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CSCAA NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Ranking
It’s a dawg party again, at least it is according to the CSCAA’s voting committee. The 2014 NCAA Champions top the rankings January 29th, 2015. With Jack Bauerle back at the helm, a lot is expected of the University of Georgia in Greenboro, N.C. this March. Greg Meehan’s Cardinals will surely challenge, and the Cal Golden Bears have much to prove after their misstep in 2014. Behind the scenes, there’s a lot of hype building. Missy Franklin’s last NCAA compeititon before turning pro is generating a lot of attention. Below is the CSCAA’s ranking, but how would you rank the DI Women’s teams? Comment and let us know.
1. Georgia
2. Stanford
3. California
4. Texas A&M
5. North Carolina
6. Texas
7. Florida
8. Auburn
9. Virginia
10. Tennessee
11. Arizona
12. North Carolina State
13. Indiana
14. Southern California
15. Michigan
16. Purdue
17. UCLA
18. Louisville
19. Minnesota
20. Louisiana State
21. Wisconsin
22. Kentucky
23. Ohio State
24. San Diego State University
25. Arizona State
Also receiving votes: Denver, Florida State, Penn State
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 2014-15 season, alternating weeks between a men’s and women’s team ranking.
Methodology: The CSCAA DI 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 yet to post official times in the current college season for the first poll.
College Swimming News is courtesy of CSCAA.