Princeton moved into the top spot in the final dual-meet ranking. The Tigers rolled to a perfect 7-0 record and an 18th place finish at the NCAA Championships. Ohio University (11-2) finished second in the ranking which compares teams relative dual-meet strengths. Towson University moved up to third in the rankings while previously top-ranked Harvard and second-ranked Miami-OH fell to fourth and fifth respectively.
On the men's side, Eastern Michigan posted a 6-2 record with their only losses coming to Big Ten powers Ohio State and Purdue. For Peter Linn's crew it was their first Mid-Major title in six years. The charge also knocked the US Naval Academy, winner of the previous two titles to second. The Midshipmen were 13-1 on the year with their only setback coming to Virginia. Denver University finished the year ranked third, just ahead of UC-Davis and UNC-Wilmington. Both of those two teams were represented at last week's NCAA Division I Championships.
In all, forty-nine teams participated in the final rankings. Though the lineup has changed, institutions eligible for the CollegeSwimming.com poll are those institutions that a) are not members of a BCS conference, Mountain West Conference, or Western Athletic Conference; or b) provide fewer than one-half of the allowable scholarships under the NCAA rules. This year's poll was coordinated by Randy Horner at the University of New Orleans.
CollegeSwimming.com / CSCAA Mid-Major Ranking | Complete Ranking
| Men's Rankings |
Women's Rankings | |||
| 1 | Eastern Michigan |  |
1 |
Princeton |
| 2 |
Navy | 2 |
Ohio University |
|
| 3 |
Denver | 3 |
Towson | |
| 4 |
UC-Davis | 4 |
Harvard |
|
| 5 |
UNC – Wilmington | 5 |
Miami Ohio | |
| 6 |
Western Kentucky | 6 |
Eastern Michigan | |
| 7 |
CSU-Bakersfield | 7 |
Navy | |
| 8 |
Buffalo |
8 |
Buffalo | |
| 9 |
Cleveland State | 9 |
Boston University | |
| 10 |
Delaware | 10 |
Western Kentucky | |
| 11 |
Boston University | 11 |
UNC – Wilmington | |
| 12 |
New Orleans | 12 |
UC-Davis | |
| 13 |
Missouri State | 13 |
Oakland | |
| 14 |
Massachusetts | 14 |
Denver | |
| 15 |
Cornell |
15 |
Florida Gulf Coast | |
| 16 |
Oakland | 16 |
North Texas | |
| 17 |
UW – Milwaukee | 17 |
Missouri State | |
| 18 |
Cal Poly | 18 |
Bucknell | |
| 19 |
UMBC | 19 |
UMBC | |
| 20 |
Southern Illinois | 20 |
Delaware | |
| 21 |
Army |
21 |
Cornell | |
| 22 |
Bucknell | 22 |
New
Hampshire |
|
| 23 |
Davidson | 23 |
Davidson |
|
| 24 |
Binghamton |
24 |
UW – Milwaukee | |
| 25 |
UC-Santa Barbara | 25 |
Cal Poly | |
| Also Receiving Votes |
Also Receiving Votes | |||
| Marist,
LaSalle, Duquesne, St. Bonaventure, William & Mary, Miami-OH, South
Dakota State, Loyola (MD), Evansville, Niagara, Towson, Dartmouth,
Drexel, Centenary, Vermont |
Illinois
State, Marist, San Diego, Southern Illinois, Massachusetts, William
& Mary, Cleveland
State, South Dakota State, New Orleans, Duquesne, Army, Binghamton,
Evansville, Toledo, Vermont, New Mexico
State, La Salle, Loyola (Md), Niagara, Dartmouth, Saint
Francis (PA), Drexel, Centenary |
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