None
2016
17th - UCLA
20th - Nevada
2017
20th - UCLA
2018
None
2019
17th - UCLA
19th - Arkansas
In the past ten (10) years, UCLA has cracked the top twenty five (5) times, with their best finish being 17th place.
Miami managed to place as high as 12th in 2011. Their last appearance in the top twenty was 2013.
I'll let y'all decide if there's a cause/affect when it comes to "dropped" men's programs and women's programs "dropping" in team standings.
I think you'll find more correlation and causation there than here:
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