CSCAA Division I Poll: Texas Men, Virginia Women Earn Top Ranking

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The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its Division I Top 25 poll today. Due to the number of teams traveling with mid-season invitationals the CSCAA is publishing the rankings one day early. The committee, comprised of Division I coaches and select media outlets, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The University of Texas men and University of Virginia women, both preseason favorites, are number one again this month.

The Texas men keep their place at the top with 344 points, but share the first place votes with two other teams. North Carolina State University (337 points) tallied five first-place votes and move up to second. California (316) falls one position to third. Michigan (312) earns the final number one vote and climbs up two spots to fourth. Florida (295) rounds out the top five. Auburn, Purdue and UNLV break into the Top 25 this month at 20th, 22nd and 23rd, respectively. They were not ranked in the preseason. In all, thirty-one teams received votes.

The UVA women earned all fifteen first-place votes for 375 points. Texas jumps three spots from the preseason poll to second with 348 points. NC State (345) and Michigan (328) hold their positions at third and fourth, respectively. California receives 320 points and moves up one spot to fifth. Akron makes their season debuts in the Top 25 at 24th.

More college news here. You can find a complete list of the CSCAA rankings here.

The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and select media. Each committee includes nine representatives 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 remaining polls are scheduled for release on December 16, January 20, and February 10 and March 10. These dates are subject to change.

Division I Men

Rk	Prv	Team	Points
1	1	Texas	344
2	4	NC State	337
3	2	California	316
4	6	Michigan	312
5	3	Florida	295
6	5	Indiana	285
7	9	Virginia	245
8	8	Georgia	240
9	14	Missouri	229
10	7	Louisville	227
11	11	Ohio State	197
12	23	Southern California	194
13	12	Virginia Tech	168
13	17	Tennessee	168
15	13	Arizona State	148
16	10	Stanford	137
17	18	Wisconsin	115
18	16	Texas A&M	114
19	15	Florida State	94
20	NR	Auburn	89
21	19	Georgia Tech	77
22	NR	Purdue	64
23	NR	UNLV	55
24	20	Alabama	28
25	21	North Carolina	26

Also Receiving Votes

Harvard (18), Texas Christian (18), Penn State (5), Louisiana Sate (2), Arizona (2), Notre Dame (1)

Division I Women

Rk	Prv	Team	Points
1	1	Virginia	375
2	5	Texas	348
3	3	NC State	345
4	4	Michigan	328
5	6	California	320
6	2	Stanford	287
7	7	Tennessee	282
8	9	Florida	266
9	8	Georgia	263
10	10	Ohio State	249
11	13	Louisville	223
12	11	Indiana	214
13	12	Kentucky	183
14	17	Southern California	180
15	23	Auburn	165
16	14	Alabama	151
17	19	Wisconsin	122
18	15	North Carolina	108
19	20	Missouri	100
20	22	Arizona State	88
21	25	Notre Dame	58
22	24	Duke	49
23	16	Northwestern	45
24	NR	Akron	41
25	21	Texas A&M	34

Also Receiving Votes

Arkansas (15), Virginia Tech (15), Princeton (14), South Carolina (4), Florida State (3)

CSCAA Women’s Poll Committee

Jen Betz, Kansas; Niko Fantakis, Brown; Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist (Chair); Andrew Hodgson, Northwestern; Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky; Nathan Lavery, Drexel; Ben Loorz, UNVL; Sergio Lopez, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Maccoll, Rutgers; Lea Maurer, Southern California; Jeana Kempe, South Carolina; Jos Smith, Utah; Mike Stephens, Boston College; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.

CSCAA Men’s Poll Committee

Steve Barnes, Penn State; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Jerry Champer, Georgia; Matt Crispino, Princeton; Daniel Dozier, West Virginia; John Hargis, Pittsburgh; Jessica Livsey, Old Dominion; Craig Nisgor, Seattle; Bill Roberts (Chair), Navy; Dan Schemmel, Stanford; Rachel Stratton Mills, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State; Trevor Maida, Wisconsin; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.

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