Princeton Men Remain, Harvard Women Return to Top of Mid-Major Ranking

Somers, WI , February 9th, 2012     
Princeton Men Remain, Harvard Women Return to Top of Mid-Major Ranking Ivy League students tend to be at the top of their class and this month a pair of Ivy League Schools are back on top of the February 8th CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Division I Rankings.  Harvard returned to the top spot in the women's poll following their first H-Y-P win since 2006 while the Princeton Tigers stayed atop the poll for the second month in a row.   The latest rankings represent teams' best lineups prior to the important Conference Championship Season.    There will be one final poll that reflects teams conference performance. 

The Princeton men are looking for their third Mid-Major title and first since 2007.  The Tigers have claimed the past two women's titles, but will need a strong showing at the Ivy League Championships to overcome Harvard.  The Crimson women are seeking their fourth title and first since 2009.

Now in its 10th year, the Mid-Major Rankings serve to provide an objective point system to compare teams’ relative strength in a traditional dual meet lineup. 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.

Women's Rankings Men's Rankings
Rank Prev
 School
 Points
1
 2 Harvard 257.87
2
 1
 San Jose State
 256.61
3
 3 Miami Ohio 254.92
4
 4 Princeton 253.08
5
 6
 Denver 246.96
6
 5
 Towson 245.70
7
 7 North Texas 245.64
8
 10
 Florida Gulf Coast 244.03
9
 8
 Navy 243.82
10
 40
 UMass 244.44
11
 9 Oakland
 242.45
12
 27
 UC-Davis
 243.06
13
 31 Eastern Michigan
 241.79
14
 31 Ohio University
 241.65
15
 14
 New Mexico State 241.43
16
 13
 UW Milwaukee 240.49
17
 11
 Columbia
 239.88
18
 12
 UC-Santa Barbara 239.28
19
 15 Western Kentucky 238.35
20
 16 Buffalo
 237.29
21
 17
 Cal Poly
 236.71
22
 18
 James Madison 233.79
23
 22
 Missouri State 233.46
24
 20 Bucknell 233.33
25
 19 UMBC 232.94
Rank Prev
 School
 Points
1
 1 Princeton 256.34
2
 4
 Harvard 248.59
3
 2 UC-Santa Barbara 243.38
4
 3 Navy 243.23
5
 5 Denver 236.83
6
 9
 UW Milwaukee 235.08
7
 11
 Missouri State
 234.90
8
 8 Cal Bakersfield 233.4
9
 12
 Western Kentucky 233.23
10
 10 Buffalo 232.82
11
 27
 Eastern Michigan
 232.23
12
 7 Oakland 232.12
13
 6
 Army
 231.85
14
 15
 Cleveland State 228.43
15
 13 UMBC 227.82
16
 14 Columbia 227.16
17
 22
 UMass
 225.28
18
 16 Bucknell 223.56
19
 30
 UNC-Wilmington
 222.83
20
 17 North Dakota 219.35
21
 24
 Boston University 218.89
22
 18 Rider 217.50
23
 23 St. Bonaventure 215.86
24
 21
 Dartmouth 215.63
25
 20 Delaware 215.36
Also Receiving Consideration
 Also Receiving Consideration
UNC Wilmington, Fresno State, Cleveland State, Illinois State, Idaho, William and Mary, Boston University, Fordham, Evansville, Florida International, Delaware, Colgate, Army, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wagoner, Marist, Davidson, San Diego  , Dartmouth, South Dakota State, Georgia Southern, Tulane, Vermont, George Washington, Rider, Binghamton, Loyola, Liberty, Central Connecticut, St. Bonaventure, Vanderbilt, Saint Francis (PA), Maine, IUPUI, Seattle, Niagara, Bryant, Xavier, Canisius College, Mount Saint Mary's, Siena
Cal Poly, South Dakota State, Davidson, Towson, Loyola, Wagoner, Marist, William and Mary, Seattle, Fordham, Binghamton, Evansville, Colgate, George Washington, Niagara, Cansisius, Xavier, IUPUI, Bryant, VMI, Maine, UC Davis

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