Gators Claim Top Spot in Latest Swimming & Diving Poll
Thursday, February 5, 2015 | Men's Swimming & Diving
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida men's swimming and diving team is No. 1 in the latest College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings, CSCAA officials announced on Thursday.
Head Coach Gregg Troy's Gators recorded a dual meet win over then-No. 13 Tennessee this past weekend in the Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium. Florida dominated the meet by winning 11-of-16 events and downing the Volunteers by a score of 198.5-99.5. For their efforts against the Vols, senior Matt Elliott and freshman Caeleb Dressel were named the SEC's Male Swimmer of the Week and Freshman of the Week, respectively, by the conference office.
Florida last claimed the top spot in the Nov. 26, 2014 poll after off an impressive weekend at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational where the Gators won 10 individual races and captured first place finishes in five relay events. UF totaled 1,954 points at the Invite, 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 6-1, with Southeastern Conference victories over LSU, Kentucky, Auburn and UT. UF's lone loss came against currently ranked No. 8 Georgia.
Elsewhere in the rankings, Texas, NC State, Harvard and Auburn round out the top 5 behind UF. Other SEC schools in the poll include No. 8 UGA, No. 13 UT, No. 14 Texas A&M and No. 17 Missouri.
Next up, Florida will head back to Auburn, Ala. for the SEC Championships which begin on February 17th and conclude on the 21st.
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.
