Another December has come and gone and the College Swimming Season has reached it’s mid-way point. Many swimmers have returned home for the short break they receive trying to keep off those extra pounds will all the holiday meals. The mid-season taper meets have concluded and the NCAA Championship picture is beginning to take shape.
So with that in mind, here is a list of the Power Rankings for the Division II Men. Unlike other polls, this poll is used as a predictor to determine the outcome of the NCAA Championships. Taking into account times and splash limits this is the best gauge to tell what might shake-down in March. Other polls try to determine who would win in a head to head dual, but we wanted to look at the depth within each team and really try and create the best Power Ranking available, think of it as the BCS of Swimming. Without further ado, here are the Rankings:
- Drury
- Lindenwood
- Grand Valley State
- Tampa
- Queens (NC)
- Florida Southern
- West Chester
- UCSD
- Bridgeport
- Wingate
- St. Cloud State
- Delta State
- Limestone
- Saint Leo
- Indy
- Fairmont
- Missouri S&T
- Ashland
- Cal Baptist
- Lake Erie
- Lewis
- Malone
- Simon Fraser
- Mines
- Pfeiffer
Other’s Receiving Votes: Colorado Mesa, Mars Hill, Nova S’Eastern, Gannon, Wheeling Jesuit, Tiffin, Ouachita, IUP, Bloomsburg
What do you think of the rankings? Are there any teams that surprised you? Leave us a comment below
West Chester men should do well as the season progresses.
All the men are swimming fast and adding Victor has been a boon to the mens side
Dont tell me what to think. Im entitled to my opinion as much as you are.
You wanna know why the top men are getting injured and having grade issues? It all comes back to the coach. Overtraining and not a bigger emphasis on grades will fall any college athlete.
drop the grudge, DSU is doing just fine
Hank, I mean tall n wet, the delta men are doing well. Their top swimmer is coming off major shoulder surgery, and they were without one of their studs due to injury and I believe one to grades as well. They are swimming very fast compared to last seasons at this point, so don’t speak so fast.
Being an “alum” from Delta State (I only competed for 2.5 years before entering nursing school), it doesnt surprise me that the men are ranked in the middle. We”ll probably never be the fastest, but surely they can do better. Its a shame that they cant send a formidable team to Nationals…
Tall ‘n Wet,
Being an alum of one of the schools in the list as well, I’ve followed the landscape since and a lot has changed. Event times that may have won 10-15 years ago are now the qualifying to get in…Being top 25 has some legitimacy now, resources are different, competition as a whole is at a much higher level and being in the middle of this list isn’t an insult by any means. You could pony up and help out the alma mater with some donations? That always helps.
Just a few years ago I finished my DII swimming career. I couldn’t help but notice that Wayne State was left off this list. I swam in the same conference, and they were always a very good team. Have they really fallen off that much, or did you mistakenly leave them off the list?
Eric – still a very good program. Top 5 last season. Times just aren’t there yet this year, and with no results from Piotr Jachowicz yet, it’s hard to put them there. That could change in a hurry, though, as we get closer to championship season, especially if Jachowicz shows up.
Word is that he is ineligible because of grades. Also didn’t do a mid-season rest, which would put them way down in the rankings
Hopefully, he is able to compete after the semester. I would be disappointed to lose another stud from the field.