CHARLOTTE, N.C.- In this week's Avidasports Performance Rankings the Queens University of Charlotte women's swim team has jumped into the top spot. In the opening rankings of the season the women's team was ranked at No. 8 with the men outside of the top 10, but now the men are ranked No. 8.
The rankings system weighs a team's improvement during a given time period and the team's times against other schools in the division. This ranking evaluated teams during the Jan. 13-19 time period.
The Royals competed at one meet during the time, against Duke and South Carolina. The team improved at a rate of 99.4 percent, third best in NCAA Division II. On the performance side Queens was sixth best with a total of 83.4. Queens posted an average of 4.5 to lead all of Division II.
The men did not rank in the top 10 for improvement, but were fifth for performance with a score of 74.5. Their 74.5 and their improvement score combined for a 9.0 overall, for eighth position. Leader Indianapolis posted an overall score of 3.0.
Queens will look to continue its positive progression as they swim Friday, Jan. 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
