99th Straight Win Highlights Georgia's Run to #1

The University of Georgia captured every first-place vote to lead the College Swimming Coaches Association of America / TYR Top 25.

It was the second-straight poll that Georgia has led the poll, but streaks are nothing new to the Bulldogs.  With their 173.5-121.5 win over Tennessee, Georgia won its 99th consecutive meet at Gabrielsen Natatorium.  

"It means an awful lot to be a part of such a rich tradition," Georgia head coach Jack Bauerle said. "You always have aspirations to do something that can't always be done, so this team and all the teams before them have to feel pretty good."

Stanford ranked second for the second-straight time while cross-bay rival California made the most significant jump.  The third-ranked Bears came out of hibernation to jump up from number seven following wins over Arizona and Arizona State.  Texas and Texas A&M rounded out the top five.  

The next poll will be the Division I men's poll February 3rd.  The next women's poll will be released February 10th.

The CSCAA Poll Committee produces in-season rankings of the 25 best performing NCAA Swimming and Diving teams in rank order at the time of each poll.  The poll is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win head-to-head against other teams in the country. Ranking are based on performances that have taken place since the previous poll and include invites as well as dual meets.

Rank	Prev	Team	Points
1	1	Georgia	250
2	2	Stanford	240
3	7	California	225
4	4	Texas	220
5	6	Texas A & M	202
6	8	Michigan	195
7	5	Southern California	180
8	3	Virginia	177
9	15	Florida	173
9	10	Louisville	173
11	9	Auburn	140
12	16	Indiana	136
13	12	Tennessee	135
14	11	Arizona	122
15	13	NC State	114
16	14	North Carolina	100
17	17	Wisconsin	92
18	21	Purdue	88
19	18	UCLA	64
20	23	Louisiana State	61
21	19	Missouri	47
21	20	Penn State	47
23	22	Alabama	27
24	26	Minnesota	15
25	NR	Yale	10
25	25	Ohio State	10

Also Receiving Votes:
Arkansas 4, Virginia Tech 3