Texas A&M Rises to No. 2 in CSCAA Top 25

By: Texas A&M Sports Information

Posted: Wed 8:51 PM, Dec 05, 2012

The Texas A&M women’s swimming and diving team rose to No. 2 in the College Swim Coaches Association of America poll on Wednesday after finishing the fall semester with a perfect 5-0 dual meet record.

The Aggies jumped two spots from the No. 4 ranking that they had held in the previous two editions of the CSCAA Top 25. USC stayed atop the poll, and Georgia, California and Texas round out the top five. Seven teams from the Southeastern Conference are in the top 25.

During a strong fall season, the Aggies logged SEC victories over No. 9 Florida and South Carolina, and non-conference wins over No. 16 North Carolina, No. 23 SMU and Rice. The Aggies also were dominant in a team victory at the Phill Hansel Invitational at the University of Houston.

NCAA Division 1 Women’s Swimming and Diving Ranking as of December 5, 2012
(School, record, previous rank)
1. Southern California, (5-0, Pac 12 4-0), 1
2. Texas A&M, (5-0, SEC 2-0), 4
3. Georgia, (5-0, SEC 3-0), 3
4. California, (4-0, Pac 12 1-0), 2
5. Texas, (3-1, Big 12 0-0), 5
6. Arizona, (4-2, Pac 12 1-2), 13
7. Stanford, (2-1, Pac 12 0-0), 6
8. Virginia, (3-0, ACC 0-0), 10
9. Florida, (1-3, SEC 1-2), 11
10. Tennessee, (5-0, SEC 1-0), 7
11. Auburn, (3-0, SEC 2-0), 9
12. Penn State, (3-1, Big Ten 1-0), NR
13. UCLA, (8-0, Pac 12 5-0), 12
14. Minnesota, (5-0, Big Ten 3-0), 8
15. Ohio State, (4-1, Big Ten 0-0), 16
16. North Carolina, (2-1, ACC 1-0), 15
17. Louisville, (2-1, Big East 1-0), 17
T18. Florida State, (10-0, ACC 3-0), 24
T18. Arizona State, (2-2, Pac 12 1-2), 18
20. Missouri, (3-2, SEC 1-2)¸NR
21. Notre Dame, (1-3, Big East 1-1), 21
22. Indiana, (2-4, Big Ten 1-1)¸14
23. SMU, (1-1, CUSA 1-0), 23
24. Michigan, (1-3, Big Ten 1-2), 22
25. Arkansas, (3-1, SEC 2-1), 23
Also received votes: Purdue, San Diego State, Harvard, Wisconsin

CSCAA Women’s Division 1 Team Ranking Committee
Chair: Matt Barany, University of Richmond; Arthur Albiero, University of Louisville; Roric Fink, University of Texas; Kristin Hill/Justin Brosseau, Boise State University; Jason Marsteller, Swimming World; Sue Novitsky, University of Illinois; Ned Skinner, Virginia Tech; Brian Smith, University of Georgia; Greg Winslow, University of Utah; Suzanne Yee, Princeton University

Aggies Advance to National Championship Match

We ask that the following Community Standards be followed:

Comments must not be profane or vulgar.

Comments must not use hate speech, racial slurs, or violent descriptions.

We encourage varying views to be shared. We do ask commenters to not personally attack other readers, groups, people featured in our stories, or other posters for disagreeing with their views.

Comments must not contain negative, comparative debates between community standards of cities or towns.

Comments must contribute to the discussion, flaming and/or trolling will not be tolerated.

Comments must be truthful and not intentionally falsified. Providing a source link is encouraged.

If you find that a comment violates the above rules, please use the flagging option located to the right of the comment to notify the moderators.
For a complete list of guidelines, please follow this link:
http://www.kbtx.com/home/misc/Online-Commenting-Policy-181579421.html