Queens Men and Drury Women Maintain Top Spots
The results of the third Division II Poll are in. Queens University of Charlotte men and the Drury women have kept their number one spots. Though the two programs continued to lead their respective polls, both saw their leads dwindle, thus setting up a showdown for the NCAA Division II Championships in March
In the men's poll, the defending NCAA Champion Royals maintained a seven-point lead over Drury. Delta State and Lindenwood both made leaps into the top four, moving up nine and seven spots respectively. Grand Valley dropped one to fifth while Indianapolis fell three to sixth. Oklahoma Baptist, Northern Michigan, Cal Baptist and Colorado Mesa rounded out the top ten.
In the women's poll Drury maintained a two point lead over Queens University of Charlotte. Nova Southeastern moved up three spots to third. Lindenwood made the biggest jump in the poll, leaping fifteen spots to number four. Tampa rose five spots to number five. Rounding out the top ten women's team were Indianapolis, West Chester, Northern Michigan and West Florida.
The CSCAA / TYR Top 25 aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition. The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches. This is the final Division II dual meet poll of the season.
Division II Men
Division II Women
Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Drury | 148 |
2 | 2 | Queens (NC) | 146 |
3 | 6 | Nova Southeastern | 138 |
4 | 19 | Lindenwood | 132 |
5 | 10 | Tampa | 123 |
6 | 3 | UC San Diego | 120 |
7 | 4 | Indianapolis | 114 |
8 | 5 | West Chester | 106 |
9 | 7 | Northern Michigan | 99 |
10 | 9 | West Florida | 91 |
10 | 8 | Fresno Pacific | 88 |
12 | 10 | Colorado Mesa | 71 |
13 | 14 | Cal Baptist | 70 |
14 | 13 | Wingate | 64 |
14 | 12 | Grand Valley | 64 |
16 | 23 | Delta State | 57 |
17 | 18 | Minnesota State | 51 |
18 | NR | Florida Southern | 46 |
19 | 16 | Carson-Newman | 45 |
20 | 14 | Truman State | 44 |
21 | 21 | Cal State East Bay | 33 |
21 | 24 | Wayne State | 22 |
23 | 21 | LIU Post | 21 |
24 | 17 | Oklahoma Baptist | 16 |
25 | 20 | Findlay | 14 |
Also receiving votes:
Bloomsburg (13), Saint Cloud State (4), Mines (4), Azusa Pacific (3), Saint Leo (2), Concordia-Irvine (1)
Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Queens (NC) | 175 |
2 | 2 | Drury | 168 |
3 | 12 | Delta State | 160 |
4 | 11 | Lindenwood | 153 |
5 | 4 | Grand Valley | 145 |
6 | 3 | Indianapolis | 140 |
7 | 7 | Oklahoma Baptist | 126 |
8 | 5 | Northern Michigan | 121 |
9 | 8 | Cal Baptist | 110 |
10 | 6 | Colorado Mesa | 104 |
10 | 15 | Saint Leo | 104 |
12 | 17 | Nova Southeastern | 99 |
13 | 19 | Florida Southern | 95 |
14 | 9 | Wingate | 85 |
15 | 10 | Florida Tech | 80 |
16 | 13 | UC San Diego | 64 |
17 | 25 | Tampa | 63 |
17 | 14 | Carson-Newman | 63 |
19 | 24 | Missouri S&T | 47 |
20 | 21 | West Chester | 43 |
21 | 16 | Emmanuel | 36 |
22 | 20 | Truman State | 28 |
23 | 18 | McKendree | 27 |
24 | 23 | Limestone | 17 |
25 | 22 | Fresno Pacific | 15 |
Also receiving votes:
Simon Fraser (6), Bridgeport (1)
Poll Committee
Kyle Berg, Rollins; Josh Christensen, Fresno Pacific; Justin Hastings, Colorado Mesa; Jason Hite, Indianapolis; John Long, Queens; Noah Moran, Tiffin; Chris Villa, Indiana (PA); Kyle Almoney, Millersville; Jeff Boss, Concordia Irvine; Liam Donnelly, Simon Fraser; Andrew Hancock, West Florida; James Kiner, Tampa; Jon MacColl, Sioux Falls; Paul Schiffel, Lenoir Rhyne
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.
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.