Note: SwimSwam is not a voting member in the CSCAA polls.

The defending NCAA champs continue to lead the CSCAA (College Swimming Coaches Association of America) rankings, with the Texas Longhorns remaining #1 in the final poll of the 2015-2016 season.

Texas has been ranked first in every poll this season on the men’s side while going 10-0 in dual meets.

California is still solidly second, while Florida has jumped both Michigan and Georgia for third overall.

The highest-rising teams in the final poll:

• USC jumped from 12th to 9th after a huge win against Cal.
• Duke rose from 22nd to 19th as they head into the ACC Championships.
• Arizona State beat Arizona for the first time in a decade and jumped to 20th after being unranked in the last poll.
• South Carolina is now 22nd after a big SEC meet. They were previously 26th.

The full CSCAA press release is below:

Longhorns Cap Perfect Season Atop Final Poll

February 22, 2016 – With ten meets and no defeats, the University of Texas men’s swimming and diving team has finished the 2015-16 Dual Meet season atop the final CSCAA / TYR Top 25.  The final poll reflects a season that saw the Longhorns go 10-0 with wins against nine top-twenty programs.

The University of California (7-1) finished up the year ranked second.  The Golden Bears lone blemish was a one point setback on the road at Southern California.   Florida and Michigan swapped places with the Gators moving to third and the Wolverines dropping to fifth while Georgia remained at number four.

Auburn and NC State held steady at sixth and seventh respectively, while Indiana, Southern California and Alabama all moved into the top ten.

Most teams now turn their attention to their respective conference championships and, in March, the NCAA Championships.  The Longhorns look to defend their Big XII title this weekend and their NCAA Championship in a month.  California and Michigan, meanwhile, head off to the Pac-12 and Big Ten meets this week.

Division I – Men Rank Prev Team Points 1 1 Texas 225 2 2 California 216 3 5 Florida 204 4 3 Georgia 201 5 3 Michigan 181 6 6 Auburn 177 7 7 NC State 175 8 9 Indiana 155 9 12 Southern California 153 10 11 Alabama 151 11 8 Stanford 128 12 13 Missouri 124 13 14 Louisville 121 14 10 Tennessee 116 15 15 Ohio State 93 16 15 Wisconsin 87 17 17 Arizona 84 18 18 North Carolina 67 19 22 Duke 56 20 NR Arizona State 43 21 31 Denver 34 22 26 South Carolina 32 23 19 Princeton 28 24 20 Virginia Tech 22 25 23 Minnesota 20 Also Receiving Votes Texas A&M 10, Harvard 7, Iowa 6, Louisiana State 3, Georgia Tech 3, Grand Canyon 1, Florida State 1, Navy 1