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CSCAA Releases Latest NCAA Division I Dual Meet Rankings -- February 1, 2008

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 1. THE College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its latest NCAA Division I Dual Meet Rankings.

Here is the full text of their release:

It has been a very busy two weeks in collegiate swimming and diving since the last poll. Many rivalry meets have taken place as teams are starting to prepare for conference championships and, ultimately, the NCAA Championships.
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The Georgia Bulldogs women have moved into the top spot in the women's poll after defeating the Lady Vols of Tennessee and after one of the biggest upsets of the season: Florida's 165-135 victory over the previously number one-ranked Auburn Tigers. The Indiana Hoosiers moved up the most spots in this poll – from unranked all the way to #19.

The men's poll saw a lot less movement among the top teams. The Texas Longhorns maintained their unanimous top billing, while Arizona moved up to the second spot ahead of Stanford, which dropped to third. In ACC action, the North Carolina Tar Heels (#14) beat the Virginia Cavaliers (#15), 151-149, for the first time since 1998. In the Big East, the Louisville Cardinals (#23) upset the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 169-131, to become ranked for the first time this season. Likewise Harvard, previously unranked this year, jumped to the #22 position.

This year's poll will be published eight times and the champions will be crowned on February 27, 2008. Pollsters representing eight conferences along with two at-large voters have the task of ranking the top dual meet teams in the nation bi-weekly throughout the season. Additionally, the group of pollsters is completely different for the men's and women's rankings. This poll should not be confused with the results of the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving championships that will take place in March.

The next poll results will be released on February 15, 2008.

Women's
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Georgia (7) 10-0 293 2
2 Stanford (2) 4-1 291 3
3 Florida (1) 9-1 273 7
4 Arizona 9-1 271 5
5 Auburn 7-0 263 1
6 Texas A&M 3-0 258 4
7 Tennessee 8-1 239 9
8 California 4-1 229 6
9 Minnesota 4-1 218 8
10 Virginia 3-2 209 14 (tie)
11 Michigan 6-0 193 12
12 North Carolina 3-1 188 10
13 Penn State 2-3 174 11
14 SMU 5-1 173 13
15 UCLA 4-2 157 14 (tie)
16 Arizona State 1-3 148 17
17 Texas 9-1 131 16
18 Louisiana State 6-1 119 19
19 Indiana 6-2 118 NR
20 Wisconsin 9-1 114 18
21 Missouri 3-2 94 20 (tie)
22 Florida State 13-2 92 22
23 Virginia Tech 9-2 90 23
23 Washington 6-4 90 24
25 Southern California 6-2 64 20 (tie)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Arkansas 50, Princeton 40, Kentucky 25, Northwestern 21, Kansas 7, Ohio State 7, Brigham Young 4, Santa Barbara 3, Notre Dame 1

DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Kentucky (24)

Men's
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Texas (10) 6-0 300 1
2 Arizona 7-0 289 3
3 Stanford 3-1 273 2
4 Michigan 7-1 271 4
5 Auburn 3-2 265 6
6 Florida 10-2 251 5
7 Indiana 4-3 236 8
8 Minnesota 4-1 226 9
9 Tennessee 6-2 224 7
10 Georgia 4-2 211 10
11 California 3-1 201 11
12 Purdue 7-2 192 12
13 Ohio State 8-0 179 13
14 North Carolina 3-2 171 15
15 Virginia 6-3 160 14
16 Penn State 8-1 151 16
17 Louisiana State 6-3 134 19
18 Northwestern 6-5 129 17
19 Missouri 10-2 113 20
20 Texas A&M 2-4 102 18
21 SMU 5-1 101 22
22 Harvard 6-0 68 NR
23 Louisville 4-2 59 NR
24 Santa Barbara 6-1 58 25 (tie)
24 Brigham Young 5-0 58 25 (tie)

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Southern California 54, Arizona State 51, Notre Dame 21, Clemson 19, Wisconsin 17, Florida State 16, Virginia Tech 16, Princeton 12, Washington 7, Kentucky 6, Alabama 5, Missouri State 3, Denver 1

DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Notre Dame (24)

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