The Division III Top 25 Dual Meet poll keeps Kenyon and Denison in the top position as teams prepare for their conference championships later this month.

The Kenyon men were unanimously picked number one by the committee. Denison men held their rank at number two from the last poll, but share the second-place ranking with Johns Hopkins.  MIT is fourth for the second time in a row while Carnegie Mellon moved into the top 5 for the first time this season taking the fifth spot on the men’s side.

The women’s side is deja vu all over again.  This edition of the Top 25 has the exact same rankings as the last poll with Denison, Emory and Kenyon holding at first, second and third, respectively. These three teams have remained in the top five all season. Number 4 Williams moves back into the top 5 for the third time this year, and MIT makes its first appearance in the top five moving up three positions from eighth. 

The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition. The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches. From Committee Chair, Jake Taber: “The Committee saw a little bit of movement this week and had some very healthy dialogue about the poll and its intent.  While voting, we try to keep in mind: if the meet took place today, who would win?  We have been intentional to reward the real-life wins here.” 

A complete list of the Top 25 rankings can be found at: cscaa.org/top25

The final release is scheduled for February 27.

Regional Rankings

WOMEN:

CENTRAL: 
1. Denison 
2. Kenyon 
3. Chicago 
4. Saint Catherine
 5. Case Western 
6. Calvin 
7. Albion 8. Carthage
 9. Hope 10. Franklin

NORTHEAST-NORTH: 
1. Williams
 2. MIT 3. Tufts 
4. New York University 5. Amherst 
6. Bates 7. Bowdoin 
8. Middlebury 
9. Wellesley 10. Vassar


WEST-MIDWEST-SOUTH: 
1. Emory 2. John Hopkins 
3. Washington University (Mo)
 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
 5. Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
 6. Washington & Lee 7. Birmingham Southern 8. Trinity (TX)
 9. Mary Washington 10. Centre 


NORTHEAST-SOUTH: 
1.Carnegie Mellon 2. SUNY-Geneseo 3. Swarthmore 4. Rowan 5. Gettysburg 6. RIT 
7. Rochester 8. Franklin & Marshall 9. Allegheny 10. TCNJ

MEN:

CENTRAL: 1. Kenyon 2. Denison 3. Chicago 4. Gustavus Adolphus 5. Case Western 6. Calvin 7. John Carroll 8. Saint Thomas 9. Hope 10. Wabash

NORTHEAST-NORTH: 1. MIT 2. Williams 3. Tufts 4. Amherst 5. New York University 6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 7. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 8. Bates 9. WPI 10. RPI

WEST-MIDWEST-SOUTH: 
1. Johns Hopkins 
2. Washington University (Mo)
 3. Emory 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
 5. Pomona-Pitzer 6. Washington & Lee 7.California Lutheran 8. Birmingham Southern 9. Mary Washington 10. Trinity (TX)

NORTHEAST-SOUTH: 
1.Carnegie Mellon 2. Rowan 3. TCNJ 4. Franklin & Marshall 5. SUNY-Geneseo 6. Swarthmore 7. Gettysburg 8. RIT 9. Ithaca 10. Stevens

Women's Poll Committee

Jake Taber, Hope (Chair); Meg Sission French, MIT (Chair of NE-N); Dean Brownlee, Centre O(Chair of MWSW); Justin Zook, Saint Catherine's (Chair of Central); Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall (Chair NE-S); Shannon O'Brien, RPI; Bob Rueppel, Middlebury; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Chris Mhyre, Puget Sound; Cori Meyette, Pomona-Pitzer; Jason Webber, Chicago; Jay Daniels, Kalamazoo; Anne Ryder, UWEC; Melissa Gates, Elizabethtown; Paul Waas, Catholic; Andy Eaton, Franklin & Marshall

Men's Poll Committee

Sean Tedesco, USMMA (Chair); Paul Bennett, WPI (Chair of NE-N); Jean-Paul Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer (Chair of MWSW); Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman (Chair of Central); Brad Bowser, Rowan (Chair of NE-S); Jason Webber, Chicago; Mark Fino, John Carroll; Nick Stone, Albion; Eleanore Stevens, Wash U; Brent Summers, Willemette; Nate Harding, Redlands; Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Matt Emmert, Roger Williams; Peter Casares, Bates; Erica Belcher, Rowan; Pat Smith, Westminster; Michael Kroll, Buffalo State; David Dow, TCNJ; Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo

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.