Denison Men and Women Top Final Division III Swimming & Diving Poll
March 6, 2019 - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) have released their third TYR Top 25 Dual Meet Swimming and Diving Poll of the 2018-19 season. The Denison men and women claimed the number one spot for the final.
On the women's side Denison headed back up to the top spot. Emory and Kenyon tied for the second spot only two points behind Denison. Williams and Johns Hopkins follow at the fourth and fifth positions. On the men's side Kenyon, Emory, WashU, and MIT complete the top five.
The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition. The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches.
Division III Women
| Rank | Previous | Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Denison | 344 |
| 2 | 2 | Emory | 332 |
| 2 | 1 | Kenyon | 332 |
| 4 | 4 | Williams | 308 |
| 5 | 5 | Johns Hopkins | 288 |
| 6 | 6 | NYU | 284 |
| 7 | 8 | Chicago | 253 |
| 7 | 14 | Tufts | 253 |
| 9 | 16 | Pomona-Pitzer | 236 |
| 9 | 7 | MIT | 236 |
| 11 | 12 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 206 |
| 12 | 10 | Amherst | 189 |
| 13 | 9 | WashU | 187 |
| 14 | 15 | Saint Catherine's | 162 |
| 15 | 11 | SUNY Geneseo | 154 |
| 16 | 19 | Washington & Lee | 136 |
| 17 | 21 | Ursinus | 129 |
| 18 | 22 | Bates | 120 |
| 19 | 13 | Carnegie Mellon | 87 |
| 20 | NR | Calvin | 85 |
| 21 | 23 | Saint Thomas | 64 |
| 22 | 25 | Hope | 47 |
| 23 | 17 | Rowan | 46 |
| 24 | NR | Birmingham Southern | 25 |
| 25 | 20 | Case Western Reserve | 24 |
Also Receiving Votes:
RIT (21), Conn College (2)Division III Men
| Rank | Previous | Team |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denison | 274 |
| 2 | 2 | Kenyon | 264 |
| 3 | 3 | Emory | 254 |
| 4 | 6 | WashU | 238 |
| 5 | 5 | MIT | 229 |
| 6 | 4 | Johns Hopkins | 206 |
| 7 | 19 | Williams | 203 |
| 8 | 20 | Tufts | 188 |
| 9 | 7 | Chicago | 183 |
| 10 | 8 | Pomona-Pitzer | 177 |
| 11 | 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 170 |
| 12 | 10 | NYU | 151 |
| 13 | 11 | Amherst | 139 |
| 14 | 13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 123 |
| 15 | 25 | Albion | 120 |
| 16 | 16 | Coast Guard | 105 |
| 17 | 12 | Calvin | 96 |
| 18 | NR | Merchant Marine | 84 |
| 19 | 14 | Swarthmore | 83 |
| 20 | NR | TCNJ | 72 |
| 21 | NR | John Carroll | 55 |
| 22 | 17 | WPI | 49 |
| 23 | NR | Carthage | 38 |
| 24 | 14 | Rowan | 27 |
| 25 | 23 | Birmingham Southern | 15 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Gustavus (13), Bowdoin (6), Mary Washington (4), RPI (3)Regional Rankings
Women
Central
| 1 | Denison |
| 2 | Kenyon |
| 3 | Chicago |
| 4 | Saint Catherine |
| 5 | Calvin |
| 6 | Saint Thomas |
| 7 | Hope |
| 8 | Case Western |
| 9 | Franklin |
| 10 | Albion |
Northeast North
| 1 | Williams |
| 2 | NYU |
| 3 | Tufts |
| 4 | MIT |
| 5 | Amherst |
| 6 | Bates |
| 7 | Connecticut College |
| 8 | Bowdoin |
| 9 | Wesleyan |
| 10 | Wheaton College (Ma) |
Northeast South
| 1 | SUNY Geneseo |
| 2 | Ursinus |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon |
| 4 | Rowan |
| 5 | RIT |
| 6 | Swarthmore |
| 7 | Gettysburg |
| 8 | Rochester |
| 9 | Allegheny |
| 10 | Ithaca |
West-Midwest-South
| 1 | Emory | ||
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | ||
| 3 | Pomona Pitzer Colleges | ||
| 4 |
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| 5 | Washington University (MO) | ||
| 6 | Washington and Lee | ||
| 7 | Birmingham Southern | ||
| 8 | Rhodes | ||
| 9 | Mary Washington | ||
| 10 | Trinity (TX) |
Men
Central
| 1 | Denison |
| 2 | Kenyon |
| 3 | Chicago |
| 4 | Albion |
| 5 | Calvin |
| 6 | John Carroll |
| 7 | Carthage |
| 8 | Gustavus |
| 9 | Wisconsin Lacrosse |
| 10 | St. Thomas |
Northeast North
| 1 | MIT |
| 2 | Williams |
| 3 | Tufts |
| 4 | NYU |
| 5 | Amherst |
| 6 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy |
| 7 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy |
| 8 | WPI |
| 9 | Bowdoin |
| 10 | RPI |
Northeast South
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon |
| 2 | Swarthmore |
| 3 | TCNJ |
| 4 | Rowan |
| 5 | SUNY Geneseo |
| 6 | Stevens |
| 7 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 8 | Ithaca |
| 9 | Gettysburg |
| 10 | Grove City |
West-Midwest-South
| 1 | Emory |
| 2 | Washington University (MO) |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins |
| 4 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
| 6 | Birmingham Southern |
| 7 | Mary Washington |
| 8 | Redlands |
| 9 | Southwestern |
| 10 | California Lutheran |
Women's Poll Committee
Jake Taber, Hope (Chair); Dean Brownley, Centre; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Beth DeLaRosby, Carthage; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Dani Korman, MIT; Meg French, Pomona-Pitzer; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Kyle Garase, Hope; Shannon O'Brien, Rensselaer Poly Tech; Bob Rueppel, Middlebury; Paul Waas, Catholic; Jason Weber Chicago; Scott Whitbeck, Nazareth, St. Kate's
Men's Poll Committee
Sean Tedesco, USMMA (Chair); Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Paul Bennett, WPI; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Peter Casares, Bates; Karin Colby, Swarthmore; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; David Dow, TCNJ; Matt Emmert, Roger Williams; Mark Fino, John Carrol; Jean-Paul Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer; Kyle Kimball, Linfield; Nate Parsley, Arcadia; Juliet Suess, CMS; 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.
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