Badgers open with top-20 rankings in first coaches poll
October 27, 2016 | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Wisconsin women tabbed at No. 13, men at No. 17 in season’s first CSCAA rankings
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin swimming and diving program is once again expected to be one of the top teams in the nation, according to the season's first coaches poll.
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This season's first edition of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America/TYR Top 25 places the Wisconsin women 13th in the nation with 142 votes and the Badgers men in the 17th position, garnering 93 votes.
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The Badgers are among five Big Ten Conference programs to earn preseason rankings, joining Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State – with the Indiana men and the Michigan women taking the No. 1 spots in the rankings.
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Penn State also received votes in the women's poll.
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The Badgers have put together an impressive dual-meet schedule this season, with five of their six opponents voted among the Top 25 programs in the nation. Â
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Wisconsin hosted No. 10/10 (men/women) Auburn in its first dual meet of the year, with the Tigers coming away with a pair of close wins over the Badgers.
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The following week, the Wisconsin women downed No. 16-ranked Minnesota, 158-142, in Minneapolis, while the UW men fell to the 12th-ranked Gophers, 185-115.
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The Badgers' most recent dual meet was at NC State, a program which has both its men's and women's teams ranked in the top four.
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The No. 3 NC State men topped the Badgers, 224-121, while the No. 4 Wolfpack women came out on top, 200-149.
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The Badgers' strong slate continues, with UW traveling to Georgia next weekend to take on the No.7/No. 8 Bulldogs, in addition to a January dual at No. 14/No. 5 USC.
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This season's first edition of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America/TYR Top 25 places the Wisconsin women 13th in the nation with 142 votes and the Badgers men in the 17th position, garnering 93 votes.
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The Badgers are among five Big Ten Conference programs to earn preseason rankings, joining Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State – with the Indiana men and the Michigan women taking the No. 1 spots in the rankings.
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Penn State also received votes in the women's poll.
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The Badgers have put together an impressive dual-meet schedule this season, with five of their six opponents voted among the Top 25 programs in the nation. Â
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Wisconsin hosted No. 10/10 (men/women) Auburn in its first dual meet of the year, with the Tigers coming away with a pair of close wins over the Badgers.
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The following week, the Wisconsin women downed No. 16-ranked Minnesota, 158-142, in Minneapolis, while the UW men fell to the 12th-ranked Gophers, 185-115.
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The Badgers' most recent dual meet was at NC State, a program which has both its men's and women's teams ranked in the top four.
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The No. 3 NC State men topped the Badgers, 224-121, while the No. 4 Wolfpack women came out on top, 200-149.
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The Badgers' strong slate continues, with UW traveling to Georgia next weekend to take on the No.7/No. 8 Bulldogs, in addition to a January dual at No. 14/No. 5 USC.
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