Indianapolis Men and Nova Southeastern Women Ranked #1
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the first edition of the 2022-23 Division II Swimming & Diving Top 25 Dual Meet Rankings. The University of Indianapolis men and the Nova Southeastern women begin the year ranked as the top dual meet teams.
On the men's side, the Indianapolis Greyhounds (300 points) earned all twelve first-place votes. McKendree (287 points), Drury (270 points), Colorado Mesa (268 points) and Tampa (247 points) round out the top 5. Of the top 25 teams, twenty-one teams appeared on all ballots while thirty-one teams received at least one vote.
For the women, the Nova Southeastern Sharks (300 points) also earned 100% of the first-place votes. Tampa (288 points), Colorado Mesa (276 points), Indianapolis (261 points) and West Florida (245 points) round out the top 5. Of the top 25 teams, sixteen teams appeared on all ballots with thirty-three women's teams receiving at least one vote.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
Top 25 Poll Committees
Each committee includes ten representatives from Division II institutions and select media. Ben Hewitt (Nova Southeastern) chairs the men's committee while Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) chairs the women's committee.
Women's Poll Committee
Jeff Hegle, St. Cloud State; Jimi Kiner, Tampa; Charlie King, Minnesota-Moorhead; Phil Kraus, West Florida; Doug Schranck, Drury; Eric Usbeck, Millersville; Chris Villa, Indiana-PA (Chair); Matt Williams, Northern Michigan; Noah Yanchulis, Oklahoma Christian; Ben Young, Carson-Newman; SwimSwam; Swimming World
Men's Poll Committee
Ben Evans, Wingate; Tony Hernandez, Missouri-St. Louis; Hewitt, Ben Hewitt, Nova Southeastern (Chair); Julianne Kurke-Lehner, Rollins; Andrew Makepeace, Findlay; Brent Noble, Indianapolis; Andy Parro, Colorado Mesa; Sean Peters, Wayne State; Andy Robins, Florida Southern; Scott Serio, Henderson State; SwimSwam; Swimming World
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first 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.