The 2006-07 season has started and the Auburn Tigers and California Golden Bears sit atop the first men’s and women’s CSCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Dual Meet polls, respectively. Each school garnered a total of 239 points and collected seven first place votes.

Rounding out the top ten teams on the women’s side are Florida, Auburn (receiving a first place vote), Arizona, Georgia, Stanford, Southern California, Southern Methodist, Texas A&M, and Michigan. In all, seven conferences are represented in the top twenty-five. The PAC-10 Conference led the way with six teams earning rankings. In addition to the previously mentioned in the top ten are UCLA (12) and Oregon State (tie 25).

In the men’s top ten Auburn is followed by Stanford (receiving a first place vote), Florida, Texas, Arizona, California, Southern California, Northwestern, Georgia and Minnesota. With six teams in the top twenty-five, the SEC leads the nine different conferences that are represented in the poll. Other than Auburn, Florida, and Georgia the SEC is being represented by Tennessee (14), Kentucky (18), and Alabama (22).

This year’s poll features two new pollsters than years past and will be published nine times throughout the season. The poll is considered representative of teams relative dual-meet strength, not a reflection of their finish at the NCAA Championships. The first Division II & III and Mid-Major Division I rankings will be released in early November.