Texas Men and Virginia Women First in Preseason Poll
Michigan women and texas men earn the top ranking in january’s cscaa top 25 dual meet poll
Michigan Women and the Texas Men are ranked number one the January CSCAA Top 25 Dual Meet Poll.
The Lady Wolverines earned the top spot for the first time this season. They started January with a win at the Orange Bowl Classic, followed-up with impressive victories against Big Ten foes (#15) Indiana and (#18) Ohio State. Cal took the six remaining top votes from the committee but dropped one spot to number 2, only 3 points behind Michigan. NC State moved from sixth to third this month. Tennessee and Stanford remain in the top five at fourth and fifth, respectively.
After three straight wins agains Iowa, Illinois and Northwestern Notre Dame women jump into the poll at 12th. LSU had a big win against SEC opponent (#12) Missouri which helped earn them the 17th ranking. Princeton makes their debut in the poll this season at 22nd and Florida State is back in at 25th after not being ranked the last two months.
On the men's side, it was unanimous among the committee: Texas, California and Michigan are once again first, second and third. Indiana moves up one spot to fourth and Texas A&M moves down one spot to fifth.
The men's poll includes five newcomers: Northwestern (21), Louisiana State (22), Denver (23), Georgia Tech (24) and Kentucky (25). LSU, Denver, Georgia Tech and Kentucky all received votes last month.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and select media. Each committee includes members from the Power Five leagues, five at-large programs and two media members. The women and men committee chairs are Naya Higashijima (SMU) and Bill Roberts (Navy). The final poll is scheduled for release on February 19th.
Women's Poll Committee
Dan Colella, Duke; Niko Fantakis, Brown; Chris Hansen, CSU Bakersfield; Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist; Nathan Lavery, Texas Christian; Matthew Leach, Washington State; Sergio Lopez, Virginia Tech; Christine Mabile, Boise State; Jonathan Maccoll, Rutgers; Jesse Moore, Minnesota; Jeff Poppell, Florida; Jos Smith, Utah; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; John Lohn, Swimming World.
Men's Poll Committee
Steve Barnes, Penn State; Molly Belk, Purdue; Chase Bloch, Southern California; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Chad Cradock UMBC; Daniel Dozier, West Virginia; John Hargis, Pittsburgh; Jamie Holder, Dartmouth; Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky; Craig Nisgor, Seattle; Bill Roberts Navy; Rachel Stratton Mills, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; John Lohn, Swimming World.
Division I Men
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | California | 288 |
| 3 | 3 | Michigan | 276 |
| 4 | 5 | Indiana | 257 |
| 5 | 4 | Texas A&M | 245 |
| 6 | 7 | Missouri | 231 |
| 7 | 6 | NC State | 230 |
| 8 | 11 | Georgia | 222 |
| 9 | 9 | Florida | 194 |
| 10 | 13 | Louisville | 188 |
| 11 | 8 | Arizona | 188 |
| 12 | 10 | Tennessee | 166 |
| 13 | 12 | Arizona State | 152 |
| 14 | 16 | Ohio State | 137 |
| 15 | 14 | Florida State | 129 |
| 16 | 17 | Notre Dame | 99 |
| 17 | 15 | Virginia | 90 |
| 18 | 18 | Iowa | 87 |
| 19 | 19 | Stanford | 84 |
| 20 | 24 | Virginia Tech | 81 |
| 21 | NR | Northwestern | 70 |
| 22 | NR | Louisiana State | 52 |
| 23 | NR | Denver | 29 |
| 24 | NR | Georgia Tech | 23 |
| 25 | NR | Kentucky | 19 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Auburn (18), Utah (16), Southern California (11), Alabama (9), Harvard (4), North Carolina (3), Duke (2)Division I Women
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michigan | 292 |
| 2 | 1 | California | 289 |
| 3 | 6 | NC State | 267 |
| 4 | 2 | Tennessee | 265 |
| 5 | 4 | Stanford | 252 |
| 6 | 3 | Virginia | 243 |
| 7 | 18 | Ohio State | 224 |
| 8 | 7 | Florida | 220 |
| 9 | 8 | Georgia | 207 |
| 10 | 10 | Texas | 190 |
| 11 | 19 | Texas A&M | 175 |
| 12 | NR | Notre Dame | 159 |
| 13 | 13 | Kentucky | 139 |
| 14 | 14 | Auburn | 136 |
| 15 | 16 | North Carolina | 131 |
| 16 | 25 | Northwestern | 118 |
| 17 | NR | Louisiana State | 101 |
| 18 | 17 | Alabama | 95 |
| 19 | 11 | Louisville | 84 |
| 20 | 12 | Missouri | 79 |
| 21 | 15 | Indiana | 56 |
| 22 | NR | Princeton | 52 |
| 23 | 24 | Minnesota | 46 |
| 24 | 9 | Southern California | 44 |
| 25 | NR | Florida State | 22 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Iowa (6), Wisconsin (3), Houston (2), Arkansas (2), Duke (1)
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