Weekly Release #3
11/14/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Nov. 17 -- vs. Texas (Canham Natatorium), 6 p.m. (exhibition)
Saturday, Nov. 18 -- vs. Texas (Canham Natatorium), Noon
Fri-Sun., Dec. 1-3 -- at Texas Invitational (Austin, Texas), 9 a.m./6 p.m.
This Week
The 12th-ranked University of Michigan men's swimming and diving team takes on defending national champion and No. 1-ranked Texas on Friday (Nov. 17) at 6 p.m. and Saturday (Nov. 18) at Noon at Canham Natatorium. Friday's competition will be an exhibition and Saturday will be the official scored meet.
Against the Longhorns
The Maize and Blue owns a 4-3 advantage over the Texas in the all-time series. The last time the Wolverines met Texas in dual meet action, the Longhorns prevailed, posting a 124-117 win during the 1997-98 season in Austin. Texas boasts five 2000 Olympians -- Nate Dusing, Scott Goldblatt, Tommy Hannan, Jamie Rauch and Ian Crocker.
In its only competition this season, Texas collected 117 points en route to its victory at the Big 12 Relays over No. 9 Texas A&M (105), Iowa State (67), Missouri (61.50), and Kansas (46.50). The Longhorns on the Internet: www.TexasSports.com.
Head Coach Jon Urbanchek's Comments
"This meet will give us a good measuring stick for us. I don't feel we can swim with them right now, and they will be favored to win the point total, but we'll have some strong individual events and challenge Texas throughout the weekend."
Elite Coaches
Michigan head coach Jon Urbanchek and Texas head coach Eddie Reese -- who were assistant coaches on the 2000 U.S. Olympic team -- have coached their teams to a combined 10 national championships and nine of the last 13 NCAA titles. Reese holds a 3-2 all-time mark against Ubanchek's Wolverines, but has never won in Ann Arbor.
Speedo America CSCAA Coaches Poll
Michigan is ranked 12th in the preseason CSCAA Coaches Poll. The poll comes out every two weeks of competition and the next poll will be released on Nov. 16, 2000.
Speedo America's CSCAA Preseason Coaches Poll (10/26/00)
1. Texas (6) 174 2. Auburn 161 3. Stanford 158 4. Arizona (1) 155 5. California 154 6. Southern Cal 133 7. Florida 125 8. Tennessee 120 9. Texas A&M 114 10. Minnesota 113 11. Virginia 111 12. MICHIGAN 105 13. Arizona State 99 14. Georgia 80 15. Southern Methodist 63 16. Hawaii 53 17. Penn State 46 18. Nebraska 44 19. Harvard 38 South Carolina 38 21. Wisconsin 31 22. North Carolina 27 23. Alabama 21 Miami (Fla.) 21 25. Florida State 19
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