Once again, the University of Texas men’s team and the University of Virginia women’s team have topped the CSCAA’s polls for the NCAA Division I top 25 teams. This is the second-to-last poll of the season.
The Longhorns won every single vote for first place, just like they did in January. The Cavaliers also scored their fifth consecutive first-place ranking. Both teams have 350 points in the polls.
Since the last poll, Texas wowed with a 1:23.00 200 medley relay, the fastest dual meet time ever. In late January, the UVA women’s team broke five pool records, and Gretchen Walsh swam an unofficial American record in the 50 back.
Texas is prepping for the Big 12 Championships beginning February 23, while Virginia is gearing up for the ACC Championships beginning February 15.
The CSCAA rankings are based on dual meet strength, and CSCAA member coaches and select media participate in the poll.
Courtesy: CSCAA
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the February edition of Division I Top 25 poll. The committee, comprised of Division I coaches and select media outlets, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The University of Texas men and University of Virginia women continue their strong hold as the top dual meet team in the country.
On the mens side, the Longhorns (350 points) took every first-place vote to maintain their place at the top of the poll. NC State (331) moved up into second. California (325) slide into third. Indiana (305) and Florida (299) flip-flopped positions this month, landing at fourth and fifth, respectively. Northwestern (17) made their way into the rankings at 25th and overall, twenty-nine men’s teams received votes.
Without dispute, the UVA women (350) held on to their first-place ranking for the fifth consecutive poll. The Texas women (336) kept the second position, a spot they have owned since November. Tennessee (309) jumped three spots to third. NC State (307) climbed into fourth and Stanford (305) rounds out the top five. Virginia Tech (37), Florida State (27), South Carolina (19) and Duke (19) are in the Top 25 this month. Twenty-nine teams earned votes.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and select media. Each committee includes nine representatives from the Power Five leagues, five at-large programs, and two media members. The women and men committee chairs are Naya Higashijima (SMU) and Bill Roberts (Navy). The final poll is scheduled for March 10.
Division I Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 350 |
| 2 | 3 | NC State | 331 |
| 3 | 2 | California | 325 |
| 4 | 5 | Indiana | 305 |
| 5 | 4 | Florida | 299 |
| 6 | 11 | Stanford | 268 |
| 7 | 6 | Arizona State | 260 |
| 8 | 13 | Virginia Tech | 235 |
| 9 | 14 | Ohio State | 231 |
| 10 | 9 | Louisville | 222 |
| 11 | 8 | Southern California | 211 |
| 12 | 12 | Georgia | 207 |
| 13 | 7 | Michigan | 203 |
| 14 | 10 | Missouri | 171 |
| 15 | 18 | Virginia | 149 |
| 16 | 15 | Auburn | 143 |
| 17 | 16 | Tennessee | 115 |
| 18 | 22 | Harvard | 110 |
| 19 | 17 | Alabama | 101 |
| 20 | 20 | Arizona | 91 |
| 21 | 19 | Florida State | 76 |
| 22 | 21 | Georgia Tech | 42 |
| 23 | 23 | Texas A&M | 28 |
| 24 | 24 | Wisconsin | 25 |
| 25 | NR | Northwestern | 17 |
Also Receiving Votes
Purdue (14), Notre Dame (12), South Carolina (5), UNLV (4)
Division I Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Virginia | 350 |
| 2 | 2 | Texas | 336 |
| 2 | 6 | Tennessee | 309 |
| 4 | 5 | NC State | 307 |
| 5 | 4 | Stanford | 305 |
| 6 | 9 | Ohio State | 266 |
| 7 | 11 | Louisville | 255 |
| 8 | 7 | California | 253 |
| 9 | 3 | Michigan | 252 |
| 10 | 8 | Alabama | 236 |
| 11 | 10 | Southern California | 207 |
| 12 | 12 | Georgia | 183 |
| 13 | 14 | Kentucky | 175 |
| 14 | 15 | Wisconsin | 167 |
| 15 | 13 | Indiana | 165 |
| 16 | 17 | Northwestern | 148 |
| 17 | 16 | Florida | 128 |
| 18 | 19 | Auburn | 111 |
| 19 | 18 | Missouri | 94 |
| 20 | 21 | Minnesota | 85 |
| 21 | 24 | North Carolina | 64 |
| 22 | NR | Virginia Tech | 37 |
| 23 | 20 | Notre Dame | 29 |
| 24 | NR | Florida State | 27 |
| 25 | NR | South Carolina | 19 |
| 25 | NR | Duke | 19 |
Also Receiving Votes
Arizona (11), Arizona State (10), Texas A&M (2)
Women’s Poll Committee
Jen Betz, Kansas; Niko Fantakis, Brown; Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist (Chair); Andrew Hodgson, Northwestern; Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky; Nathan Lavery, Drexel; Ben Loorz, UNVL; Sergio Lopez, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Maccoll, Rutgers; Lea Maurer, Southern California; Jeana Kempe, South Carolina; Jos Smith, Utah; Mike Stephens, Boston College; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.
Men’s Poll Committee
Steve Barnes, Penn State; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Jerry Champer, Georgia; Matt Crispino, Princeton; Daniel Dozier, West Virginia; John Hargis, Pittsburgh; Jessica Livsey, Old Dominion; Craig Nisgor, Seattle; Bill Roberts (Chair), Navy; Dan Schemmel, Stanford; Rachel Stratton Mills, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State; Trevor Maida, Wisconsin; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.
It looks like there are some errors in the rankings you listed (at least for the men). According to the CSCAA website many of the previous weeks rankings you listed aren’t right and you have NC State and Cal both at 2nd whereas NC state is solely 2nd.
Are you sure you’re not looking at the last round? Here’s what is currently on the CSCAA website:
https://www.cscaa.org/news/20191114/two-new-number-ones-and-six-debuts-for-the-diii-polls-r8hfs-xcnzl-mpjf9-hlf9f-n5ftl-3cpzg-2hsgj-xrawp
Your assertion that NC State is 2nd alone, which was true in the last poll, leads me to believe you’re looking at the January poll.
Then why do they have different points listed if they’re tied?
That’s a great question. I’ll reach out and ask.
Nope, I’m looking right at February.
Braden, a lot of the ‘previous rankings are wrong for example:
Ohio state’s previous should be 14 and not 9th
ASU previous 6 and not 7
Virginia Tech previous 13 and not 8.
there are many more wrong but those are just some of rankings that seem to be reportedly wrong
nc state being 2nd in general is funny
What did you rank, Braden? Is the process as rigid as d3?
The process is less rigid. I actually didn’t vote in the men’s poll this time, because of a communications SNAFU.
I had Virginia-Texas-Tennessee-Stanford-NC State-Alabama-Cal, and I followed their rules, that it’s to be a “dual meet poll heavily reflective of more recent dual meet results.”
That is not the order I would predict for NCAA finish.
If Cal men only had divers….
It’s a teeter-totter. More divers means less swimmers. Make it swimming-only and UT would, well, have more swimmers. Net-net bro.
I agree to a point, but aren’t divers counted as .50, so if you have 2 divers that can score points in 3 events each, that’s 1 swimmer in 6 events, which you can’t do.
A swimmer can swim in 7 events
I red “pools” instead of “polls”, as if they took over aquatic facilities. Watching too much news lately
I read red and not read.
apparently I can’t right
This pic is actually a real good one (they don’t all have to be).