With wins over ACC stalwarts Virginia and North Carolina, the North Carolina State men’s swimming and diving team returned to the top of the latest CSCAA / TYR Top 25. The Wolfpack were previously ranked number one in the November 23rd poll before being displaced by California.
In the women’s poll, Stanford University garnered all dozen first-place votes to return to the top-spot. The Cardinal held the number one ranking for 10 weeks until Texas moved in after a win over Georgia.
Division I – Men
| Rank | Prev | Division I | Men |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | NC State | 242 |
| 2 | 1 | California | 239 |
| 3 | 2 | Texas | 231 |
| 4 | 4 | Indiana | 228 |
| 5 | 7 | Georgia | 205 |
| 6 | 10 | Florida | 181 |
| 7 | 12 | Auburn | 180 |
| 7 | 12 | Michigan | 180 |
| 9 | 8 | Louisville | 170 |
| 10 | 9 | Alabama | 162 |
| 11 | 4 | Stanford | 158 |
| 12 | 15 | Virginia | 123 |
| 13 | 17 | Arizona State | 118 |
| 14 | 6 | Missouri | 117 |
| 15 | 16 | Southern Cal | 111 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 105 | |
| 17 | 11 | Arizona | 95 |
| 18 | 20 | Ohio State | 75 |
| 19 | 21 | Notre Dame | 73 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 70 | |
| 21 | 18 | Florida State | 38 |
| 22 | 19 | Wisconsin | 37 |
| 23 | 23 | Harvard | 34 |
| 24 | Duke | 34 | |
| 25 | 22 | Texas A&M | 23 |
Also Receiving Votes:Denver 14, Kentucky 6, Virginia Tech 1
Division I – Women
| Rank | Prev | Division I | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stanford | 300 |
| 2 | 6 | California | 277 |
| 2 | 1 | Texas | 277 |
| 4 | 3 | Georgia | 271 |
| 5 | 4 | Southern Cal | 249 |
| 6 | 7 | Michigan | 235 |
| 7 | 9 | NC State | 225 |
| 8 | 5 | Virginia | 217 |
| 9 | 8 | Texas A&M | 216 |
| 10 | 10 | Louisville | 189 |
| 11 | 11 | Auburn | 176 |
| 12 | 12 | Wisconsin | 168 |
| 13 | 13 | Missouri | 149 |
| 13 | 15 | Tennessee | 148 |
| 15 | 14 | Indiana | 137 |
| 16 | 18 | Kentucky | 116 |
| 17 | 17 | Arizona | 98 |
| 18 | 22 | Duke | 97 |
| 19 | 20 | Florida | 77 |
| 19 | 16 | Minnesota | 76 |
| 21 | 19 | UCLA | 71 |
| 22 | 21 | Ohio State | 60 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 27 | |
| 24 | 25 | Louisiana State | 9 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 9 |
Also Receiving Votes: Yale 7, Florida State 4, Boise State 4, Purdue 3, Virginia Tech 3, Denver 1
