Miami Women Move Up, Navy Remains Atop Mid-Major

Bolstered by a strong performance at their home invitational, the Miami (OH) Women's Swimming and Diving team moved up one place to claim the top spot in the latest CSCAA / CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Poll.  On the men's side the U. S. Naval Academy, Mid-Major champions in 2008 and 2009 retained their spot at the top. 

There was a great deal of movement among the top ten with many teams wrapping up their mid-season meets.  On the men's side, Southern Illinois and the U.S. Military Academy jumped into the top ten.  For the Army men it was their first top-ten ranking.  On the women's side, Harvard, Denver and Cal-Poly all moved into the top ten for the first time this season.

The Mid-Major rankings use an objective point system to compare teams’ relative strength in a traditional dual meet lineup as submitted by participating teams.  The ranking is available to those institutions that a) are not members of a BCS conference or Mountain West Conference, or b) provide fewer than one-half of the allowable scholarships under the NCAA rules.  Teams must have submitted entries within the first two polling periods to be eligible for the final ranking.

A record sixty-six schools submitted entries in the first ranking of the season.  Future release dates are scheduled for January 12, February 9 and March 9.

Women's Rankings
Rank	Prev	Team	Points
1	2	Miami-Ohio	259.6
2	3	Princeton	250.7
3	15	Harvard	244.3
4	12	Denver	243.3
5	10	Navy	241.9
6	5	San Jose State	240.2
7	4	Western Kentucky	239.4
8	14	Cal Poly	237.1
9	8	Boston University	237.0
10	1	Towson	236.6
11	6	Florida Gulf Coast	235.0
12	NR	North Texas	233.2
13	25	UMBC	229.6
14	17	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	228.2
15	NR	Cleveland State	227.4
16	7	UC Davis	226.6
17	18	New Mexico State	225.5
18	9	James Madison	225.3
19	11	UNC Wilmington	225.1
20	NR	Missouri State	225.0
21	13	Toledo	224.7
22	16	Eastern Michigan	224.0
23	NR	Cal Santa Barbara	223.9
24	22	Fresno State	223.5
25	20	New Hampshire	222.9
Also Receiving Votes:
Bucknell 222.8, Davidson 222.4, Tulane 220.6, Oakland 220.5, Delaware 220.3, Illinois State 220.2, La Salle 219.3, San Diego 219.0, Dartmouth 218.6, Southern Illinois 218.5, Fordham 217.4, Umass 216.5, Florida International 214.4, Richmond 213.1, Marist 212.1, William and Mary 211.5, Rider 209.7, Binghamton 208.6, Vermont 207.9, Evansville 207.4, Georgia Southern 207.1, Wright State 205.5, Army 204.6, South Dakota State 204.1, St. Francis 201.6, Drexel 198.8, Loyola 198.7, George Washington 198.7, St. Bonaventure 198.5, South Dakota   196.3, Niagara 195.8, Siena 194.6, Xavier 194.6, Boston College 192.3, Mount Saint Mary 182.8, Northern Iowa 182.6

Men's Rankings
Rank	Prev	Team	Points
1	1	Navy	253.6
2	7	Princeton	238.7
3	10	Cal State Bakersfield	230.2
4	5	Cleveland State	229.8
5	3	Denver	229.0
6	8	UMBC	228.6
7	4	Western Kentucky	228.5
8	NR	Southern Illinois	225.4
9	2	Columbia	224.9
10	NR	Army	224.7
11	13	Wisconsin-Milwaukee	224.4
12	17	Umass	221.2
13	19	Boston University	220.7
14	11	Missouri State	220.5
15	14	Cal Poly	219.6
16	15	La Salle	218.8
17	6	UNC Wilmington	214.0
18	9	Delaware	213.4
19	18	St. Bonaventure	212.9
20	12	Oakland	210.8
21	22	Bucknell	210.8
22	16	Harvard	210.5
23	NR	Rider	208.5
24	NR	Cal Santa Barbara	207.9
25	20	Drexel	206.6
Also Receiving Votes:
Dartmouth 204.2, Binghamton 203.3, Eastern Michigan 201.9, Loyola  201.8, Niagara 199.7, Marist 198.8, William and Mary 197.0, Davidson 195.7, South Dakota State 192.8, Xavier 191.8, Towson 186.3, Evansville 185.8, Fordham 185.6, Boston College 185.1, Eastern Illinois 183.9, South Dakota   182.5, George Washington 176.1