Kenyon and Denison Lead Division III Poll
December 20, 2017 - The ballots are in and the votes counted in the latest CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Division III Poll. The Kenyon College women and Denison University men gathered the most votes to lead their respective polls.
The Kenyon women took over the Division III poll from Emory University. Even though Emory topped the last two polls, they remain only 8 points behind Kenyon. The Denison men held on to their number one ranking from last month over both Kenyon and Emory. The Kenyon men moved up one spot to number two. The Lords and Emory men have been in the top three all season long.
The national leaders were naturally number one in the Central Region. Carnegie Mellon led both the men's and women's Northeast South while Emory led both the men's and women's West-Midwest-South Region. In the Northeast North Region the Williams women and MIT men led the way.
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and and aim to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition. Releases are scheduled for: January 17 and February 7.
Division III Men
Division III Women
Also receiving votes:
Case Western Reserve (14), Gettysburg (8), Birmingham Southern (6)
Also receiving votes:
Hope (16), Middlebury (9), Mary Washington (8), Carthage (7), UW-La Crosse (2), Franklin (1)
Regional Rankings
Men
Women
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.