Always known for having one of the premiere programs in the country, the College of Charleston coed sailing team earned a No. 1 national ranking as Sailing World’s college rankings, presented by Sperry Top-Sider, was announced on Wednesday.
The Cougars received six first-place votes to tie Georgetown for top billing with 338 points each in the first national rankings of the 2013 spring season. They were previously ranked No. 3 in the final fall rankings released in November.
“We are pleased with the team’s latest No. 1 ranking as it is indicative of their tremendous talent and incredible depth,” College of Charleston Director of Sailing Greg Fisher said. “Although it is still very early in the season and there are many regattas ahead of them, I feel the team is focused, well prepared and truly psyched to have an exceptional season. We are all proud of how hard they are working to make it happen.”
The Cougar women also climbed to No. 7 in the women’s rankings released on Wednesday.
SAILING WORLD’S COED RANKINGS
1T. Georgetown (10) 338
1T. College of Charleston (6) 338
3. Yale (2) 316
4. Stanford 276
5. Boston College 275
6. Brown 264
7. Roger Williams 239
8. St. Mary’s College of Maryland 204
9. Dartmouth 196
10. Tufts 185
11. Navy 183
12. Old Dominion 148
13T. Hobart & William Smith 145
13T. MIT 145
15. Harvard 89
16. SUNY Maritime 73
17. South Florida 61
18. Vermont 44
19. Wisconsin 43
20. Fordham 41
SAILING WORLD’S WOMEN’S RANKINGS
1. Dartmouth (10) 228
2. Yale (3) 222
3. St. Mary’s (1) 218
4. Boston College [2] 215
5. Navy 182
6. Georgetown 152
7. College of Charleston 151
8. Tufts 147
9. Stanford (2) 108
10. Brown 100
11. MIT 88
12. Rhode Island 71
13. Eckerd 63
14. Hobart & William Smith 37
15. Roger Williams 31
