A pair of Division II heavyweights dominate the first Division II Dual Meet swim rankings of 2006-07.  The University of California-San Diego women and University of North Dakota men occupy the top spots.  For UCSD, it is a familiar spot.  Both men’s and women’s teams swept the final 2005-06 rankings.  North Dakota’s men captured the top spot after finishing last season’s rankings in second.  The CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Rankings uses and objective scoring system to measure a team’s dual-meet strength.

The North Dakota men, who actually have no dual meets scheduled this season, have been led by national record-holder Rodrigo Ferreira.  Ferreira was named the Division II Swimmer-of-the-Week October 25th.  Grand Valley State (3-1) was ranked second.  UC-San Diego (1-3), with this week’s Division II Swimmer-of-the-Week, Tim Fuller, was ranked third.  St. Cloud State and Ouachita Baptist rounded out the top five.  

On the women’s side, UC-San Diego maintained their top position from last year’s final ranking. Swimming against a largely Division I schedule, the Tritons are out to a 1-3 record.   The North Central Conference occupies the next three spots.  The North Dakota women, after finishing third last season, sit second while their neighbors to the South – the University of South Dakota – occupies the third spot.  St. Cloud State and Delta State are tied for fifth place.  

Two slots in the men’s top twenty five were left unfilled as teams were unable to submit entries by the publication deadline.  Updated rankings with late entries will be posted on the Team Polls page.

The CollegeSwimming.com rankings are based on each team's best dual meet lineup as judged and submitted by participating teams. Rankings are announced four times throughout the season and entries are due on November 14 (Pre-Invite), December 20 (Post-Invite), February 6 (Pre-Conference) , and March 6 (post-conference).

	Division II Women's Ranking				Division II Women's Ranking
1	UC San Diego	163		1	North Dakota	170
2	North Dakota	159		2	Grand Valley State	155
3	South Dakota	153		3	UC San Diego	152
4	St. Cloud State	150		4	St. Cloud State	151
4	Delta State	150		5	Ouachita Baptist	150
6	Grand Valley State	149		6	Henderson State	148
7	Minnesota State-Mankato	144		7	Delta State	145
8	Truman State	141		8	Ashland	141
9	Ashland	137		9	Indianapolis	140
10	Ouachita Baptist	130		10	Tampa	128
10	Tampa	130		11	Truman State	124
12	Indianapolis	129		12	Minnesota State-Mankato	122
13	C.W. Post	127		13	Wingate	121
14	Minnesota State-Moorhead	126		13	South Dakota	121
15	Wingate	121		15	Lewis	119
16	Indiana University (PA)	120		16	Colorado School of Mines	109
17	Bentley College	118		17	Bentley	106
18	Saint Leo University	117		18	Rollins	100
19	Limestone	116		19	Edinboro	97
20	Henderson State	115		20	Saint Leo	84
20	Edinboro	115		21	Indiana University (PA)	79
22	Northern Michigan	110		22	Catawba	74
23	Lewis	104		23	Pfeiffer	49
24	Rollins College	100		24
25	Bridgeport	97		25		v