Oct. 10, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA - With the winter sports season upon us, the Atlantic 10 head coaches have made their 2006-07 predictions.

Six champions will be crowned in the winter: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming & diving, and men's and women's indoor track & field.

Below are those predictions along with last year's Championship results (men's and women's basketball will be announced at a later date):

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
(2006 A-10 Finish in parentheses)
1. Massachusetts (2nd)
2. St. Bonaventure (1st)
3. La Salle (4th)
4. Duquesne (Tie 5th)
5. Xavier (3rd)
6. Fordham (Tie 5th)
7. George Washington (7th)
8. Saint Louis (8th)
9. Rhode Island (9th)

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
(2006 A-10 Finish in parentheses)
1. Richmond (1st)
2. St. Bonaventure (2nd)
3. Massachusetts (3rd)
4. Duquesne (4th)
5. Fordham (7th)
6. Xavier (5th)
7. Saint Louis (6th)
8. La Salle (9th)
9. George Washington (8th)
10. Rhode Island (10th)

MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
(2006 A-10 Finish in parentheses)
1. Charlotte (1st)
2. Rhode Island (2nd)
3. La Salle (3rd)
4. Massachusetts (5th)
5. Fordham (6th)
6. Saint Joseph's (4th)
7. Richmond (7th)
8. Temple (8th)
9. Xavier (9th)
10. Saint Louis (Did not compete)

WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
(2006 A-10 Finish in parentheses)
1. Charlotte (1st)
2. Richmond (4th)
3. Rhode Island (5th)
4. La Salle (2nd)
5. Duquesne (8th)
6. Saint Joseph's (3rd)
7. Dayton (7th)
(tie) Fordham (6th)
9. Massachusetts (9th)
10. Temple (10th)
11. Xavier (11th)
12. Saint Louis (Did not compete)

2007 Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Championships
Feb. 21-24
Flickinger Aquatics Center - Buffalo, NY
St. Bonaventure University - Host

2007 Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships
Feb. 17
University of Rhode Island - Host