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CSCAA Releases Inagural Rankings

The 2007-08 season is under way and so is the CSCAA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The first set of rankings, which is a prediction of a team’s dual meet strength, has the Auburn Tigers and Texas Longhorns at the top of the women’s and men’s polls, respectively. The Auburn women have a new head coach in Richard Quick while the Texas men are under the tutelage of long-time Head Coach Eddie Reese. Both of these veteran coaches bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their programs.

In the women’s voting the Tigers lead a strong contingent of ranked teams from the Southeastern Conference, which is represented by five squads among the nation’s Top 25. Two other conferences, the Pac 10 and the Big 10, also have five ranked teams. The Pac 10 leader at this point of the season is the Stanford Cardinal (#2, 1-0) while Minnesota is currently the top ranked team in the Big 10 (#9, 0-1).

While the Longhorns sit atop the men’s poll, the Big 10 Conference, which has seven teams in all, has the most ranked teams within the Top 25. The #5 Michigan Wolverines (1-0) are the most highly ranked team in the league. The SEC has five teams in the Top 25, with the #2Auburn Tigers leading the way.

This year’s poll will be published eight times and the champions will be crowned on February 27, 2008. Pollsters representing eight conferences along with two at-large voters have the task of ranking the top dual meet teams in the nation bi-weekly throughout the season. Additionally, the group of pollsters is completely different for the men’s and women’s rankings. This poll should not be confused with the results of the NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving championships that will take place in March.

The next poll results will be released on November 1, 2007.

Women's Team Rankings     Men's Team Rankings    
1 Auburn (7) 0-0 210   1 Texas (4) 0-0 235
2 Stanford 1-0 202   2 Auburn (3) 0-0 233
3 California 1-0 197   3 Stanford (1) 1-0 221
4 Arizona 0-0 187   4 Arizona 0-0 212
5 Georgia 3-0 177   5 Michigan 1-0 211
6 Florida 2-0 174   6 Florida 2-0 207
7 Texas A&M 0-0 174   7 California 1-0 184
8 Texas 0-0 159   8 Indiana 1-0 179
8 Minnesota 0-1 146   8 Georgia 1-0 179
10 Southern Methodist 0-0 141   10 Minnesota 0-1 175
11 North Carolina 0-1 136   11 Tennessee 0-0 162
12 Tennessee 0-0 127   12 Virginia 0-1 147
13 Michigan 0-0 126   13 Southern California 0-0 140
14 UCLA 3-0 123   14 Purdue 0-0 133
15 Southern California 1-0 121   15 Ohio State 0-0 127
16 Wisconsin 3-0 103   16 North Carolina 0-1 107
17 Penn State 0-0 93   17 Notre Dame 0-0 106
18 Kentucky 0-0 92   18 Northwestern 0-0 102
19 Virginia 0-1 85   19 Hawaii 2-0 91
19 Missouri 1-0 81   19 Louisiana State 1-1 91
21 Florida State 3-0 62   21 UNLV 1-0 70
22 Notre Dame 0-0 61   22 Texas A&M 0-0 62
23 Indiana 0-1 49   23 Southern Methodist 0-0 56
24 Princeton 0-0 47   24 Florida State 2-1 53
25 Virginia Tech 2-0 43   25 Penn State 0-0 42
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:  Louisiana State 41, Rutgers 29, Arizona State 24, Washington 13, Santa Barbara 8, Alabama 5, Hawaii 4, Oregon State 4, Northwestern 3, Purdue 2   OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:  Clemson 39, Missouri 31, Arizona State 30, Alabama 30, Louisville 17, Wisconsin 12, Santa Barbara 9, South Carolina 8, California-Irvine 7, Pittsburgh 5, Brigham Young 5, Washington 1, West Virginia 1
 
 
 
                 

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