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Mid-Season Power Rankings: Division II Women

The time has come for many College Swimmers to be resting at home for the short winter breaks that they have before returning to school to commence the dreaded Winter Training.  There is a positive to this though, it means that most teams also just came off of a mid-season rest meet which really helps to start to form the picture of what the NCAA Championship are going to look like.

So with that in mind, here is a list of the Power Rankings for the Division II Women.  Unlike other polls, this poll is used as a predictor to determine the outcome of the NCAA Championships.  Taking into account times and splash limits this is the best gauge to tell what might shake-down in March.  Other polls try to determine who would win in a head to head dual, but we wanted to look at the depth within each team and really try and create the best Power Ranking available, think of it as the BCS of Swimming.  Without further ado, here are the Rankings:

  1. Drury
  2. Queens (NC)
  3. Delta State
  4. Simon Fraser
  5. Florida Southern
  6. UCSD
  7. Wingate
  8. LIU Post
  9. Grand Valley
  10. West Chester
  11. Tampa
  12. West Florida
  13. Lindenwood
  14. Alaska- Faribanks
  15. St. Cloud State
  16. IUP
  17. Northern Michigan
  18. Bridgeport
  19. Cal Baptist
  20. Lynn
  21. Edinboro
  22. CSU East Bay
  23. Wayne State
  24. Bloomsburg
  25. Findlay

Other’s Receiving Points: Gannon, NMY, Indy, Truman State, Lewis, Limestone

What are your thought’s on this list?  Any teams that surprised you?  Leave us a Comment.

 

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tall n wet
10 years ago

Its called peaking early. If she can go faster 2 months from now, great. If not, then I told you so.

Old Coach
Reply to  tall n wet
10 years ago

Coach Dan’l has done an outstanding job with that team. Your criticism is unwarranted.

DSU bound '14
Reply to  tall n wet
10 years ago

mate you’re an absolute tosser. All you have is negative comments against delta state. Wow just give it a rest, Just because you think youre the top dog of swimming. You probably haven’t even swum that fast in your life.

Tall n Wet
10 years ago

Yes, one record gets set and everyone loses their mind. Again, I say wait and see 2 months from now to see if similar results follow.

DSU Supporter
Reply to  Tall n Wet
10 years ago

this is why they are MID SEASON rankings. Not 2 months from now rankings. They will make another list, read the rankings for what they are….mid season.

DSU Supporter
Reply to  Tall n Wet
10 years ago

and also, why not lose their mind? She broke the NCAA record. No female in the history of division II has ever swam that fast in that event. Its a big deal. So let them praise it.

DSU supporter
10 years ago

Tall n wet, aka hank, delta state women are third because these are mid season rankings and they had an NCAA record breaker along with a good list of near A cuts and top 10 swims. The women are better than they have ever been at delta.

Tall N Wet
10 years ago

I dont understand why Delta State is 3rd. The girls have been fast, yes, but I wouldnt be surprised if they fell in the rankings 2 months from now. If only their coach could make their guys as fast…

Hondo
10 years ago

Who is IUP? Great site, thanks!

DC Guy
Reply to  Hondo
10 years ago

IUP stands for Indiana University of Pennsylvania located in the town of Indiana, PA. I was curious as well so I looked them up. They are 60 miles NE of Pittsburgh with a student population of over 15,000.

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