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Latest CSCAA Poll Has a West Coast Feeling

Braden Keith
by Braden Keith 0

January 25th, 2011 College

Division 1

Oh what a difference a week makes. As we outlined in the last poll release, the past week-plus, and the next week-plus, will have a ton of major dual-meets that are going to put a serious shakeup into the rankings, and we saw the first evidence of that with the release of today’s rankings.

On the men’s side, Cal vaulted into the top position after dominating #2 Arizona this past weekend. The #2 Stanford Cardinal moved up a slot by pulling off the same feat a day earlier. They were also helped by impressive early returns from Austin Staab in his comeback to college swimming.  The biggest move was #3 Auburn jumping up from sixth in the previous poll. This was by way of a hugely surprising, upset victory over then-number one Texas, who are the defending National Champs. The voters were relatively confident that those were the top three teams in some order, but were nearly split on first place votes. #1 Cal got seven, #2 Stanford got six, and #3 Auburn got seven. As usual, it seems that Auburn has polarized the swimming community. A large group thinks that they are the best dual meet team in the country by now, but them still sitting in third means that there is a large portion of the country that had them outside of the top three.

Arizona had the biggest slide amongst the top teams, as they fell all the way down to #6. With all of the losses that they took after last season, they might have been a little too highly rated at second in a dual meet poll, but will still be tough in March. The aforementioned Longhorns slid all the way back to No. 4 after the loss to Auburn and a win over Georgia. The #9 Georgia men, despite losing two of their three meets since the last poll (against #4 Texas and #7 Tennessee) still impressed enough voters with their win over #13 Indiana to jump two spots.

Florida held tight as teams moved around them. The #5 Gators lost a tough dual loss against Auburn, but have been bolstered by the addition of impressive butterflier Marcin Cieslak. The #8 USC men, who are one of the few top teams that haven’t swum elite competition yet this semester, slid back from seventh.  #11 Ohio State slid back even further as voters get the chance to mentally evaluate their extremely impressive December times. And rounding out the top ten is Virginia, who moved back among the elite teams after knocking off #9 North Carolina in a dual meet.

On the women’s side, the #1Stanford Cardinal increased their stranglehold on the top spot in the latest voting. They increased their margin from 26 to 45 in just a few weeks, thanks to a totally dominant performance over #7 Arizona. Georgia held steady in second, with six first-place votes. #3 USC is starting to build steam (including with our readers) in the National Championship race and jumped up a spot in the rankings to capture top honors in three voters’ minds. The Cal women stayed put in fourth with a solid (second-day) win over #7 Arizona. And then there’s #5 Auburn, who reaped the rewards of an 66-point shellacking of then-number-three Texas, and a solid 30 point win over then-number-six Florida. They jumped seven spots, and landed just ahead of the #6 Longhorns. Texas also lost to Georgia on the same roadtrip, though by a much smaller margin.

The Florida women, who are the defending National Champions, slid two spots to No. 8 after they lost to Auburn as well. Texas A&M dropped one spot to ninth after walking-over unranked LSU, and #10 Tennessee stayed put after a 177-123 loss to Georgia.

Big meets to watch between now and the Conference Championships include (#7M/#3W) USC’s brutal weekend double a when they face both #1’s on the road in the same weekend: (#2M/#1W)  Stanford and (#1M/#4W) Cal. The #9 Georgia men and the #16 Alabama men’s dual might get overlooked a little, but it’s definitely on our radar as a great test for the up-and-coming Crimson Tide. The upcoming Big Ten Quad Meets are always good for some interesting results in the blustery North. Also don’t miss two of the biggest rivalry series’ in college sports, as the #11 Ohio State men head to Ann Arbor to challenge the #13 Michigan men, and the #4 Texas Longhorns and #19 Texas A&M Aggies face-off next weekend in the Lone Star Showdown.

Poll Date: January 26, 2011
Men’s Rankings Women’s Rankings
Rank Prev Men Points Rank Prev Women Points
1 4 California (7) 439 1 1 Stanford (23) 791
2 3 Stanford (6) 428 2 2 Georgia (6) 746
3 6 Auburn (7) 423 3 4 Southern California (3) 709
4 1 Texas 419 4 4 California 680
5 5 Florida 416 5 12 Auburn 618
6 2 Arizona 401 6 3 Texas 614
7 10 Tennessee 330 7 7 Arizona 585
8 7 Southern California 327 8 6 Florida 547
9 11 Georgia 316 9 8 Texas A&M 518
10 14 Virginia 297 10 10 Tennessee 508
11 8 Ohio State 289 11 9 Virginia 506
12 9 North Carolina 277 12 11 North Carolina 442
13 12 Indiana 269 13 13 Minnesota 374
13 13 Michigan 257 14 14 Indiana 326
15 15 Minnesota 223 15 15 Michigan 320
16 17 Alabama 179 16 17 Louisville 293
17 16 UNLV 151 17 16 Wisconsin 250
18 19 Louisville 140 18 18 Ohio State 214
19 20 Texas A&M 133 19 20 Purdue 193
20 18 Florida State 129 20 19 Arkansas 165
21 22 Louisiana State 82 21 22 UCLA 159
22 23 South Carolina 69 22 21 Southern Methodist 129
23 21 Purdue 63 23 23 Louisiana State 107
24 23 Iowa 39 24 24 San Diego State 59
25 NR Navy 34 25 NR Penn State 39
25 NR Arizona State 39
Also Receiving Votes: Also Receiving Votes:
Princeton 33, Georgia Tech 27, Kentucky 26, Southern Methodist 24, UC-Santa Barbara 16, Harvard 16, Texas Christian 15, Wisconsin 15, Virginia Tech 13, Notre Dame 12, Arizona State 9, Missouri 9, Pennsylvania 9, Cincinnati 8, Penn State 8, Michigan State 7, Oakland 6, California State-Bakersfield 5, Clemson 4, Northwestern 4, East Carolina 3, Hawaii 3, Army 3, Wyoming 2, Denver 1, Pittsburgh 1 Florida State 38, Missouri 35, Alabama 32, Notre Dame 23, Princeton 19, Miami (Florida) 17, Virginia Tech 16, Maryland 15, Harvard 14, Georgia Tech 13, Kentucky 12, Utah 11, Wyoming 11, Oregon State 9, Miami University (Ohio) 8, Nevada, UNLV 8, Northwestern 8, Ohio 8, Yale 8, Florida Gulf Coast 7, Kansas 6, Nebraska 6, Towson 6, Brigham Young 5, Duke 4, Northern Arizona 4, San Jose State 4, South Carolina 4, Iowa 3, Toledo 3, Denver 2, Buffalo 1, East Carolina 1, Nevada 1, UNC-Wilmington 1, Villanova 1

Division 2

Poll Date: January 12, 2011
Men’s Rankings Women’s Rankings
Rank Prev Team Points Rank Prev Team Points
1 1 Drury (10) 274 1 1 Drury University (10) 273
2 4 Missouri Science & Technology 240 2 3 UC-San Diego 252
3 2 Grand Valley State 237 3 2 Ashland University (1) 234
4 5 Ashland 226 4 5 Grand Valley State 217
5 6 Wayne State 221 5 6 Clarion University 208
6 3 UC-San Diego 206 6 4 Incarnate Word the 206
7 7 Incarnate Word 199 7 8 Wayne State (Michigan) 203
8 8 Grand Canyon 190 8 9 Ouachita Baptist University 170
9 10 Henderson State 179 9 7 California University (PA) 159
10 15 Ouachita Baptist 160 10 12 Henderson State 158
11 13 Wingate 152 11 15 Tampa 144
12 14 Tampa 144 12 10 West Chester University 139
13 17 Florida Southern 138 13 11 Indianapolis 138
14 11 West Chester 133 14 16 Grand Canyon University 134
15 12 Bridgeport 128 15 13 Wingate University 111
16 16 Indianapolis 118 16 21 Florida Southern College 108
17 19 Clarion 99 17 18 Indiana University (PA) 96
18 9 Nova Southeastern 90 18 17 Bridgeport 94
19 18 Queens (NC) 86 19 14 Truman State 76
20 20 Lewis 60 20 22 Shippensburg University 56
21 21 Southern Connecticut State 49 21 19 C.W. Post / Long Island 54
22 NR Saint Leo (1) 43 22 23 Saint Cloud State 49
23 22 Limestone 37 23 20 Nebraska at Omaha 45
24 23 Shippensburg 31 24 NR Nova Southeastern 32
25 25 Colorado School of Mines 17 25 NR Wheeling Jesuit University 27
Also Receiving Votes: Also Receiving Votes:
Delta State 16, West Virginia Wesleyan 16, Bloomsburg 15, Mars Hill 12, Saint Cloud State 8, Rollins 7, Davis and Elkins 6, Indiana (PA) 5, Adams State 4, Wheeling Jesuit 4, Lenoir-Rhyne 3, Lindenwood 2, Truman State 2, Minnesota State-Mankato 1, Notre Dame  (Ohio) 1, Texas-Permian Basin 1 Texas-Permian Basin 26, Saint Leo 25, Lock Haven 24, Southern Connecticut State 19, Converse 16, Minnesota State-Mankato 12, Bloomsburg 11, Alaska Fairbanks 8, Delta State 8, Edinboro 7, Catawba 6, Le Moyne 5, Hillsdale 4, Rollins 3, Mars Hill 2, Queens University of Ch

Division 3

Poll Date: January 12, 2011
Men’s Rankings Women’s Rankings
Rank Prev Team Points Rank Prev Team Points
1 1 Kenyon (16) 400 1 2 Emory (10) 298
2 2 Emory 382 2 1 Kenyon (2) 287
3 3 Denison 367 3 3 Denison 277
4 6 Johns Hopkins 328 4 4 Williams 255
5 4 M. I. T. 315 5 6 Johns Hopkins 210
6 5 Kalamazoo 294 6 7 M. I. T. 204
7 7 Williams 279 7 9 C-M-S 195
8 9 Amherst 269 8 5 Amherst 192
9 8 Stevens Institute 251 9 8 Stevens Institute 187
10 13 Carnegie Mellon 225 10 10 UW-Stevens Point 161
11 12 TCNJ 215 11 12 Washington (Missouri) 157
12 10 UW-Stevens Point 198 12 15 Chicago 137
13 11 Washington (Missouri) 193 13 11 Carthage 136
14 14 Hope 164 14 13 Carnegie Mellon 129
15 15 Grove City 152 15 14 Grove City 128
16 16 Tufts 120 16 16 Hope 93
17 21 Chicago 117 17 17 Kalamazoo 83
18 19 Saint Olaf 100 18 23 Springfield 68
19 18 DePauw 99 19 19 UW-La Crosse 65
20 17 Whitworth 97 20 21 Middlebury 59
21 22 Carthage 66 21 18 TCNJ 57
21 20 Middlebury 66 22 22 Wheaton (IL) 46
23 24 Redlands 64 23 NR SUNY-Geneseo 45
24 23 Washington and Lee 63 24 NR Gustavus Adolphus 42
25 25 Olivet 36 25 20 Keene State 37
Also Receiving Votes: Also Receiving Votes:
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 31, Puget Sound 26, Coast Guard 25, Franklin & Marshall 23, Allegheny 19, Penn State-Behrend 18, Westminster 17, Baldwin-Wallace 14, UC-Santa Cruz 14, Case Western 13, Wooster 13, Wabash 12, Washington & Jefferson 12, Connecticut 10, Keene State 10, New York 10, Merchant Marine 7, SUNY-Cortland 5, SUNY-Geneseo 4, Gustavus Adolphus 3, Saint Thomas 3, Springfield 3, Calvin 2, California Lutheran 1 Mary Washington 33, Ithaca 31, Case Western 27, UC-Santa Cruz 24, Whitworth 24, Calvin 23, Luther 15, Puget Sound 13, Washington & Lee 11, Connecticut 10, SUNY-New Paltz 10, California Lutheran 9, Centre 9, DePauw 8, Saint Olaf 7, Washington and Jefferson 6, Carleton 5, Trinity (TX) 3, Coast Guard 2, Wooster 2

Full CSCAA Poll Release Available Here.

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Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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