Emory and Denison Top First DIII Poll

November 15, 2017 - The ballots are in and the votes counted for the First CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Division III Poll.  The Emory University women's team and Denison University men's team gathered the most votes after the first few weeks of the 2017-2018 season.

The Emory women held their place at #1 while the Denison men moved up two places to top the men's poll.  The Denison men had wins against Kenyon and Xavier to move them forward. 

The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition.

The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and  scheduled for release December 20, January 17 and February 7. 

Division III Women

Rank	Prev	Team	Points
1	1	Emory	145
2	3	Kenyon	142
3	2	Williams	138
4	8	Johns Hopkins	126
5	5	NYU	117
6	4	Denison	113
7	9	Chicago	111
8	14	Carnegie Mellon	107
8	6	MIT	107
10	7	WashU	102
11	10	Conn College	91
12	11	Amherst	83
13	13	Washington & Lee	79
14	11	Saint Thomas	70
15	16	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	57
15	15	Middlebury	57
17	24	Calvin	56
18	16	Bates	48
19	19	Pomona-Pitzer	38
20	22	Ursinus	37
21	23	RPI	28
22	NR	Case Western Reserve	19
23	18	Ithaca	17
24	25	Mary Washington	16
24	NR	SUNY Geneseo	16

Also receiving votes:
UW-La Crosse (12), UW-Eau Claire (8), Rowan/Wheaton (IL) (3), Bowdoin/Rochester (2)

Women's Regional Rankings

Central
1    Kenyon
2    Denison
3    Chicago
4    Calvin
5    Saint Thomas
6    Case Western
7    Gustavus Adolphus
8    Carthage
9    Hope
10    Albion

Northeast North
1    Williams
2    New York University
3    MIT
4    Connecticut College
5    Amherst
6    Middlebury
7    Bates
8    RPI
9    Bowdoin
10    U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Northeast South
1    Carnegie Mellon
2    Ursinus
3    SUNY-Geneseo
4    Rowan
5    Rochester
6    Ithaca
7    Swarthmore
8    Gettysburg
9    Susquehanna
10    Grove City  

West-Midwest-South
1    Emory
2    Johns Hopkins
3    Washington University (Mo)
4    Washington and Lee
5    Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
6    Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
7    Mary Washington
8    Trinity (TX)
9    Rhodes
10    Centre

Division III Men

Rank	Prev	Team	Points
1	3	Denison	323
2	2	Emory	311
3	1	Kenyon	295
4	4	MIT	289
5	5	Johns Hopkins	277
6	7	NYU	252
7	6	WashU	251
8	7	Chicago	249
9	13	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	209
10	20	Pomona-Pitzer	192
11	10	Tufts	191
12	9	Williams	170
13	12	Carnegie Mellon	164
14	22	Carthage	145
15	11	Rowan	145
16	16	Amherst	137
17	NR	Calvin	135
18	15	TCNJ	103
19	23	Saint Thomas	95
20	NR	UW-Stevens Point	76
21	NR	Coast Guard	63
22	NR	Stevens	50
23	18	WPI	37
24	13	DePauw	24
25	24	Swarthmore	22

Also receiving votes:
Conn College (14), Case Western Reserve (4), Washington & Lee (2)

Men's Regional Rankings

Central
1    Denison
2    Kenyon
3    Chicago
4    Carthage
5    Calvin
6    Saint Thomas
7    UW-Stevens Point
8    DePauw
9    Case Western
10    Rose-Hulman

Northeast North
1    MIT
2    NYU
3    Tufts
4    Williams
5    Amherst
6    U.S. Coast Guard Academy
7    WPI
8    Connecticut College
9    RPI
10    Bates

Northeast South
1    Carnegie Mellon
2    Rowan
3    TCNJ
4    Stevens
5    Swarthmore
6    Gettysburg
7    SUNY-Geneseo
8    Ithaca
9    Grove City
10    Franklin & Marshall  

West-Midwest-South
1    Emory
2    Johns Hopkins
3    Washington University (Mo)
4    Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5    Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
6    Washington and Lee
7    Birmingham Southern
8    Trinity (TX)
9    California Lutheran
10    Redlands

 

Women's Poll Committee

Jake Taber, Albion (Chair); Will Bernhardt, Wittenberg; Dean Brownley, Centre; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Beth DeLaRosby, Carthage; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Paul Hughes, Caltech; Charlie King, UW-La Crosse; Dani Korman, MIT; Kirk Kumbier, Allegheny; Meg Sisson, Pomona-Pitzer; Carlos Vega, Trinity (CT); Vanessa Williamson, Bates    

Men's Poll Committee

Sean Tedesco, USMMA (Chair); Justin Anderson, Frostburg State; Paul Bennett, WPI; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Jon Carlson, Gustavus; Karin Colby, Swarthmore; David Dow, Williams; Jean-Paul Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer; Kyle McNellis, NYU; Brent Noble, Wabash; Adam Schneider, TCNJ; Steve Webb, Occidental; Jason Weber, Chicago    .

About the CSCAA

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.

About TYR

Founded in Huntington Beach, CA by swimwear designer Joseph DiLorenzo (current owner) and 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist Steve Furniss, TYR Sport was established in 1985 to provide the competitive swim market with vibrant, performance-driven prints. Since its inception three decades ago, TYR has grown to exist as one of the world’s most recognizable swimming and triathlon brands.