No Change Atop CSCAA Division I Poll

The 2008 portion of this season’s ranking calendar has come to a close. After many teams have competed in invitational action over last few weeks, the voting has maintained that the Lady Bulldogs from the University of Georgia and the Longhorns of the University of Texas are deserving of their top rankings in each of the respective polls.

Both the Georgia and Texas programs hosted their own invitational meet recently and recorded victorious efforts. Georgia scored 1459.50 points against a field that included a perennial top-10 California squad that finished second with 766.50 points. The men from Texas amassed 1424.5 points en route to beating, among others, defending NCAA champion Arizona (938.5).

This year’s poll will be published eight times and the champion will be crowned on February 26, 2009. Pollsters representing eight conferences along with two at-large voters have the task of ranking the top dual meet teams in the nation 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.

CSCAA Rankings – December 5, 2008
 
Rk    Women's            Pts Prev     Rk    Men's              Pts  Prev
 1 Georgia               300 1        1  Texas                 300   1
 2 Stanford              290 2        2  Stanford              285   2
 3 Texas                 279 4        3  Arizona               278   4
 4 California            261 6        4  Michigan              272   3
 5 Auburn                253 7        5  California            250   4
 6 Florida               251 5        6  Tennessee             248   7
 7 Arizona               249 3        7  Florida               245   6
 8 Texas A&M             230 8        8  Auburn                241   8
 9 California            223 11       9  Minnesota             212   9
10 Minnesota             213 9        10 Ohio State            208   11
11 Indiana               198 10       11 Georgia               190   10
12 Virginia              191 13       12 Virginia              180   12
13 Tennessee             182 12       13 North Carolina        170   13
14 North Carolina        170 14       14 Indiana               139   14
15 Penn State            158 15       15 Purdue                134   15
16 UCLA                  144 16       16 Louisville            128   18
17 Wisconsin             135 19       17 Penn State            125   19
18 Southern Methodist    131 17       18 Florida State         119   20
19 Michigan              117 18       19 Louisiana State       118   16
20 Louisville            103 23       20 Southern Methodist    102   17
21 Northwestern          97  21       21 Southern California   77    22
22 Arkansas              84  22       22 Missouri              74    21
23 Missouri              79  20       23 Princeton             67    23
24 Virginia Tech         73  25       24 Kentucky              54    24
25 Notre Dame            55  24       25 Alabama               43    NR