Editor’s note: the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA)’s rankings track dual meet strength, specifically. That is, a higher-ranked team is expected to win in a head-to-head dual meet with a lower-ranked team, according to the voters. These rankings aren’t an NCAA finish prediction – for a ranking closer to that model, check out SwimSwam’s Power Rankings.
The Stanford women surged from 5th to 1st in the CSCAA’s final dual meet poll of the 2019-2020 season. The Texas men remain #1.
Biggest risers:
- USC women (+16)
- Stanford women (+4)
- Virginia women (+4)
- UNC women (+4)
- Arizona State men (+3)
- Stanford men (+3)
- Louisville women (+3)
- Duke women (unranked to 9th)
- Arizona State women (unranked to 16th)
- USC men (unranked to 21st)
Biggest fallers:
- Ohio State women (-12)
- Texas A&M women (-7)
- Michigan women (-4)
- LSU women (-4)
- NC State women (-3)
- Arizona men (-3)
- Ohio State men (-3)
- Georgia women (-3)
Division I Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stanford | 321 |
| 2 | 6 | Virginia | 304 |
| 3 | 4 | Tennessee | 298 |
| 4 | 2 | California | 280 |
| 5 | 1 | Michigan | 266 |
| 6 | 3 | NC State | 264 |
| 7 | 8 | Florida | 253 |
| 8 | 24 | Southern California | 213 |
| 9 | NR | Duke | 205 |
| 10 | 10 | Texas | 204 |
| 11 | 15 | North Carolina | 176 |
| 12 | 9 | Georgia | 173 |
| 13 | 14 | Auburn | 173 |
| 14 | 12 | Notre Dame | 150 |
| 15 | 13 | Kentucky | 137 |
| 16 | 19 | Louisville | 132 |
| 17 | NR | Arizona State | 131 |
| 18 | 11 | Texas A&M | 102 |
| 19 | 7 | Ohio State | 90 |
| 20 | 20 | Missouri | 65 |
| 21 | 17 | Louisiana State | 52 |
| 22 | 22 | Princeton | 46 |
| 23 | 21 | Indiana | 46 |
| 24 | NR | UCLA | 40 |
| 25 | NR | Akron | 20 |
| 25 | 16 | Northwestern | 20 |
| 25 | 23 | Minnesota | 20 |
Also receiving votes: Alabama (19), Arkansas (7), Virginia Tech (6), Florida State (5), Arizona (4), Houston (2)
Women’s Poll Committee: Dan Colella, Duke; Niko Fantakis, Brown; Chris Hansen, CSU Bakersfield; Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist; Nathan Lavery, Texas Christian; Matthew Leach, Washington State; Sergio Lopez, Virginia Tech; Christine Mabile, Boise State; Jonathan Maccoll, Rutgers; Jesse Moore, Minnesota; Jeff Poppell, Florida; Jos Smith, Utah; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; Andy Rossn, Swimming World.
Division I Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 325 |
| 2 | 2 | California | 312 |
| 3 | 3 | Michigan | 299 |
| 4 | 4 | Indiana | 281 |
| 5 | 7 | NC State | 273 |
| 6 | 5 | Texas A&M | 265 |
| 7 | 6 | Missouri | 240 |
| 8 | 8 | Georgia | 225 |
| 9 | 10 | Louisville | 211 |
| 10 | 13 | Arizona State | 209 |
| 11 | 9 | Florida | 189 |
| 12 | 12 | Tennessee | 171 |
| 13 | 10 | Arizona | 161 |
| 14 | 15 | Florida State | 150 |
| 15 | 17 | Virginia | 140 |
| 16 | 19 | Stanford | 129 |
| 17 | 14 | Ohio State | 118 |
| 18 | 16 | Notre Dame | 102 |
| 19 | 20 | Virginia Tech | 88 |
| 20 | 18 | Iowa | 78 |
| 21 | NR | Southern California | 54 |
| 22 | 21 | Northwestern | 35 |
| 23 | NR | North Carolina | 30 |
| 23 | NR | Harvard | 30 |
| 25 | NR | Utah | 22 |
Also receiving votes:
Georgia Tech (20), Alabama (15), Denver (13), Wisconsin (12), Kentucky (11), Louisana State (7), Princeton (5)
Men’s Poll Committee: Steve Barnes, Penn State; Molly Belk, Purdue; Chase Bloch, Southern California; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Chad Cradock UMBC; Daniel Dozier, West Virginia; John Hargis, Pittsburgh; Jamie Holder, Dartmouth; Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky; Craig Nisgor, Seattle; Bill Roberts Navy; Rachel Stratton Mills, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State Braden Keith, SwimSwam; John Lohn, Swimming World.
How is Tennessee behind UVA’s women when they beat them in a dual meet and the Nov Invite already?
Probably because at full capacity with both teams rested UVA would win the Dual meet. Dont even try to bring in the invite to this discussion though.