October 17, 2025 – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released the October edition of the Division III Top 25 dual meet poll. The Denison men and NYU women have claimed the the top spots of the Division III October polls.
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.
Denison (398) opens the year atop the Division III Men’s Poll, followed by Emory (384) and NYU (367), who debut in the top three. Chicago (355) and Kenyon (333) round out the top five. Denison, the reigning Division III NCAA Champion, finished the 2024–2025 season at the top of the Dual Meet Polls.
On the women’s side, NYU (366) claims the top spot to start the year, with Denison (352) and Emory (350) coming in second and third, respectively. Defending NCAA Champion MIT (340) debuts in fourth, while Kenyon (315) rounds out the top five.
*Dual meet records are sourced from each institution’s website.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
Remaining Poll Release Dates:
Friday, November 14, 2025
Friday December 19, 2025
Friday, January 23, 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026
Each committee includes representatives from the four Division III regions. The women’s and men’s committee chairs are Jake Taber (Hope) and Sean Tedesco (USMMA), respectively.
Division III Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Pts | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Denison | 398 | 1-0 |
| 2 | NA | Emory | 384 | 0-0 |
| 3 | NA | NYU | 367 | 1-1 |
| 4 | NA | Chicago | 355 | 0-0 |
| 5 | NA | Kenyon | 333 | 1-2 |
| 6 | NA | Carnegie Mellon | 314 | 0-0 |
| 7 | NA | MIT | 310 | 0-0 |
| 8 | NA | Tufts | 289 | 0-0 |
| 9 | NA | Williams | 272 | 0-0 |
| 10 | NA | WashU | 251 | 0-0 |
| 11 | NA | Case Western Reserve | 232 | 0-0 |
| 12 | NA | Johns Hopkins | 218 | 0-0 |
| 13 | NA | Amherst | 205 | 0-0 |
| 14 | NA | Hope | 192 | 0-1 |
| 15 | NA | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 176 | 0-0 |
| 16 | NA | Bates | 160 | 0-0 |
| 17 | NA | Calvin | 159 | 0-0 |
| 18 | NA | TCNJ | 121 | 0-0 |
| 19 | NA | Pomona-Pitzer | 117 | 0-0 |
| 20 | NA | Swarthmore | 94 | 0-0 |
| 21 | NA | Conn College | 89 | 0-0 |
| 22 | NA | Salisbury | 52 | 0-0 |
| 23 | NA | UC Santa Cruz | 44 | 0-0 |
| 24 | NA | Coast Guard | 38 | 0-0 |
| 25 | NA | SUNY Geneseo | 30 | 1-0 |
Also Receiving Votes:
John Carroll (2)
Division III Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Pts | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | NYU | 366 | 1-0 |
| 2 | NA | Denison | 352 | 0-0 |
| 3 | NA | Emory | 350 | 1-1 |
| 4 | NA | MIT | 340 | 0-0 |
| 5 | NA | Kenyon | 315 | 1-2 |
| 6 | NA | Williams | 287 | 0-0 |
| 7 | NA | Hope | 286 | 0-0 |
| 8 | NA | Pomona-Pitzer | 271 | 0-0 |
| 9 | NA | Chicago | 263 | 0-0 |
| 10 | NA | Tufts | 245 | 0-0 |
| 11 | NA | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 209 | 0-0 |
| 12 | NA | Carnegie Mellon | 204 | 0-0 |
| 13 | NA | Case Western Reserve | 188 | 0-0 |
| 14 | NA | WashU | 178 | 0-1 |
| 15 | NA | Amherst | 172 | 0-0 |
| 16 | NA | Swarthmore | 162 | 0-0 |
| 17 | NA | Colby | 136 | 0-0 |
| 18 | NA | Johns Hopkins | 123 | 0-0 |
| 19 | NA | Calvin | 98 | 0-0 |
| 20 | NA | Trinity U | 93 | 0-0 |
| 21 | NA | Middlebury | 84 | 0-0 |
| 22 | NA | Gettysburg | 54 | 0-0 |
| 23 | NA | UC Santa Cruz | 44 | 0-0 |
| 24 | NA | Salisbury | 36 | 0-0 |
| 25 | NA | Washington & Lee | 9 | 1-0 |
Also Receiving Votes:
SUNY Geneseo (9), Ithaca (1)
Division III Men’s Poll Committee
Chris Brown (Scranton), Greg Brown (Gettysburg), Brad Burnham (Bowdoin), Jay Daniels (Puget Sound), Meg French (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), John Geissinger (Hamilton), Alex Henderson (Washington and Lee), Tom Jansen (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Shannon O’Brien (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cathleen Pruden (Trinity University (TX)), Annie Ryder (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Chris Swenson (Kean), Jake Taber (Hope), Jason Weber (Chicago), Mark Yankovich (Widener)
Division III Women’s Poll Committee
Justin Anderson (Mary Washington), Phil Baretela (Rochester Institute of Technology), Andy Brabson (Caltech), Peter Casares (Bates), Keith Crawford (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Sam Davy (Swarthmore College), Paul Dotterweich (SUNY Geneseo), Dave Dow (The College of New Jersey), Mabel Fowler (Trinity University (TX)), James Halliburton (Washington University in St. Louis), Rob Harrington (Wooster), Leo Litovsky (Skidmore), Connor Rumpit (New York University), Brent Summers (Willamette University), Sean Tedesco (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy), Jason Weber (Chicago).
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), is the nation’s first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.
