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Bucknell Swimming Teams Ranked Among Mid-Major Top-20

Bison men and women are ranked 11th and 13th, respectively, in the latest CollegeSwimming.com Top-20 poll.

Dec. 12, 2000

LEWISBURG, PA - Bucknell University's men's and women's swimming & diving teams are ranked 11th and 13th, respectively, in the latest mid-major Top-20 Poll by CollegeSwimming.com.

The ranking is based upon dual-meet points and aims to recognize those institutions and conferences that do not benefit from the exposure or finances of television contracts. Institutions from the following conferences are eligible for consideration: America East, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Ivy/EISL, Metro Atlantic, Mid-America, Mid-Continent, Midwest, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, Trans America and West Coast.

The Bucknell men are currently 4-2 in dual meet competition and are off for the next three weeks for final exams and the holiday period. The women, also on hold with finals this week, are 3-3 in dual meets this season. Both squads will head to Florida for training at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex in early January.

CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Rankings

Women		                  Men
1.	Ohio University	222.79	1.	Eastern Michigan	230.88
2.	UC-Santa Barbara	220.85	2.	UC-Santa Barbara	225.74
3.	Univ. of San Diego	216.81	3.	Navy	224.43
4.	Western Kentucky	215.84	4.	SW Missouri St.	222.96
5.	Army	215.83	        5.	Western Kentucky	222.83
6.	James Madison	215.80	6.	Army	221.00
7.	Evansville	215.76	7.	James Madison	219.66
8.	Toledo	214.84	        8.	Toledo	215.38
9.	Navy	212.97	        9.	Evansville	212.87
10.	Northern Illinois	210.77	10.	Northern Illinois	211.03
11.	SW Missouri St.	209.45	11.	Bucknell	204.91
12.	Cent. Conn. St.	208.06	12.	UC-Irvine	203.66
13.	Bucknell	206.05	13.	Cent. Conn. St.	197.75