NC State Men, Stanford Women Remain Atop CSCAA Division I Polls

For the first time in the 2016-17 season there was no change at the top of the CSCAA TYR Top 25 Swimming and Diving Rankings, but there was monumental change elsewhere.  For the second-consecutive poll, the North Carolina State men and Stanford women were on top.

Led by Olympian Ryan Held, the Wolfpack are fresh off a big win at the GAC Invitational.  On Monday, Held was recognized at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles for his part in the Relay Performance of the Year.  Stanford’s women, meanwhile, won the Ohio State Invitational this weekend.  The Cardinal are led by Olympians Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel.  Ledecky was named Female Athlete of the Year at USA Swimming’s annual gala in Midtown Manhattan while Manuel won Female Race of the Year honors for her groundbreaking 100m free gold medal.

While there was no change at the top of the poll, there were substantial changes down ballot as several teams completed their Fall competition season. On the men’s side Missouri made the biggest charge.  Though known for stripes, the Tigers picked up 21 spots to pounce on the #2 position.  Louisville leapt from number ten to number three while Ohio State moved from 25th to 12th.  Among women’s teams Georgia remained at #2 followed by Texas.

Division I Men

Rank Prev Team Points
1 1 NC State 249
2 23 Missouri 228
3 10 Louisville 223
4 8 Alabama 208
5 3 Texas 205
6 4 California 195
7 9 Florida 185
8 2 Indiana 179
9 11 Arizona State 171
10 7 Michigan 165
11 17 Louisiana State 149
12 25 Ohio State 140
13 6 Georgia 123
14 21 Notre Dame 113
15 24 Georgia Tech 97
15 14 Texas A&M 97
17 5 Auburn 79
17 13 Southern Cal 79
19 18 Stanford 68
20 South Carolina 62
21 Virginia Tech 61
22 Duke 48
23 15 Minnesota 44
24 25 Arizona 26
24 22 Kentucky 26

Also receiving votes: Utah (10), UC Santa Barbara (9), Wisconsin (7), Missouri State (2), Virginia (2).

Division I Women

Rank Prev Team Points
1 1 Stanford 325
2 2 Georgia 312
3 4 Texas 294
4 5 Michigan 272
5 3 Virginia 271
6 6 NC State 263
7 10 Texas A&M 241
8 7 Southern Cal 229
9 8 Louisville 227
10 9 California 225
11 11 Auburn 186
12 13 Indiana 171
13 12 Wisconsin 145
14 18 Missouri 144
15 14 Tennessee 135
16 20 North Carolina 125
17 16 Florida 114
18 23 Kentucky 113
19 24 Ohio State 100
20 15 Duke 96
21 17 Minnesota 86
22 21 UCLA 42
23 19 Notre Dame 40
24 22 Arizona 20
25 Virginia Tech 18

Also receiving votes: Louisiana State (15), Alabama (13), Boise State (2), Florida International (1).

The next poll will be released December 6th.

Press release courtesy of CSCAA. 

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