GSw RANKINGS: Center Grove, FW Snider move up one spot among first five

The Indiana High School Swim Coaches Association (IHSSCA) has released its latest 2007-08 girls swimming poll, and there is some slight shakeup among the first five. With 21-time defending state champion Carmel staying at No. 1 and Hamilton Southeastern right behind in second, this week we see Center Grove swapping with Homestead for third while Fort Wayne Snider switches with North Central (Indianapolis) for fifth.

New to the poll this week are Shenandoah (27th) and Hamilton Heights (34th).

The rankings are determined by scoring a theoretical 16-place meet using times/scores of the returning Top 20 individual event times from last year’s sectionals and state finals as well as figuring in the fastest reported times this season. Teams are listed by rank followed by school and number of votes.

Here’s your Top 54 from Dec. 26:

1. Carmel 340
2. Hamilton Southeastern 329
3. Center Grove 205
4. Homestead 184
5. Fort Wayne Snider 138
6. North Central (Indianapolis) 130
7. Columbus North 68
8. Chesterton 60
8. Noblesville 60
10. Crown Point 57
10. Mount Vernon (Posey) 57
10. Northridge 57
13. Yorktown 56
14. Lawrence North 51
15. Norwell 44
16. Bloomington South 43
17. Harrison (West Lafayette) 40
18. Penn 35
19. Western 33
20. Pendleton Heights 30
21. Kokomo 28
22. Bremen 26
23. Southridge 22
24. Mishawaka Marian 19
25. South Bend St. Joseph’s 17
26. Southmont 16
27. Plymouth 14
27. Shenandoah 14
29. Fishers 13
29. Highland 13
31. Anderson Highland 11
31. Bloomington North 11
31. Lowell 11
34. Hamilton Heights 9
34. Westfield 9
36. Roncalli 8
37. Heritage Christian 7
37. Lafayette Jefferson 7
39. Evansville Reitz 6
39. Pike 6
39. Portage 6
39. Richmond 6
43. Muncie Central 5
43. South Bend Riley 5
45. Bedford North Lawrence 4
45. Terre Haute North 4
47. Brebeuf 2
47. Danville 2
47. Seymour 2
50. Columbia City 1
50. Covenant Christian (Indianapolis) 1
50. Elkhart Memorial 1
50. Fort Wayne Northrop 1
50. Lafayette Central Catholic 1