The University of Florida women’s swimming and diving team has been voted No. 1 in the latest College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) TYR Top 25 poll released on Wednesday.
The Gators (5-0) hold the top spot in the rankings with 315 points, with No. 2 Stanford behind them with a tally of 307 points.
This is the first time Florida women’s swimming has been the top team in the nation since their NCAA Championship-winning season in 2009-10.
Ranked No. 10 in the opening poll, UF jumped nine spots after picking up a pair of road dual wins over then No. 18 Minnesota and then No. 6 Missouri in back-to-back weeks.
Against the Gophers, UF won 12 individual events and both relays, led by Sherridon Dressel‘s three-win performance and Leah Braswell‘s sweep of the distance events.
In their 176-124 road victory at Missouri, the 400 free relay team of Dressel, Talia Bates, Gabby Hillis and Bella Garofalo posted the fastest combined swim in the nation this season (3:16.93). Braswell would go on to win both distance events again, highlighted by the fourth-fastest 500 free time in the NCAA at the time of the dual. Two-time SEC Women’s Diver of the Week Ashley McCool added the top 3-meter dive in the SEC and won the 1-meter event as well.
Over this current win streak, Florida women’s swimming is outscoring their opponents 995.5- 491.5.
Florida women’s swimming returns to the pool for their first two home meets of the season, beginning with their home opener against No. 12 Georgia on Nov. 1 at 11 a.m.
No. 20 Florida State will make a visit to Gainesville the following Friday as the Gators and Seminoles square off in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown on Nov. 8.
Women’s poll
Rank School (Points)
1 Florida (315)
2 Stanford (307)
3 Tennessee (293)
4 Virginia (279)
5 California (267)
6 Auburn (254)
7 NC State (244)
8 Texas (228)
9 Missouri (223)
10 USC (222)
11 Michigan (190)
12 Georgia (188)
13 Louisville (185)
14 Kentucky (151)
15 Northwestern (141)
16 Texas A&M (121)
17 Duke (109)
18 Indiana (92)
19 Akron (84)
20 Florida State (68)
21 Alabama (66)
22 Minnesota (64)
23 Notre Dame (53)
24 Ohio State (46)
25 Arizona State (17)
Others receiving votes: North Carolina (12) and LSU (6)
Men’s poll
Rank School (Points)
1 California (246)
2 Texas (241)
3 NC State (228)
4 Missouri (213)
4 Indiana (213)
6 Michigan (185)
7 Texas A&M (181)
8 Ohio State (167)
9 Florida (166)
10 Tennessee (165)
11 Louisville (157)
12 Stanford (145)
13 Virginia (144)
14 Georgia (104)
15 Florida State (98)
16 Arizona State (95)
17 Kentucky (91)
18 Notre Dame (90)
19 Arizona (78)
20 Auburn (47)
21 Alabama (42)
22 USC (36)
23 Iowa (25)
24 Virginia (18)
25 Minnesota (16)
Others receiving votes: Penn State (13), Wisconsin (12), Georgia Tech (11), Duke/Pittsburgh 10)
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