By Chuck Knoles<\/p>\n
PITTSBURGH, February 25. THE Georgia Bulldogs are poised to win the 2004-5 CSCAA\u2019s title for the best college dual meet team in the land. All eight of the pollsters chose the Bulldogs as their #1 pick for the spot \u2014 the one they have enjoyed throughout most of the 2004-5 season.<\/p>\n
The surprise of the dual meet season, however, came in the men's rankings after California completed its dual meet season undefeated by downing the previously #2-ranked Stanford on February 19. The meet has been dubbed the \u201cfastest dual meet\u201d of the 2004-5 season, and very possibly NCAA history. There were more than a dozen or so NCAA Automatic A-cuts achieved at the meet. The resulting win for California bounced the Bears to the #1 spot in the country.<\/p>\n
Quoting from the Cal Bear\u2019s website coverage of the meet\u2026 "It feels great," (Coach Nort)Thornton said of Cal's first victory over its rival in over a decade. "Both teams swam really well. It wasn't a matter of anyone swimming poorly. Considering the weather, the times were fantastic. It's one of the fastest dual meets I've ever seen." <\/p>\n
College Swim Coaches Association (CSCAA)
\nDivision I Swimming and Diving Team
\nDual Meet Rankings for the 2004-5 Season
\nFeb. 24, 2005<\/p>\n
MEN\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Rank\tMEN\u2019S DIV. IRANKING( )- indicates #1 votes\tFeb.24, 2005
\n1\tCalifornia\t195 (5)
\n2\tAuburn\t 192 (3)
\n3\tStanford\t184
\n4\tFlorida\t 181
\n5\tMichigan\t167
\n6\tMinnesota\t161
\n7\tTexas\t 152
\n8\tArizona\t 144
\n9\tSouthern Cal\t135
\n10\tVirginia\t126
\n11\tGeorgia\t 121
\n12\tKentucky\t114
\n13\tIndiana\t 104
\n14\tNorthwestern\t 96
\n15\tPurdue\t 88
\n16\tTexas A&M\t 79
\n17\tTennessee\t 63
\n18\tWisconsin\t 61
\n19\tHawaii\t 53
\n20\tNorth Carolina\t 39
\n21\tNotre Dame\t 34
\n22\tFlorida State\t 29
\n23\tBYU\t 28
\n24\tHarvard\t 19
\n25\tOhio State\t 13<\/p>\n
\tOthers receiving votes
\n\tSMU\t 9
\n\tAlabama\t 8
\n\tGeorgia Tech 4
\n\tArizona State\t 1<\/p>\n
WOMEN<\/p>\n
Rank\tWOMEN\u2019S DIV. IRANKING( )- indicates #1 votes\tFeb. 24, 2005
\n1\tGeorgia\t 200 (8)
\n2\tAuburn\t 192
\n3\tFlorida\t 184
\n4\tTexas\t 176
\n5\tStanford 168
\n6\tArizona\t 159
\n7\tSMU\t 150
\n8\tWisconsin 143
\n9\tTexas A&M 135
\n10\tUCLA\t 125
\n11\tCalifornia 124
\n12\tMaryland 113
\n13\tVirginia 101
\n14\tPenn State 99
\n15\tASU\t 88
\n16\tNorth Carolina 75
\n17\tMichigan 70
\n18\tIndiana\t 60
\n19\tHawaii\t 59
\n20\tFlorida State 41
\n21\tWashington 32
\n22\tTennessee 27
\n23\tMinnesota 23
\n24\tPurdue\t 20
\n25\tNorthwestern 15<\/p>\n
\tOthers receiving votes
\n\tNotre Dame\t7
\n\tSouthern Cal\t6<\/p>\n
For More Information Contact:
\nChuck Knoles @ cknoles@pitt.edu<\/p>\n
The dual meet season is now complete and many of the conference championships have already been held or will be contested in the next week. It should be an exciting championship season. <\/p>\n
Many of the 270 participation spots for men and 320 spots for women have already been snagged by a plethora of Automatic Time Standards already achieved this season. The NCAA Championship invited list will have to wait until the conclusion of the remainder of the nation\u2019s conference meets and \u201cLast Chance\u201d competitions.<\/p>\n
Divers must all qualify at Zone Qualifying Meets held on the same weekend across the country. Of the 211 slots left on the women\u2019s side 41 women will dive in their respective Zone Qualifying Meets, March 10-12 and vie for an invitation to the NCAA Championships. For the men, there are 35 slots open for divers. They will also compete March 10-12 for those 35 slots and a shot at the Championships in March.<\/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– 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 17-18-19, 2005 at Purdue University in Indiana for the women. The men\u2019s championship will take place the following week March 24-25-26, 2005 at the University of Minnesota. The College Swimming Coaches\u2019 Association (CSCAA) has sponsored the dual meet poll for 20 plus years now. <\/p>\n
The CSCAA will crown the Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Dual Meet Championship team for the season on Thursday, March 10, 2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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