Arkansas Ranked No. 21 in CSCAA Poll

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The University of Arkansas swimming and diving team was ranked No. 21 by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll.

Over the weekend, the Razorbacks defeated 19 teams at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Georgia. Arkansas is now 4-0 in the 2015-16 season.

The CSCAA Division I Team Rankings are compiled by nine CSCAA-member coaches and one media member. The rankings will be released on a weekly basis throughout the 2015-16 season, alternating weeks between a men’s and women’s team ranking.

The CSCAA D1 Poll Committee will produce in-season rankings of the 25 best performing NCAA Division 1 Swimming and Diving teams in rank order at the time of each poll. The poll is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win head-to-head against other teams in the country. Ranking are based on performances that have taken place since the previous poll and include invites as well as dual meets.

CSCAA NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swimming and Diving Ranking as of Nov. 18, 2015:

Rank Previous Team Points
1 1 Virginia 243
2 3 North Carolina 241
3 2 Georgia 226
4 6 Texas 219
5 5 Stanford 204
5 4 Michigan 204
7 14 Texas A & M 180
8 11 Auburn 176
9 8 California 174
10 7 NC State 166
11 9 Indiana 154
12 12 Louisville 135
13 16 Southern California 116
14 10 Florida 114
15 19 Arizona 86
16 13 Tennessee 85
17 21 Missouri 81
18 23 Minnesota 72
19 19 UCLA 69
19 15 Penn State 69
21 NR Arkansas 57
21 17 Duke 57
21 18 Wisconsin 57
24 22 Purdue 34
25 NR Louisiana State 14
Also Receiving Votes
Ohio State 13, Florida Gulf Coast 12, Penn 7, Kentucky 3, Nevada 2

Women’s DI Poll Committee:
Chair: Suzanne Yee, Princeton University; Dan Colella, Duke University; Roric Fink, University of Texas; Naya Higashijima, UCLA; Tanica Jamison, Texas A&M University; Mike Keeler, University of San Diego; Colleen Murphy, United States Air Force Academy; Sue Novitsky, University of Illinois; Katie Robinson, Tulane; Colin Shannahan, Wagner College

UP NEXT:

The Razorbacks will compete in the US Winter LC Swim Nationals from Dec. 3-5 in Seattle, Washington.

For more information on Arkansas swimming and diving, follow @RazorbackSD on Twitter.