Led by Bailey Andison, Amanda Sanders, Johanna Ross and Morgan McCormick, Denver University captured its first-ever Team Unify/ CollegeSwimming Mid-Major title. The Pioneers, who captured the Summit League title edged out Boise State for the title. Last year Denver achieved its first-ever top ten finish with a fifth-place ranking. Florida Gulf Coast University. Harvard, Akron, Yale, Princeton, Nevada, Navy and FIU rounded out the top ten. Two-time champion San Diego State fell to 11th in this year's final ranking.
Conference-wise, the Ivy League edged out the Mountain West Conference as the top Mid-Major Conference. Conferences rankings were determined by summing the top four team places for each conference.
Mid-Major teams are those programs that are either not affilliated with a BCS conference or offer fewer than 50% of the maximum number of scholarships allowed by the NCAA. CollegeSwimming produces a Mid-Major ranking throughout the season and recognizes Mid-Major All-Americans each April. To be eligible for the Mid-Major All-American programs swimmers must be ENTERED into the NCAA Championships. Individual qualifiers are named to the first team while non-qualifiers are designated as Honorable Mention.
Conference Rankings | Past Champions
Rank | Conference | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | Ivy League | 30 |
2 | Mountain West Conference | 33 |
3 | Mid-American | 81 |
4 | American Conference | 85 |
5 | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation | 120 |
6 | Conference USA | 128 |
7 | Colonial Athletic Association | 139 |
8 | Middle Atlantic Conference | 144 |
9 | Patriot League | 164 |
10 | Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association | 173 |
11 | Atlantic 10 Conference | 201 |
12 | Western Athletic Conference | 209 |
13 | Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference | 220 |
14 | Big East Conference | 254 |
15 | Horizon League | 263 |
16 | Summit League | 298 |
17 | Missouri Valley Conference | 307 |
18 | America East Swim & Dive | 328 |
19 | Northeast Conference | 336 |
20 | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | 460 |
Past Mid-Major Champions
2015-16 - Denver
2014-15 - San Diego State
2013-14 - San Diego State
2012-13 - Harvard
2010-12 - Ohio
2010-11 - Princeton
2009-10 - Princeton
2008-09 - Harvard
2007-08 - Harvard
2006-07 - Harvard
2005-06 - Harvard
2004-05 - UC-Irvine
2003-04 - Miami-OH