(Story courtesy of Southwestern University)
SOMERS, Wis. - In the most recent CollegeSwimming.com national rankings out Nov. 20th, the Southwestern University men's swimming team has been picked as the No. 22 team in the nation.
This is the first time Southwestern has earned a spot in the national rankings. The posted 66.9 performance points in 61 swims, with 102% of season bests in their most recent meet.
SU is the only SCAC school and Texas school named in the report.
The Pirates finished in third place overall at their most recent meet, the Tiger Southwest Shootout. They enter into the long holiday break with ample momentum to prepare for the second half of the season. They return to the pool on January 12th to compete in the Austin College Invitational.
Endless Pools / CollegeSwimming.com Division III Top 25 - Nov. 20, 2012
| Pos | Prev | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |
Johns Hopkins | 26.2 |
| 2 | 1 |
Kenyon | 29.0 |
| 3 | 5 |
MIT | 29.5 |
| 4 | 15 |
Chicago | 31.1 |
| 5 | 2 |
Emory | 34.4 |
| 6 | 4 |
Denison | 36.3 |
| 7 | 6 |
Stevens Institute | 48.7 |
| 8 | NR |
Carnegie Mellon | 50.0 |
| 9 | 7 |
CMS | 50.6 |
| 10 | 8 |
TCNJ | 52.4 |
| 11 | 10 |
DePauw | 54.3 |
| 12 | NR |
Amherst | 54.8 |
| 13 | 11 |
Case Western | 55.5 |
| 14 | 12 |
Saint Olaf | 57.3 |
| 15 | 13 |
UW-Stevens Point | 58.2 |
| 16 | 14 |
Washington & Lee | 59.5 |
| 17 | 20 |
Keene State College | 62.1 |
| 18 | 16 |
Rochester | 63.6 |
| 19 | NR |
Hartwick College | 64.2 |
| 20 | NR |
Wheaton (Ill.) | 64.3 |
| 21 | NR |
Connecticut College | 65.9 |
| 22 |
NR |
Southwestern (Texas) | 66.9 |
| 23 | 17 |
Washington (Mo.) | 67.9 |
| 24 | 18 |
Saint Thomas (Minn.) | 68.0 |
| 25 | NR |
Ithaca College | 68.4 |