CSCAA Releases Latest Dual Meet Poll

EVANSTON, Illinois, January 21. THE University of Texas extended its tenure atop this year's CSCAA/CollegeSwimming.com Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Poll. The University of Georgia women's swimming and diving team started out the new year the way the exited 2009 – ranked first in the CSCAA/CollegeSwimming.com Division I Poll.

For the men, the Longhorns captured over three-fourths of the twenty-five first place votes following dual meet wins over fifth-ranked Auburn and twelfth-ranked Georgia. Stanford and Arizona were separated by just three points. The two Pac 10 rivals will get an opportunity to prove who is best when they face off Friday in Tucson, Arizona.

Fifteen teams changed positions in the latest poll. Ninth-ranked Ohio State was the biggest gainer, cracking the top ten for the first time in recent memory. Their 224-74 win over Indiana on January 16th dropped the Hoosiers out of the top twenty. The Buckeyes will have an opportunity to move up further this weekend when they host sixth-ranked Michigan on January 29th.

Forty-four teams garnered votes in the latest poll. Southern Methodist was the only new entrant in the poll. The Mustangs finished third at the January 15-16 SMU Classic.

For the women, the Bulldogs captured nearly a third of all first-place votes following a busy weekend that saw them down third-ranked Texas. Despite the loss, the Longhorns earned the respect of voters and moved ahead of Stanford to rank third. (Editor's note: Texas actually beat Georgia, 153-147, in their dual meet in on January 9.)

University of Arizona remained in second. The Wildcats will have that ranking put to the test this weekend when they travel to both Stanford and California (ranked fourth and fifth respectively) before welcoming Texas.

Just eight teams changed position in the latest poll, though fifty-three teams earned votes in the dual meet poll.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. (CSCAA), is the oldest coaches association in the United States of America.

Men
Men's Teams Prev Pts
1 Texas (19) 1 692
2 Stanford (1) 2 638
3 Arizona (3) 4 635
4 California 3 620
5 Auburn (2) 5 594
6 Florida 6 555
6 Michigan 7 555
8 Virginia 9 489
9 Ohio State 12 452
10 Minnesota 8 439
11 Tennessee 11 361
12 Georgia 10 331
13 Southern Cal 13 321
14 North Carolina 14 288
15 Florida State 15 271
16 Louisville 16 217
17 Louisiana State 18 171
18 Purdue 19 167
19 Texas A&M 22 157
20 Alabama 21 139
21 Kentucky 17 132
22 UNLV 23 117
23 Southern Methodist NR 94
24 Virginia Tech 25 66
25 Indiana 20 64

Also Receiving Votes:
Hawaii 41, Navy 41, Princeton 28, UC Davis 26, Texas Christian 19, Missouri 16, Wisconsin 15, Harvard 13, Iowa 11, Penn State 11, South Carolina 11, Michigan State 9, West Virginia 9, Pittsburgh 8, Georgia Tech 7, UC-Santa Barbara 6, Notre Dame 5, Northwestern 4, Yale 2

Women
Women's Teams Prev Pts
1 Georgia (12) 1 1034
2 Arizona (10) 2 1007
3 Texas (10) 4 981
4 Stanford (4) 3 960
5 California (1) 5 908
6 Texas A&M 6 856
7 Florida 7 804
8 Auburn 8 727
9 Southern Cal 9 667
10 Minnesota 10 645
11 Virginia 11 619
12 Tennessee 13 468
13 Louisville 14 429
14 Indiana 12 427
15 North Carolina 15 415
16 Michigan 16 386
17 Wisconsin 17 308
18 Southern Methodist 19 202
19 Arkansas 18 201
20 Virginia Tech 20 187
21 Missouri 24 151
22 Purdue 22 139
23 Northwestern 23 132
24 Louisiana State 21 125
25 Florida State 25 88

Also Receiving Votes:
UCLA 77, Brigham Young 65, Ohio State 55, Maryland 46, Notre Dame 34, Alabama 30, Arizona State 28, Penn State 26, Kentucky 19, Princeton 19, Georgia Tech 15, North Carolina State 14, West Virginia 11, Toledo 10, Iowa 9, San Diego State 8, Houston 6, UC-Santa Barbara 6, Washington State 6, Oregon State 4, Kansas 3, Hawaii 2, South Carolina 2, Duke 1, Harvard 1, Miami (Ohio) 1

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