WSU Retains Top Spots in Division II Poll

For the third consecutive poll, Wayne State sits atop the  CollegeSwimming.com/ CSCAA Division II Dual-Meet Rankings.  The rankings reflect the final dual meet rankings prior to February's conference championships.

The Warrior men confirmed their place atop the polls with a convincing January 9th victory over second-ranked Grand Valley State.  On the women's side, Wayne State retained the top spot despite a one-point loss to the Lakers on the strength of their lineup judged against a standardized scoring system.  The Division II powers will be tested again at this weekend's GLIAC Championships.

Clarion University in Pennsylvania lept into the rankings for the first time this season.  The Golden Eagle men and women head into next week's PSAC Championships ranked fourth and third respectively. 

Following Wayne State and Clarion, Grand Valley State, Delta State, and Incarnate Word make up the women's top five.  St. Cloud State, Gannon, Minnesota State-Moorhead, Minnesota State-Mankato and Henderson State round out the top ten.

For the men, Grand Valley, despite the loss to Wayne State, retains the number two spot, followed by Delta State, Clarion, and Minnesota State-Mankato.  Rounding out the top ten are Colorado School of Mines, Henderson State, St. Cloud State, Incarnate Word and Missouri Science & Technology.

All of Division II will put its best foot forward in the coming weeks as they use their respective conference championships to qualify for the March 11-14 NCAA Championships in Houston.

The CSCAA/ 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 - November (Pre-Invite), December (Post-Invite), February (Pre-Conference), and March (Post-Conference).

WOMEN					MEN
	Prev	School	Points			Prev	School	Points
1	1	Wayne State	177.86		1	1	Wayne State	184.22
2		Clarion PA	173.94		2	2	Grand Valley State	179.20
3	2	Grand Valley State	173.27		3	3	Delta State University	171.67
4	3	Delta State Univ.	166.52		4		Clarion PA	167.22
5	7	U. of Incarnate Word	165.39		5	8	MSU-Mankato	163.82
6	4	St. Cloud State Univ.	162.81		6	6	Colorado Mines	163.15
7	5	Gannon University	162.73		7	4	Henderson State Univ.	160.57
8	6	MSU-Moorhead	162.29		8	5	St. Cloud State Univ.	160.44
9	8	MSU-Mankato	162.08		9	9	U. of Incarnate Word	159.29
10	9	Henderson State Univ.	155.38		10	7	Missouri S & T	155.52
11	10	Truman State University	149.86		11		Drury University	152.52
12	14	Univ. of Indianapolis	149.54		12	10	University of Tampa	149.28
13	11	Ouachita Baptist Univ.	147.75		13	11	Ashland University	148.85
14	12	University of Tampa	146.90		14	12	Ouachita Baptist Univ.	148.78
15		Hillsdale College	146.25		15	13	Bentley College	146.55
16	13	Bentley College	145.84		16	14	Wingate University	142.58
17		Drury University	144.60		17	15	Gannon University	141.05
18	24	California of PA	138.42		18	18	Univ. of Indianapolis	140.92
19		Univ. of Bridgeport	137.82		19	16	Limestone College	139.90
20	15	Northern Michigan Univ.	137.18		20	17	Truman State University	137.56
21	16	Wingate University	136.88		21	19	Lewis University	133.46
22	17	Kutztown University	135.56		22	20	Indiana-PA	129.00
23	22	C.W. Post	135.20		23	21	Kutztown University	127.50
24	23	Edinboro University	135.14		24	22	Rollins College	126.08
25	18	Colorado School of Mines	135.01		25	23	Catawba College	126.02