Emory Men and Kenyon Women debut at #1 in Preseason Poll

October 13, 2023 - Lewisburg, PA - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the pre-season edition of the Division III Top 25 dual meet poll. The Emory Men men and Kenyon women are the projected top dual meet teams in the country. The Emory men were ranked second in the final poll of the 2022-23 season, while the Nova Southeastern Women closed out 2023 in first.

The committee, consisting of Division III coaches, assesses and ranks the nation's top 25 dual meet teams. Their evaluation takes into account head-to-head dual meet outcomes, performances since the last rankings, season-long  performances, dual meet records, roster changes (such as injuries), and data from the SwimCloud Simulator. It's important to note that the poll's objective is not to predict the top finishers in a championship meet format.

For the men, the Eagles secured the top spot in the pre-season poll with 421 points, supported by 13 first-place votes, narrowly surpassing second-place Kenyon with 412 points. Chicago (408) and MIT (370) followed closely at third and fourth, respectively. NYU claimed the fifth position with 342 points. A total of 29 teams garnered votes as the season commenced.

On the women's side, the Owls clinched the top position with 369 points, bolstered by 10 first-place votes. Emory began the season in second place with 359 points, while Denison (351) secured the third spot. Williams (324) claimed fourth place and Chicago (316) rounded out the top five.

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

Each committee includes 17 representatives from the four Division III Regions.The women and men committee chairs are Jake Taber (Hope) and Sean Tedesco (USMMA). This was the first poll of the season.

The 2023-2024 polls are scheduled for release on: Friday, October 13, 2023; Friday, November 17, 2023; Friday, December 15, 2023; Friday January 26, 2024; Friday February 9, 2024 and Friday March 1, 2024.

The Emory Men debut at Number 1 in the Preseason Poll

Division III Men

Rk Prv Team Points
1 NA Emory 421
2 NA Kenyon 412
3 NA Chicago 408
4 NA MIT 370
5 NA NYU 342
6 NA Williams 329
7 NA Denison 317
8 NA WashU 316
9 NA Tufts 289
10 NA Carnegie Mellon 262
11 NA TCNJ 234
12 NA Calvin 226
13 NA Pomona-Pitzer 217
14 NA Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 217
15 NA Johns Hopkins 187
16 NA Colby 144
17 NA RIT 137
18 NA Hope 127
19 NA Bowdoin 125
20 NA SUNY Geneseo 115
21 NA Swarthmore 63
22 NA Conn College 57
23 NA Case Western Reserve 47
24 NA Bates 44
25 NA Rowan 31

Also receiving votes: Trinity (TX) (25), Whitman (10), Trinity (TX) (5), Wheaton (IL) (4)

Division III Women

Rk Prv Team Points
1 NA Kenyon 369
2 NA Emory 359
3 NA Denison 351
4 NA Williams 324
5 NA Chicago 316
6 NA Tufts 304
7 NA NYU 280
8 NA Johns Hopkins 270
9 NA MIT 257
10 NA Hope 243
11 NA Pomona-Pitzer 221
12 NA Carnegie Mellon 210
13 NA Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 195
14 NA Case Western Reserve 172
15 NA Bowdoin 156
16 NA WashU 141
17 NA Swarthmore 140
18 NA Amherst 123
19 NA Trinity U 113
20 NA Calvin 101
21 NA Bates 66
22 NA SUNY Geneseo 62
23 NA Washington & Lee 45
24 NA Middlebury 30
25 NA Gettysburg 27

Also receiving notes: N/A

Mike Tubb