Men's Swimming Moves Up to No. 14 in National Rankings
Cards move up two spots
 
Addison Bray


Addison Bray

Jan. 25, 2013

The University of Louisville men's swimming and diving team jumped up two places into the No. 14 slot in the latest poll.

In what proved to be a turbulent time since the last poll, four new teams entered the top 25 while a pair of teams now share No. 1 in the College Swim Coaches Association of America NCAA Men's Division I Swimming and Diving Rankings. Michigan now shares top billing with Arizona, while Purdue, Texas A&M, NC State and South Carolina all moved into the rankings after being on the outside looking in last time.

After evening its dual meet and Big East record at .500 against Cincinnati, the Cardinals headed to Dallas for the SMU Classic to battle some of the top teams in the country. Joao De Lucca highlighted night one with a 1:35.06 to win the 200 free, while the teams 200 free relay took third for its top finish on night two with a 1:19.24. The goal of the CSCAA rankings committee this year will be to produce an in-season poll of the 25 best performing 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.

Specifically, the poll committee does not differentiate between the types of meets, or the status of a specific team in terms of rested vs. unrested, when considering votes. Further, rankings are only based on performances that have taken place up to that point in the season, with an emphasis on action from the previous poll. 

T1. Michigan, (6-0, Big Ten 4-0), 1
T1. Arizona, (3-1, Pac 12 0-1), 3
3. Southern California, (5-0, Pac 12 2-0), 5
4. California, (2-0, Pac 12 0-0), 2
T5. Florida, (5-0, SEC 3-0), 7
T5. Auburn, (5-0, SEC 4-0), 9
7. Texas, (2-2, Big 12 0-0), 4
8. Indiana, (6-2, Big Ten 3-1), 10
9. Stanford, (2-0, Pac 12 0-0)¸8
10. Ohio State, (6-1, Big Ten 1-1), 6
11. Virginia, (6-1, ACC 2-0), 15
12. Georgia, (5-2, SEC 1-1)¸12
13. Florida State, (8-2, ACC 3-1), 13
14. Louisville, (2-2, Big East 1-1)¸16
15. Minnesota, (3-1, Big Ten 2-1)¸11
16. North Carolina, (4-1, ACC 1-1), 22
17. Virginia Tech, (8-1-1, ACC 3-1-1)¸17
18. Purdue, (4-2, Big Ten 2-1), NR
19. Penn State, (3-2, Big Ten 0-1), T20
20. Iowa, (3-3, Big Ten 1-3), 18
21. Texas A&M, (2-4, SEC 1-3)¸NR 









 




 
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