The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the first edition of the 2022-23 Division III Swimming & Diving Top 25 Rankings today. The Emory men and Kenyon women earned the nod as the top teams in Division III to begin the season.

On the men's side, the top-ranked Emory Eagles (494 points) tallied sixteen first-place votes while the Kenyon Owls (478 points) earned the other four first-place votes. Denison (453 points), Williams (437 points) and Johns Hopkins (427 points) round out the top 5. Of the top 25 teams, twenty teams appeared on all ballots with a total of thirty-one men's teams receiving at least one vote.

For the women, the top-ranked Kenyon Owls (497 points) earned seventeen first-place votes while the third-ranked Emory Eagles (469 points) earned the three remaining first-place votes. Interestingly, while the Denison Big Red (474 points) did not earn any first-place votes, they still outscored Emory for second place. Williams (439 points) and Chicago (420 points) round out the top 5. Of the top 25 teams, twenty three teams appeared on all ballots with a total of twenty-six teams receiving at least one vote.

You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25

Top 25 Committees

The national rankings are voted on by eighteen Division III coaches and select media. Each committee ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The women's national committee chair is Jake Taber (Hope) while the men's national committee is led by Sean Tedesco (USMMA).

In addition to the national chairs, there are four regions represented on each committee: Central, Midwest-South-West (MWSW), Northeast-North (NE-N) and Northeast-South (NE-S). The women's regional chairs are Justin Zook (St. Kates, Central), Jon Duncan (Southwestern, MWSW), Brad Burnham (Bowdoin, NE-N) and Greg Brown (Gettysburg, NE-S). The men's regional chairs include Keith Crawford (Rose-Hulman, Central), Brent Summers (Willamette, MWSW), Paul Bennett (WPI, NE-N) and Brad Bowser (Rowan, NE-S).

Women's Poll Committee

Jake Taber, Hope; Logan LaBerge, Kalamazoo; Annie Ryder, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Jason Weber, Chicago; Justin Zook, St. Kate's; Jay Daniels, Puget Sound; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Cathleen Pruden, Trinity (TX); Brad Dunn, Lynchburg; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Shannon O'Brien, RPI; Barrett Roberts, Wheaton (MA); Meg Sisson French, MIT; Greg Brown, Gettysburg; Mike Tubb, Susquehanna; Chris Brown, Scranton; Mark Yankovich, Widener; SwimSwam; Swimming World

Men's Poll Committee

Sean Tedesco, USMMA; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; Rob Harrington, Wooster; Jason Weber, Chicago; Seth Weidmann, Carthage; Brent Summers, Willamette; Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Sarah James, Southwestern; Jim Halliburton, Washington-St. Louis; Paul Bennett, WPI; Peter Casares, Bates; Jennifer Cournoyer, Norwich; Connor Rumpit, NYU; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo; David Dow, TCNJ; Sam Davy, Swarthmore; Pat Smith, Westminster; 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.