Ohio Northern men ranked No. 21 nationally in latest CollegeSwimming.com power ranking
By Tim Glon
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team is ranked No.21 nationally in the latest Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com poll.
The Polar Bears (4-1 overall, 2-0 Ohio Athletic Conference) totaled 641.3 points based on their best swims over the past three weeks.
Kenyon is ranked No. 1 with 929.6 points, Denison is No. 2 with 919.1 points and MIT (Mass.) is No. 3 with 918.4 points.
Northern was ranked No. 21 on Nov. 7 and was ranked No. 25 on Nov. 17 earlier this season.
The Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com is the only objective ranking of college swimming for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, NAIA, and NJCAA. Each swim is assigned a score relative to its national ranking.
The team score is calculated from the average of the top twenty-seven swims for each team. The Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Top 25 takes the best team performance over a four-week period.
The Polar Bears will be in action on Friday with a dual meet against Findlay at 6 pm at the ONU Sports Center.
Endless Pools/CollegeSwimming.com Poll - Dec. 10
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1. | Kenyon |
929.6 |
| 2. | Denison | 919.9 |
| 3. | MIT | 918.4 |
| 4. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 911.1 |
| 5. | Emory (Ga.) | 910.7 |
| 6. | College of Jew Jersey | 869.3 |
| 7. | DePauw (Ind.) | 825.6 |
| 8. | Kenne State (N.H.) | 807.3 |
| 9. | Chicago (Ill.) | 795.8 |
| 10. | Stevens (N.J.) | 790.4 |
| 11. | Washington (Mo.) | 781.6 |
| 12. | New York U. | 764.6 |
| 13. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 739.4 |
| 14. | Gettysburg (Pa.) | 721.3 |
| 15. | St. Olaf (Minn.) | 715.8 |
| 16. | Calvin (Mich.) | 700.7 |
| 17. | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 670.7 |
| 18. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 663.9 |
| 19. | Worcester Polytecnic (Mass.) |
651.9 |
| 20. | Mary Washington (Va.) | 647.5 |
| 21. | Ohio Northern | 641.3 |
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22. |
Rowan (N.J.) | 636.4 |
| 23. | Wabash (Ind.) | 623.7 |
| 24. | Case Western Reserve | 620.4 |
| 25. | Westminster (Pa.) | 619.2 |