CSCAA Releases Latest Division I Dual Meet Rankings

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 17. THE College Swim Coaches Association of American (CSCAA) released its latest Division I Dual Meet Rankings this weekend.

The following is the full text of the release as distributed by the CSCAA:

After a semester of fast swimming throughout Division I, the pollsters have cast their final ballots of the 2007 calendar year. Changes in the rankings were very few, but the most significant was certainly the move by the Auburn Tigers women, who took away the top ranking from the Georgia Bulldogs. In a vote that has the Bulldogs with more number one votes (6) than the Tigers (4), Auburn's 294 points bettered Georgia's 293 by the narrowest of margins. Holiday cheer can also be heard in Kentucky where the Wildcats have moved into the rankings in the 23rd spot.

The men's rankings saw even less change than the women's. In fact, the top 16 spots remained exactly the same. While the Texas Longhorns maintained their iron grip on the number one spot, the Southern Methodist Mustangs are new to the rankings and find themselves ranked 24th.

For the most part, the college competitive season is taking a bit of a break now to allow for final exams. The next step for most teams will be training trips between semesters to varying spots throughout the country and the world.

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 January 15, 2008.

Women
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Auburn (4) 2-0 294 2
2 Georgia (6) 6-0 293 1
3 Stanford 2-1 275 3
4 Arizona 4-0 272 4
5 California 3-0 261 5
6 Texas A&M 4-0 255 6
7 Florida 5-1 238 7
8 Minnesota 3-1 227 9
9 Tennessee 3-1 222 8
10 North Carolina 1-2 209 10
11 Penn State 4-0 199 11
12 SMU 2-0 188 12
13 Michigan 3-1 179 13
14 UCLA 5-1 166 14
15 Virginia 4-2 164 15
16 Texas 1-1 151 16
17 Arizona State 5-1 137 17
18 Missouri 5-1 132 18
19 Florida State 7-1 112 20
20 Wisconsin 3-1 108 19
21 Southern California 3-2 94 21
22 Virginia Tech 8-2 87 23
23 Louisiana State 3-1 76 24
24 Kentucky 4-2 66 NR
25 Washington 4-2 64 25
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Princeton 55, Indiana 49, Northwestern 31, Brigham Young 24, Santa Barbara 12, Harvard 4, Notre Dame 2 DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Indiana (22)

Men
Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Texas (9) 2-0 270 1
2 Stanford 2-0 261 2
3 Arizona 3-0 248 3
4 Michigan 3-1 247 4
5 Florida 4-1 233 5
6 Tennessee 4-0 226 6
7 Indiana 2-2 210 7
8 Auburn 0-1 207 8
9 Georgia 3-1 199 9
10 Minnesota 2-1 194 10
11 California 2-0 179 11
12 Purdue 5-0 171 12
13 Ohio State 2-0 158 13
14 Virginia 4-1 154 14
15 North Carolina 1-2 148 15
16 Penn State 2-1 131 16
17 Northwestern 1-3 121 18
18 Texas A&M 2-2 115 17
19 Southern California 2-1 108 20
20 Missouri 4-1 94 19
21 Notre Dame 2-3 82 22
22 Louisiana State 3-2 77 21
23 Florida State 6-1 61 25
24 SMU 3-0 55 NR
25 Brigham Young 1-0 47 23
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Arizona State 46, Santa Barbara 37, Hawaii 35, Louisville 27, Virginia Tech 13, Harvard 11, Clemson 8, Wisconsin 6, Missouri State 5, Denver 1
DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Hawaii (24)

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