Texas Women and California Men Hold Their Top Position in Fourth 2018-19 Poll
December 5, 2018 - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) have released the fourth TYR Top 25 Dual Meet Poll of the 2018-19 swimming and diving season. The California men and Texas women held their #1 positions for the third poll in a row.
On the women's side, Michigan, Stanford, California, and Tennessee complete the top 5. Tennessee made a large jump from ninth place up to fifth after their showing at their invitational. On the men's side Texas, Indiana, Michigan, and Florida complete the top five. Texas men posted a large number of top times this past weekend to move themselves from sixth up to second.
The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition over the most-recent polling period. The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and the next polls are scheduled for release on January 23, February 13 and February 20.
Division I Men
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | California | 324 |
| 2 | 6 | Texas | 309 |
| 3 | 2 | Indiana | 295 |
| 4 | 4 | Michigan | 269 |
| 5 | 4 | Florida | 265 |
| 6 | 3 | NC State | 264 |
| 7 | 8 | Stanford | 245 |
| 8 | 9 | Louisville | 214 |
| 9 | 7 | Southern California | 212 |
| 10 | 13 | Texas A&M | 206 |
| 11 | 10 | Tennessee | 196 |
| 12 | 14 | Georgia | 176 |
| 13 | 25 | Arizona | 146 |
| 14 | 11 | Ohio State | 140 |
| 15 | 17 | Arizona State | 134 |
| 16 | 15 | Virginia | 130 |
| 17 | 24 | Missouri | 125 |
| 18 | 12 | Alabama | 111 |
| 19 | 19 | Florida State | 95 |
| 20 | 20 | Georgia Tech | 80 |
| 21 | NR | Utah | 62 |
| 22 | 22 | Purdue | 60 |
| 23 | 21 | Notre Dame | 57 |
| 24 | 18 | Minnesota | 25 |
| 25 | 23 | Kentucky | 23 |
Also Received Votes:
Virginia Tech (19), Harvard/Navy (13), Denver (6), Grand Canyon (5), Penn/Louisiana State/South Carolina (2)
Division I Women
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 318 |
| 2 | 2 | Michigan | 317 |
| 3 | 3 | Stanford | 301 |
| 4 | 5 | California | 286 |
| 5 | 9 | Tennessee | 259 |
| 6 | 8 | Louisville | 257 |
| 7 | 6 | Southern California | 245 |
| 8 | 11 | Texas A&M | 234 |
| 9 | 7 | NC State | 231 |
| 10 | 10 | Florida | 198 |
| 11 | 4 | Virginia | 191 |
| 11 | 15 | Georgia | 191 |
| 13 | 17 | Kentucky | 163 |
| 14 | 13 | Indiana | 162 |
| 15 | 14 | Notre Dame | 131 |
| 16 | 20 | Wisconsin | 125 |
| 17 | 12 | Auburn | 123 |
| 18 | 21 | Minnesota | 111 |
| 19 | 25 | Missouri | 96 |
| 20 | 16 | Duke | 74 |
| 21 | NR | Arizona | 69 |
| 22 | 23 | Ohio State | 36 |
| 23 | NR | Alabama | 35 |
| 24 | 19 | North Carolina | 25 |
| 25 | NR | Houston | 18 |
Also Received Votes:
Arkansas/Northwestern (8), Purdue/Utah/UCLA (4), Arizona State (1)
Women's Poll Committee
Colleen Murphy, Air Force; Dan Colella, Duke; Ryan Wochomurka, Houston; Lars Jorgenson, Kentucky; Naya Higashijima, UCLA; Jennifer Buffin, Oregon State; David Geyer, LSU; Neil Harper, Arkansas; Jesse Moore, Minnesota; Kristy Brager, Wisconsin; Niko Fantakis, Brown; April Jensen, Notre Dame; Nathan Lavery, TCU;
Men's Poll Committee
Brian Schrader, Denver; Steve Schaffer, Grand Canyon ; Bill Roberts Navy; Craig Nisgor, Seattle; McGee Moody South Carolina; Chad Cradock UMBC; Chase Bloch, USC; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Ashley Dell, Iowa; Damion Dennis, West Virginia; Dan Kesler, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State; Jamie Holder, Dartmouth; Kevin Woodhull-Smith, East Carolina
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.
About TYR
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