Men's Swimming and Diving ranked No. 27 in CollegeSwimming.com poll
December 12, 2016
By Caleb Scott
ADA -- The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team made its debut in the CollegeSwimming.com power ranking poll.
The Polar Bears (3-1 overall, 1-1 Ohio Athletic Conference) came in at No. 27 in the poll and recieved 626.17 points.
Emory (Ga.) took first place with 783.66 points, Kenyon is ranked second with 764.24 points, and Denison rounded out the top-3 with 753.14 points.
The Polar Bears have now been mentioned in a national poll in four of the past five seasons.
Northern returns to the pool January 7, as it travels to Colorado College to compete at 7 pm (MST).
CollegeSwimming.com Poll
Dec. 12, 2016
| Rank | School |
Points |
| 1. | Emory (Ga.) | 783.66 |
| 2. | Kenyon | 764.24 |
| 3. | Denison | 753.14 |
| 4. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 750.31 |
| 5. | MIT | 730.55 |
| 6. | Washington (Mo.) | 725.14 |
| 7. | New York U. | 712.79 |
| 8. | Chicago (Ill.) | 700.24 |
| 9. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 695.93 |
| 10. | New Jersey | 677.52 |
| 11. | DePauw (Ind.) | 676.41 |
| 12. | Rowan (N.J.) | 671.66 |
| 13. | Stevens (N.J.) | 664.31 |
| 14. | Case Western Reserve | 661.79 |
| 15. | Gettysburg (Pa.) | 655.55 |
| 16. | Albion (Mich.) | 654.66 |
| 17. | Worcester Tech (Mass.) | 652.38 |
| 18. | Tufts (Conn.) |
650.35 |
| 19. | Birmingham Southern (Ala.) | 646.93 |
| 20. | Calvin (Mich.) | 645.35 |
| 21. | Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | 643.24 |
| 22. | Mary Washington (Va.) | 641.21 |
| 23. | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 635.24 |
| 24. | Carthage (Wis.) |
635.07 |
| 25. |
Westminster (Pa.) | 633.41 |
| 26. |
Geneseo State (N.Y.) | 629.62 |
| 27. | Ohio Northern | 626.17 |
| 28. | Williams (Mass.) | 623.57 |
| 29. | Southwestern (Tex.) | 622.66 |
| 30. | Ursinus (Pa.) | 618.66 |
| 31. | Coast Guard (Conn.) |
616.76 |
| 32. | Rochester (N.Y.) | 616.24 |
| 33. | Saint Thomas (Minn.) | 613.14 |
| 34. | Wooster | 612.76 |
| 35. | Wabash (Ind.) | 612.72 |
| 36. | Franklin (Ind.) | 612.21 |
| 37. | Ithica (N.Y.) | 611.79 |
| 38. | Trinity (Tex.) | 611.59 |
| 39. | Keene State (N.H.) | 611.17 |
| 40. | Roger Williams (R.I.) | 610.72 |
| 41. | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.) | 608.41 |
| 42. | Wis.-Eau Claire | 607.66 |
| 43. | Widener (Pa.) | 607.17 |
| 44. | Grove City (Pa.) | 605.07 |
| 45. | Rensselaer (N.Y.) | 604.03 |
| 46. | Kalamazoo (Mich.) | 603.35 |
| 47. | Puget Sound (Wa.) | 601.86 |
| 48. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 601.79 |
| 49. | Illinois Tech | 600.14 |
| 50. | Whitworth (Wa.) | 598.66 |