All four regions are in action this weekend for the respective collegiate regional tournaments! So let’s get to the pre-Regionals rankings!
Breakdown
- Top 5 stays the same with Alabama retaining the #1 spot!
- FSC and Rollins still have not skied a collegiate tournament, so they remain unranked.
- The Midwestern and the South Central are tied for the most teams in the top ten with three each.
- The highest ranking Midwest team is the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Water Ski Team at seventh.
- The highest ranking South Central team is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Water Ski Team at second.
Biggest Movers
Eastern Region
- Up – None
- Down 2 spots – Lander University (52nd)
Midwestern Region
- Up 9 spots – Purdue University (14th)
- Down 4 spots – Central Michigan University (49th), University of Dayton (38th), University of Missouri (50th)
South Central Region
- Up – none
- Down 5 spots – Texas State University (32nd)
Western Region
- Up – none
- Down 5 spots – Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (19th), California State University, Sacramento (46th)
Predictions
- Florida Southern College & Rollins College still haven’t skied in a tournament, but they are active this weekend at Eastern Regionals! We expect them to shake up our top 5 when we get to our pre-Nationals rankings!
2018 Rankings – 9/28/2018
| Rank | Team Name | Region |
| 1 | University of Alabama | Eastern |
| 2 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | South Central |
| 3 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | South Central |
| 4 | Clemson University | Eastern |
| 5 | San Diego State University | Western |
| 6 | Texas A&M University | South Central |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin – La Crosse | Midwestern |
| 8 | Ohio State University | Midwestern |
| 9 | Arizona State University | Western |
| 10 | Iowa State University | Midwestern |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Midwestern |
| 12 | Auburn University | Eastern |
| 13 | Michigan State University | Midwestern |
| 14 | Purdue University | Midwestern |
| 15 | University of Michigan | Midwestern |
| 16 | University of Kansas | Midwestern |
| 17 | University of Texas | South Central |
| 18 | Miami University | Midwestern |
| 19 | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Western |
| 20 | Bowling Green State University | Midwestern |
| 21 | Grand Valley State University | Midwestern |
| 22 | University of Cincinnati | Midwestern |
| 23 | Western Washington University | Western |
| 24 | University of Nebraska | Midwestern |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin – Stout | Midwestern |
| 26 | Marquette University | Midwestern |
| 27 | Missouri State University | Midwestern |
| 28 | University of Arkansas | South Central |
| 29 | Indiana University | Midwestern |
| 30 | Western Michigan University | Midwestern |
| 31 | Kansas State University | Midwestern |
| 32 | Texas State University | South Central |
| 33 | Ohio University | Midwestern |
| 34 | University of Notre Dame | Midwestern |
| 35 | University of California, Los Angeles | Western |
| 36 | University of Iowa | Midwestern |
| 37 | University of Minnesota | Midwestern |
| 38 | University of Dayton | Midwestern |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee | Midwestern |
| 40 | Oklahoma State University | South Central |
| 41 | University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire | Midwestern |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point | Midwestern |
| 43 | University of Georgia | Eastern |
| 44 | California State University, Chico | Western |
| 45 | University of Illinois | Midwestern |
| 46 | California State University, Sacramento | Western |
| 47 | University of Colorado Boulder | Midwestern |
| 48 | University of Akron | Midwestern |
| 49 | Central Michigan University | Midwestern |
| 50 | University of Missouri | Midwestern |
| 51 | University of South Carolina | Eastern |
| 52 | Lander University | Eastern |
| 53 | Bakersfield College | Western |
| 54 | University of Wisconsin – Whitewater | Midwestern |
| 55 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Eastern |
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