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The ACC is on the rise in the latest CSCAA women’s poll, with the University of Virginia maintaining its #1 ranking.
North Carolina has closed the gap on their ACC rivals, still sitting #2, but earning two first-place votes and sitting just two points back of Virginia.
Also rising are the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12, who are now 4th after sitting 6th last week. Georgia is still 3rd, and a tie between Stanford and Michigan rounds out the top 5.
Also rising big were the Texas A&M Aggies, who jumped from #14 to #7 overall.
About: The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division I Team Rankings are compiled by nine CSCAA-member coaches and one media member. The rankings will be released on a weekly basis throughout the 2015-16 season, alternating weeks between a men’s and women’s team ranking.
Methodology: The CSCAA Division I Poll Committee will produce in-season rankings of the 25 best performing NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving teams in rank order at the time of each poll. The poll is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win head-to-head against other teams in the country. Ranking are based on performances that have taken place since the previous poll and include invites as well as dual meets. The committee does not consider teams that have not yet competed in the current college season.
CSCAA NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Ranking as of November 18, 2015
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Virginia | 243 |
| 2 | 2 | North Carolina | 241 |
| 3 | 3 | Georgia | 226 |
| 4 | 6 | Texas | 219 |
| 5 | 5 | Stanford | 204 |
| 5 | 4 | Michigan | 204 |
| 7 | 14 | Texas A & M | 180 |
| 8 | 11 | Auburn | 176 |
| 9 | 8 | California | 174 |
| 10 | 7 | NC State | 166 |
| 11 | 9 | Indiana | 154 |
| 12 | 12 | Louisville | 135 |
| 13 | 16 | Southern California | 116 |
| 14 | 10 | Florida | 114 |
| 15 | 19 | Arizona | 86 |
| 16 | 13 | Tennessee | 85 |
| 17 | 21 | Missouri | 81 |
| 18 | 23 | Minnesota | 72 |
| 19 | 19 | UCLA | 69 |
| 19 | 15 | Penn State | 69 |
| 21 | NR | Arkansas | 57 |
| 21 | 17 | Duke | 57 |
| 21 | 18 | Wisconsin | 57 |
| 24 | 22 | Purdue | 34 |
| 25 | NR | Louisiana State | 14 |
Also Receiving Votes
Ohio State 13, Florida Gulf Coast 12, Penn 7, Kentucky 3, Nevada 2
Women’s DI Poll Committee:
Chair: Suzanne Yee, Princeton University; Dan Colella, Duke University; Roric Fink, University of Texas; Naya Higashijima, UCLA; Tanica Jamison, Texas A&M University; Mike Keeler, University of San Diego; Colleen Murphy, United States Air Force Academy; Sue Novitsky, University of Illinois; Katie Robinson, Tulane; Colin Shannahan, Wagner College