Final Division I Dual Meet Poll: Stanford and Texas Number One
Final Top 25 Dual Meet Poll keeps Texas men at number one while Stanford women reclaim the top spot.
Stanford Women and Texas Men are ranked number one in the final CSCAA Top 25 Dual Meet Poll of the season.
The Stanford women come full circle, sitting number one for the first time since the preseason poll was released. Same situations is true for Virginia as they are now back at their preseason ranking of second. The Lady Vols are up one position from January to take third. California is fourth and Michigan is fifth in the last dual meet poll of the season.
Notable jumps on the women's side include Southern California moving from 24th to 8th and Duke is 9th after receiving votes in January. UCLA makes their first appearance at 24th. Akron, Northwestern and Minnesota tie for 25th.
Texas men don't give an inch as they are unanimously voted number one by the committee. California and Michigan hold at number two and three for the third straight poll. Indiana maintains fourth for the second time in a row while NC State jumps back into the top five on the men's side.
USC (21), North Carolina (23), Harvard (23) and Utah (25) are all back in the Top 25 this February after receiving votes in January. With the exception of these four teams, every team held within three spots of their January ranking.
A full list of the Top 25 Dual meet Poll can be found at 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).
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
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 325 |
| 2 | 2 | California | 312 |
| 3 | 3 | Michigan | 299 |
| 4 | 4 | Indiana | 281 |
| 5 | 7 | NC State | 273 |
| 6 | 5 | Texas A&M | 265 |
| 7 | 6 | Missouri | 240 |
| 8 | 8 | Georgia | 225 |
| 9 | 10 | Louisville | 211 |
| 10 | 13 | Arizona State | 209 |
| 11 | 9 | Florida | 189 |
| 12 | 12 | Tennessee | 171 |
| 13 | 10 | Arizona | 161 |
| 14 | 15 | Florida State | 150 |
| 15 | 17 | Virginia | 140 |
| 16 | 19 | Stanford | 129 |
| 17 | 14 | Ohio State | 118 |
| 18 | 16 | Notre Dame | 102 |
| 19 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 88 |
| 20 | 18 | Iowa | 78 |
| 21 | NR | Southern California | 54 |
| 22 | 21 | Northwestern | 35 |
| 23 | NR | North Carolina | 30 |
| 23 | NR | Harvard | 30 |
| 25 | NR | Utah | 22 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Georgia Tech (20), Alabama (15), Denver (13), Wisconsin (12), Kentucky (11), Louisana State (7), Princeton (5), Navy (3), Purdue (2)Division I Women
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stanford | 321 |
| 2 | 6 | Virginia | 304 |
| 3 | 4 | Tennessee | 298 |
| 4 | 2 | California | 280 |
| 5 | 1 | Michigan | 266 |
| 6 | 3 | NC State | 264 |
| 7 | 8 | Florida | 253 |
| 8 | 24 | Southern California | 213 |
| 9 | NR | Duke | 205 |
| 10 | 10 | Texas | 204 |
| 11 | 15 | North Carolina | 176 |
| 12 | 9 | Georgia | 173 |
| 13 | 14 | Auburn | 173 |
| 14 | 12 | Notre Dame | 150 |
| 15 | 13 | Kentucky | 137 |
| 16 | 19 | Louisville | 132 |
| 17 | NR | Arizona State | 131 |
| 18 | 11 | Texas A&M | 102 |
| 19 | 7 | Ohio State | 90 |
| 20 | 20 | Missouri | 65 |
| 21 | 17 | Louisiana State | 52 |
| 22 | 22 | Princeton | 46 |
| 23 | 21 | Indiana | 46 |
| 24 | NR | UCLA | 40 |
| 25 | NR | Akron | 20 |
| 25 | 16 | Northwestern | 20 |
| 25 | 23 | Minnesota | 20 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Alabama (19), Arkansas (7), Virginia Tech (6), Florida State (5), Arizona (4), Houston (2)
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