Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Swimming and Diving Teams Ranked in CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Poll
11/16/2005 7:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
Nov. 16, 2005
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's and women's swimming teams both made appearances in the CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major polls which were released on Wednesday. The 25-team lists are the first Mid-Major Division I Power Rankings of the 2005-06 season.
The Bison men, who split in their first weekend of dual competition with a win over Lafayette and a loss to Navy, the No. 2 team in the poll, sit in 11th with a score of 215.66. Missouri State ranked first with a score of 230.86 while the Midshipmen followed with 230.74. Bucknell narrowly missed cracking the top ten, finishing just 0.2 points behind Massachusetts.
The Bison women, who opened up League action last weekend with victories over Navy and Lafayette to begin 2005-06 with a 2-0 record, are 16th in the poll with a score of 218.46. Denver took the top spot on the women's side with a score of 232.73, while Toledo finished as the runner-up with 228.13.
The CollegeSwimming.com rankings are based on each team's best dual meet lineup as judged and submitted by participating teams. The conferences included in the Mid-Major poll are America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, EISL, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-America, Mid-Continent, Midwest, Mid-eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, Trans America and West Coast.
