By Phillip Whitten<\/p>\n
ATLANTA, Ga. March 23. AUBURN University took a commanding lead on Day One, relying on its depth rather than any one or two superstars. In fact, the Tigers are so deep, Coach Dave Marsh had to leave four swimmers at home, as they qualified 21 swimmers and one diver for the Championships. The NCAA limits each school to a maximum of 17 swimmers.<\/p>\n
Despite winning only one event tonight \u2013 the 200 free relay \u2013 Auburn emerged from Day One with 178.5 points, 42 ahead of Arizona (136.5), winner of the 400 medley relay, in second. It would take a spectacular turn-around to deprive the Tigers of their fourth straight title. But as Chuck Berry once said: \u201cYou never can tell.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stanford, with 132 points, is breathing down Arizona\u2019s neck while Florida is fourth (92 points) and Texas fifth (82).<\/p>\n
Day One saw three American and NCAA marks fall, with Florida\u2019s Ryan Lochte accounting for two of them: a 1:40.55 in the 200 IM and a 44.60 for the 100 back. Michigan\u2019s Peter Vanderkaay accounted for the third mark with his 4:08.\/60 for the 500 free.<\/p>\n
Complete team scores follow. See link below for complete results.<\/p>\n
Scores after Day One:<\/p>\n
NCAA Div. I Men – Team Rankings – Through Event 6 <\/p>\n
1. Auburn 178.5
\n2. Arizona 136.5
\n3. Stanford 132
\n4. Florida 97
\n5. Texas 82
\n6. California 72
\n7. Southern California 63
\n8. Northwestern 60.5
\n9. Georgia 52
\n10. Minnesota 50
\n11. Alabama 45.5
\n12. Michigan 44
\n13. Indiana 26
\n14. Tennessee 22
\n15. North Carolina State 20
\n16. Nevada, Las Vegas 18
\n17. Arizona State 17
\n18. Miami 15
\n19. Southern Methodist 14
\n19. Utah 14
\n21. Texas A&M 13
\n22. Purdue 12
\n23. Kentucky 10
\n24. West Virginia 8
\n25. North Caralina, Wilmington 6
\n26. Brigham Young 5
\n26. North Carolina 5
\n26. Missouri 5
\n29. U.S. Air Force Academy 4
\n29. Florida State 4
\n29. Washington 4
\n32. George Mason 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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