Gators Ranked No. 4 in Latest Swimming & Diving Poll
Thursday, December 11, 2014 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The Florida men's swimming and diving team is No. 4 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings, CSCAA officials announced on Thursday.
Head Coach Gregg Troy's Gators last competed at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Nov. 20-22), when UF's men won 10 individual races and captured a first place finishes in five relay events. UF totaled 1,954 points, which was close to 1,000 points ahead of runner-up and host Georgia Tech, who scored 981.5 points.
In dual meets. Florida is 3-1, with Southeastern Conference victories over LSU, Kentucky and Minnesota. UF's loss came against currently ranked No. 3 Georgia.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Texas, California, Georgia and Louisville rounded out the top-five. Other SEC schools in the poll include No. 8 Missouri, No. 10 Auburn and No. 15 Tennessee.
UF is back in action at the beginning of 2015, as the Gators travel to Tallahassee, Fla. to take on in-state rival and No. 22 Florida State on Jan. 2. Florida then heads to No. 10 Auburn on Jan. 24, before returning home a week later on Jan. 31 to finish off its regular season against No. 15 Tennessee in the Stephen O'Connell Center Natatorium.
Founded in 1922, the CSCAA is a professional organization of coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of collegiate swimming and diving. The CSCAA Division I Poll Committee will produce in-season rankings 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. Rankings are based on performances that have taken place since the previous poll and include invites as well as dual meets.
