﻿{"id":230976,"date":"2016-11-30T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T16:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=230976"},"modified":"2016-11-29T08:32:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T15:32:51","slug":"texas-invitational-preview-top-teams-will-have-conference-meet-feel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-invitational-preview-top-teams-will-have-conference-meet-feel\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Invitational Preview: Top Teams Will Have Conference Feel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Dan D\u2019Addona.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It has been a strong start to the season for many of the nation\u2019s top swimming and diving teams.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the national powers are looking to end the first semester with a bang before refocusing their training during winter break.<\/p>\n<p>The defending national champion Texas Longhorns won\u2019t have to travel far for their final hurrah of 2016, hosting the Texas Invitational.<\/p>\n<p>The Longhorns are ranked No. 5 in the men\u2019s College Swimming Coaches Association of America poll and No. 3 in the women\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n<p>Texas will be joined by big-conference opponents like the Stanford men, USC, UCLA, Arizona and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford is ranked No. 19, while USC is No. 17, Arizona is No. 24 and Wisconsin is 27<sup>th<\/sup> in the men\u2019s poll.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s competition brings No. 8 USC, No. 13 Wisconsin, No. 22 UCLA and No. 24 Arizona, among others.<\/p>\n<p>This meet will almost feel like a mini Pac-12 Conference Championship meet with the Trojans, Wildcats and Bruins as well as the Stanford men.<\/p>\n<p>Texas will take the place of the Stanford women and the Cal men as the dominant team to beat, making for an interesting dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>The USC, UCLA and Arizona women are moving up the national ranks and quietly putting together solid seasons. 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