January 26, 2007
Tonight?â„¢s swimming and diving dual meet between Texas A&M and SMU has gone from an intense in-state rivalry to a Top 25 showdown, according to the most recent national dual meet ranking released by the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
On the strength of the Aggies?â„¢ team victory at the UC-Irvine Relays and the upset win over LSU earlier this month, A&M vaulted to No. 24 in the first poll of 2007. The Mustangs are also ranked for the first time at No. 25. Despite falling to the Aggies last Saturday, LSU climbed to No. 23 in the ranking.
Tonight the focus for the Aggies will be on the Mustangs, but on Saturday their attention will shift to their State Farm Lone Star Showdown with the top-ranked Texas Longhorns at 2 p.m. in Austin. The Longhorns are a perfect 7-0 in dual meets in 2006-07 and received all 10 first-place votes in the CSCAA poll.
CSCAA Men?â„¢s Dual Meet Rankings
Rank Men's Team Record Points Previous
1 Texas (10) 7-0 300 1
2 Stanford 3-0 290 2
3 Auburn 4-1 274 4
4 California 5-1 273 3
5 Arizona 4-2 256 5
6 Northwestern 5-0 252 8
7 Southern California 5-0 242 6
8 Florida 6-5 223 11
9 Georgia 11-1 216 9
10 Minnesota 5-0 207 7
11 Indiana 4-3-1 206 15
12 Michigan 5-4-1 197 12
13 Ohio State 4-1 170 14
14 Tennessee 6-1 166 13
15 Florida State 4-1 151 10
16 Virginia 5-2 150 17
17 Notre Dame 8-1 142 16
18 Purdue 6-6 119 19
19 West Virginia 9-0 116 20
20 Alabama 3-3 110 18
21 Arizona State 2-6 107 21
22 North Carolina 4-3 98 22
23 Louisiana State 2-5 73 24
24 Texas A&M 2-2 72 NR
25 Southern Methodist 1-3 59 NR
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kentucky 49, Brigham Young 38, Cornell 27, Wisconsin 18, UNLV 16, Pittsburgh 11, South Carolina 7, Virginia Tech 6, Missouri 3, Clemson 3, Air Force 3