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Gophers Ranked in CSCAA Preseason Top-25 Poll
10/10/2018 12:41:00 PM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) have released their first Top-25 poll of the season and the University of Minnesota swimming and diving programs are well represented.
The Gopher women's swimming and diving squad will enter the year as the 13th-rated team in the nation. Minnesota capped their 2017-18 campaign with a tenth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, scoring 157 points, second most in program history. They will return 1-meter National Champion Sarah Bacon and five additional 2018 All-Americans to the pool this season. The Gophers finished fourth in the Big Ten standings after scoring 1,049 points at the conference championships and completing the year with a 5-1 conference record. The Gophers are the third-highest ranked Big Ten team in the preseason poll, trailing only Indiana (6th) and Michigan (3rd).
The Gopher men will enter the season as the 18th-rated team in the CSCAA preseason poll. The Gophers will begin the year following a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2018, at which they scored 67 points. The championships for the men were highlighted by a third-place 50 free finish by Bowen Becker. Additionally, Becker helped the team to a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten with his conference championship in the 50 free. The Gophers are the fourth-highest rated Big Ten men's program in the poll.
Minnesota will begin their season this Friday when they face the Badgers in Madison, Wisc. Diving will begin at 3 p.m. with swimming taking place at 5 p.m. at the Natatorium in Madison.
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches. The next polls are scheduled for release on October 24, November 14, December 5, January 23, February 13 and February 20.
The Gopher women's swimming and diving squad will enter the year as the 13th-rated team in the nation. Minnesota capped their 2017-18 campaign with a tenth-place finish at the NCAA Championships, scoring 157 points, second most in program history. They will return 1-meter National Champion Sarah Bacon and five additional 2018 All-Americans to the pool this season. The Gophers finished fourth in the Big Ten standings after scoring 1,049 points at the conference championships and completing the year with a 5-1 conference record. The Gophers are the third-highest ranked Big Ten team in the preseason poll, trailing only Indiana (6th) and Michigan (3rd).
The Gopher men will enter the season as the 18th-rated team in the CSCAA preseason poll. The Gophers will begin the year following a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 2018, at which they scored 67 points. The championships for the men were highlighted by a third-place 50 free finish by Bowen Becker. Additionally, Becker helped the team to a fifth-place finish in the Big Ten with his conference championship in the 50 free. The Gophers are the fourth-highest rated Big Ten men's program in the poll.
Minnesota will begin their season this Friday when they face the Badgers in Madison, Wisc. Diving will begin at 3 p.m. with swimming taking place at 5 p.m. at the Natatorium in Madison.
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches. The next polls are scheduled for release on October 24, November 14, December 5, January 23, February 13 and February 20.
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