Jan. 21, 2010
The Aggie women's swimming and diving team remained steady at No. 6 and the men's team climbed to No. 19 in the latest version of the CSCAA / CollegeSwimming.com Division I Dual Meet Poll, which was released on Thursday.
The A&M women's team rolled to double dual victories over Auburn and SMU, but remained at No. 6 while the Tigers and Mustangs both climbed one spot to No. 8 and No. 18, respectively. The Aggies won 11 of 16 events against Auburn, and 15 of 16 against SMU. Senior Julia Wilkinson led the way with three individual wins, while senior Alia Atkinson and freshman Maureen McLaine both contributed a pair of victories.
The Aggie men were among the biggest climbers in this edition of the poll, jumping three spots from No. 22 to No. 19. In the team's only action since the previous poll, the Aggies were impressive in a loss to Auburn, who remained at No. 5 in the poll. Against the defending national champions, the Aggies logged four victories --- two by freshman Omar Enriquez, one by sophomore diver Grant Nel and one by junior Balazs Makany.
Both A&M squads will be in action this weekend when the Aggies take on LSU at 12 noon on Saturday at the LSU Natatorium in Baton Rouge, La. The LSU men are ranked No. 17 and the women's team is ranked No. 24 in the CSCAA poll.
CollegeSwimming.com/CSCAA Division I Dual Meet Poll
Women's Team Rankings 1. Georgia 1034, 2. Arizona 1007, 3. Texas 981, 4. Stanford 960, 5. California 908, 6. Texas A&M 856, 7. Florida 804, 8. Auburn 727, 9. Southern Cal 667, 10. Minnesota 645, 11. Virginia 619, 12. Tennessee 468, 13. Louisville 429, 14. Indiana 427, 15. North Carolina 415, 16. Michigan 386, 17. Wisconsin 308, 18. Southern Methodist 202, 19. Arkansas 201, 20. Virginia Tech 187, 21. Missouri 151, 22. Purdue 139, 23. Northwestern 132, 24. Louisiana State 125, 25. Florida State 88
Men's Team Rankings1. Texas 692, 2. Stanford 638, 3. Arizona 635, 4. California 620, 5. Auburn 594, 6. Florida 555, 7. Michigan 555, 8. Virginia 489, 9. Ohio State 452, 10. Minnesota 439, 11. Tennessee 361, 12. Georgia 331, 13. Southern Cal 321, 14. North Carolina 288, 15. Florida State 271, 16. Louisville 217, 17. Louisiana State 171, 18. Purdue 167, 19. Texas A&M 157, 20. Alabama 139, 21. Kentucky 132, 22. UNLV 117, 23. Southern Methodist 94, 24. Virginia Tech 66, 25. Indiana 64