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 |