BATON ROUGE, La. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its March edition of the Division I Top 25 dual meet poll Thursday, with LSU’s men’s and women’s programs each remaining in the top 25.
The women remain slotted at No. 14 in the updated poll, while the men fall from No. 18 to No. 20, following the program’s performance at the SEC Championships on Feb. 16-21. This is the final poll before the NCAA Championships begin on March 18.
The poll is voted on by a committee of Division I coaches. Their evaluations include head-to-head dual meet results, performances since previous polls, season-long outcomes, dual meet records, roster changes, and data from the SwimCloud Simulator. It is important to note that the poll is not intended to predict championship meet finishes.
Since the February poll, the Tigers have competed in the SEC Championships, where the women placed fifth overall, and the men finished in seventh. LSU brought home seven medals – five from individual performances and two from relays. Jere Hribar won gold in the 100-free, silver in the 200-free, and bronze in the 50-free. Carson Paul struck gold in the platform diving. Zoe Carlos-Broc earned bronze in the 100-back. The men’s 200-free relay squad and 200-medley relay squad took silver and bronze, respectively.
The Tigers also sent six athletes to Auburn on Feb. 27-28 to compete in the Last Chance Invitational. Breaststrokers Grace Palmer, Volodymyr Lisovets, and Guilherme Camossato each set school records in their respective events.
The Tigers will be back in action when the diving team heads to the NCAA Zone D Diving Regional hosted by Texas A&M on March 9-11. Following the regional, the Tigers’ swimming and diving program will send athletes to the NCAA Championships. The women’s championship is held on March 18-21; LSU will send nine swimmers. The men’s championships will be held on March 25-28; the list of qualifiers will be released on March 11. Both championships will take place at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Ga.
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The following is the men’s ranking, followed by the women’s:
Division I Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points | |
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 400 | |
| 2 | 2 | Arizona State | 383 | |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana | 369 | |
| 4 | 4 | Florida | 350 | |
| 5 | 6 | California | 335 | |
| 6 | 5 | Stanford | 323 | |
| 7 | 8 | NC State | 302 | |
| 8 | 9 | Tennessee | 282 | |
| 9 | 7 | Georgia | 279 | |
| 10 | 12 | Michigan | 244 | |
| 11 | 11 | Ohio State | 239 | |
| 12 | 10 | Louisville | 238 | |
| 13 | 13 | Florida State | 183 | |
| 14 | 16 | Auburn | 179 | |
| 15 | 21 | Virginia Tech | 157 | |
| 16 | 14 | Alabama | 155 | |
| 17 | 17 | Arizona | 143 | |
| 18 | 20 | Princeton | 120 | |
| 19 | 15 | Southern California | 98 | |
| 20 | 18 | Louisiana State | 88 | |
| 21 | 19 | Northwestern | 77 | |
| 22 | 23 | Kentucky | 67 | |
| 23 | 22 | North Carolina | 61 | |
| 24 | 25 | Virginia | 41 | |
| 25 | RV | Navy | 27 |
Division I Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points | |
| 1 | 1 | Virginia | 425 | |
| 2 | 2 | Stanford | 405 | |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 385 | |
| 4 | 4 | Michigan | 380 | |
| 5 | 5 | California | 360 | |
| 6 | 9 | Tennessee | 326 | |
| 6 | 6 | Indiana | 326 | |
| 8 | 7 | Louisville | 314 | |
| 9 | 8 | NC State | 292 | |
| 10 | 10 | Florida | 267 | |
| 11 | 11 | Ohio State | 257 | |
| 12 | 12 | Southern California | 225 | |
| 13 | 13 | Alabama | 224 | |
| 14 | 14 | Louisiana State | 198 | |
| 15 | 15 | Wisconsin | 180 | |
| 16 | 18 | South Carolina | 166 | |
| 17 | 17 | Arizona State | 165 | |
| 18 | 19 | Auburn | 146 | |
| 19 | 16 | Georgia | 121 | |
| 20 | 21 | North Carolina | 79 | |
| 21 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 77 | |
| 22 | 25 | Minnesota | 61 | |
| 23 | 20 | Duke | 59 | |
| 24 | 23 | Arizona | 28 | |
| 24 | 22 | UCLA | 28 | |
| 24 | RV | Princeton | 28 |