December 19, 2025 – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released the December edition of the Division III Top 25 dual meet poll. The Emory women and Denison men claim the top spots of their respective 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 (425) moves up two spots to claim the top position in the Division III Men’s December Poll. NYU (405) climbs six spots to second, while Emory (392) follows in third. Chicago (375) holds fourth place, with Carnegie Mellon rounding out the top five. Other notable risers include MIT (324), which jumps five spots to seventh, and Tufts, which moves up four spots to 12th. Salisbury (169) enters the top 25 at 16th, joined by Connecticut College (78) at 21st and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (60) at 22nd. A total of 30 teams received votes in this month’s poll.
On the women’s side, Emory (363) edges NYU (362) to maintain the top spot in the latest rankings. Kenyon (355), Denison (330), and MIT (313) also hold their positions in the top five, coming in third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps made the most significant move in the poll, jumping five spots to 13th, while Gettysburg climbed four spots to 18th. Salisbury (58) and Ithaca entered the top 25 at 22nd and 25th, respectively. A total of 26 teams received votes in the December poll.
*Dual meet records are sourced from each institution’s website.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: https://cscaa.org/top-25/
Remaining Poll Release Dates:
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 | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Denison | 425 | 4-0 |
| 2 | 8 | NYU | 405 | 4-1 |
| 3 | 1 | Emory | 392 | 1-2 |
| 4 | 2 | Chicago | 375 | 4-0 |
| 5 | 4 | Carnegie Mellon | 358 | 4-0 |
| 6 | 5 | Kenyon | 339 | 3-4 |
| 7 | 12 | MIT | 324 | 2-1 |
| 8 | 6 | WashU | 306 | 1-1 |
| 9 | 9 | Pomona-Pitzer | 288 | 7-1 |
| 10 | 10 | Calvin | 272 | 1-2 |
| 11 | 7 | Case Western Reserve | 246 | 4-1 |
| 12 | 16 | Tufts | 244 | 3-1 |
| 13 | 14 | TCNJ | 223 | 2-2 |
| 14 | 15 | Johns Hopkins | 198 | 4-1 |
| 15 | 18 | SUNY Geneseo | 183 | 7-0 |
| 16 | NR | Salisbury | 169 | 3-2 |
| 17 | 11 | Hope | 145 | 0--0 |
| 18 | 17 | Williams | 138 | 5-0 |
| 19 | 13 | UC Santa Cruz | 110 | 1-0 |
| 20 | 22 | Gettysburg | 107 | 4-2 |
| 21 | NR | Connecticut College | 78 | 3-0 |
| 22 | NR | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 60 | 1-2 |
| 23 | 23 | John Carroll | 39 | 1-3 |
| 24 | 24 | RIT | 34 | 2-1 |
| 25 | 19 | Trinity (TX) | 32 | 3-1 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Bates (21), Grinnell (6), Hamilton (4), Colby (2), Ithaca (2)
Division III Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Pts | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emory | 363 | 2-1 |
| 2 | 2 | NYU | 362 | 4-1 |
| 3 | 3 | Kenyon | 355 | 5-2 |
| 4 | 4 | Denison | 330 | 2-1 |
| 5 | 5 | MIT | 313 | 2-2 |
| 6 | 7 | Chicago | 300 | 4-0 |
| 7 | 6 | Pomona-Pitzer | 287 | 9-0 |
| 8 | 8 | Williams | 270 | 5-0 |
| 9 | 10 | Tufts | 253 | 3-1 |
| 10 | 9 | Hope | 228 | 0-0 |
| 11 | 12 | WashU | 222 | 0-2 |
| 12 | 11 | Carnegie Mellon | 208 | 3-0 |
| 13 | 18 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 195 | 1-4 |
| 14 | 17 | Calvin | 177 | 1-2 |
| 15 | 13 | Swarthmore | 172 | 6-0 |
| 16 | 19 | Colby | 144 | 3-0 |
| 17 | 14 | Case Western Reserve | 139 | 4-1 |
| 18 | 22 | Gettysburg | 108 | 5-2 |
| 19 | 14 | Johns Hopkins | 97 | 5-1 |
| 20 | 16 | Amherst | 90 | 2-1 |
| 21 | 24 | SUNY Geneseo | 80 | 7-0 |
| 22 | NR | Salisbury | 58 | 3-2 |
| 23 | 21 | Middlebury | 52 | 1-1 |
| 24 | 20 | Trinity U | 49 | 2-1 |
| 25 | NR | Ithaca | 17 | 6-1 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Salisbury (4), RPI (2), Washington and Lee (2),
Division III Women’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 Men’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.
