University of Houston Athletics
Swimming and Diving Ranked in National Poll
1/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Swimming & Diving
Jan. 26, 2005
HOUSTON - The University of Houston swimming and diving team debuted at No. 12 Wednesday in CollegeSwimming.com's Division I Mid-Major poll.
The Cougars (5-7) earned 229.33 points to earn their standing in the poll, which is released four times a year. The last poll of the season will be released in early March.
UC Irvine stood atop the poll with 239.79 points, while Miami University was second. TCU, Richmond, East Carolina, Southwest Missouri State, Oakland, Navy, Eastern Michigan, Denver and Southern Illinois rounded out the Top 11 leaders.
The Mid-Major Poll features teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Conference USA, EISL, Horizon League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-America, Mid-Continent, Midwest, Mid-eastern, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, Western Athletic and West Coast.
The Cougars return to action this weekend and look to improve on their dual meet record with a tour through south Louisiana. The trip begins at 4 p.m., Friday, when UH meets LSU and Rice in Baton Rouge, La. The Cougars then wrap up their stay in their eastern neighbor at noon, Saturday, against Sun Belt Conference member New Orleans in the Big Easy.
CollegeSwimming.com Division I Mid-Major Poll
as of Jan. 26, 2005
Rk. Team Points
1. UC-Irvine 239.79
2. Miami University 238.65
3. Texas Christian 237.58
4. Richmond 236.77
5. East Carolina 236.66
6. Southwest Missouri State 233.55
7. Oakland 232.73
8. Navy 231.34
9. Eastern Michigan 231.26
10. Denver University 230.16
11. Southern Illinois 230.06
12. Houston 229.33
13. New Hampshire 228.90
14. Ball State 228.89
15. Western Kentucky 228.56
16. Illinois State 228.48
17. George Mason 226.59
18. Marshall 226.39
19. UNC-Wilmington 225.94
20. St. Bonaventure 222.68
21. William & Mary 221.89
22. St. Louis University 221.76
23. Tulane 221.20
24. UW-Milwaukee 220.59
25. George Washington 217.84
