SEATTLE, Wash., March 9. THE Georgia women and Stanford men have been voted the champion of the 2005-2006 dual meet season in the final S.R.Smith \u2013 CSCAA Top 25 Poll. <\/p>\n
The Lady Bulldogs earned all 8 first place votes. SEC rival Auburn finished second, followed by California, Arizona, and Florida. The top 8 spots on the final poll are held by members of the SEC and the Pac-10, which should lead to a very exciting conference battle at the upcoming NCAA Championships in Athens, GA.<\/p>\n
On the men\u2019s side, the Stanford Cardinal split the first place votes with Auburn, but earned slightly more points to be crowned dual meet champion for the year. Following second place Auburn were California, Southern Cal, and Florida. This year\u2019s dual meet season was marked by tremendous parity and a lot of movement of teams throughout the year, which should make for a thrilling and wide-open NCAA Championships in Atlanta, GA in two weeks. <\/p>\n
The CSCAA Dual Meet Poll is an indication of a team\u2019s ability to win dual meets during the season and is not a predictor of any team\u2019s end-of-the-season placement at the NCAA Championships \u2014 although, for most of the ranked teams there is a high correlation between their dual meet strength and the school\u2019s ability to score at the championship meets in March.<\/p>\n
This season\u2019s NCAA Championships \u201cMarch Mania\u201d, college swimming\u2019s version of \u201cMarch Madness\u201d, will take place March 16-17-18, 2006 at the University of Georgia for the women. The men\u2019s championships will take place the following week, March 23-24-25, 2006 at Georgia Tech University. <\/p>\n
S.R. Smith – College Swim Coaches Association (CSCAA)
\nNCAA Division I Swimming & Diving
\nDUAL MEET RANKINGS FOR 2005-2006 SEASON
\nMarch 11, 2006<\/p>\n
MEN; Top 25 Teams<\/p>\n
() indicates 1st place votes
\n1\tStanford\t 196(4)
\n2\tAuburn\t 194(4)
\n3\tCalifornia\t 184
\n4\tSouthern California\t174
\n5\tFlorida \t 171
\n6\tArizona\t 160
\n7\tTexas\t 150
\n8\tMichigan\t 146
\n9\tMinnesota\t 135
\n10\tGeorgia \t 127
\n11\tIndiana \t 122
\n12\tTennessee\t 111
\n13\tVirginia\t 99
\n14\tPurdue\t 94
\n15\tNorthwestern\t 88
\n16\tSouthern Methodist\t 83
\n17\tKentucky\t 71
\n18\tFlorida State\t 62
\n19\tOhio State\t 61
\n20\tAlabama\t 42
\n21\tNotre Dame\t 38
\n22\tHarvard\t 35
\n23\tNorth Carolina\t 25
\n24\tPenn State\t 18
\n25\tArizona State\t 9<\/p>\n
Other Teams Receiving Votes
\n \tBrigham Young\t2
\n \tTexas A&M\t2
\n \tPittsburgh\t1\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
WOMEN: Top 25 Teams
\n1\tGeorgia\t 200(8)
\n2\tAuburn\t 192
\n3\tCalifornia\t 184
\n4\tArizona\t 167
\n5\tFlorida \t 165
\n6\tSouthern California\t164
\n7\tUCLA\t 157
\n8\tStanford\t 141
\n9\tSouthern Methodist\t140
\n10\tTexas \t 130
\n11\tTexas A&M\t 115
\n12\tWisconsin\t 112
\n13\tRutgers\t 101
\n14\tPenn State\t 100
\n15\tTennessee\t 90
\n16\tIndiana\t 75
\n17\tPurdue\t 71
\n18\tFlorida State\t 68
\n19\tVirginia\t 57
\n20\tNotre Dame\t 47
\n21\tHarvard\t 38
\n22\tMichigan\t 35
\n23\tMinnesota\t 21
\n24\tNorth Carolina\t 20
\n25\tMissouri\t 7<\/p>\n
Other Teams Receiving Votes
\n \tWashington\t2
\n \tHawaii\t 1
\n \tPittsburgh\t1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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