February 6, 2026 – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released the final edition of the Division III Top 25 dual meet polls before conference championship season. The Kenyon women and Denison men stayed steady at 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 (424) holds the top position in the Division III Men’s February Poll as the top-seven from January’s rankings stayed the same. Emory (402) remained in second, followed by NYU (390) in third, Chicago (380) in fourth, and Kenyon (359) in fifth. Notable movements in the rankings include Case Western Reserve (249), which surged six spots to break into the top ten at 10th; Tufts (226), which jumped five positions into 13th; and Amherst (151), which went from receiving one vote in January to 16th. Ithaca (60) entered the top 25 for the first time all season at T22nd. Twenty-eight teams received votes in the February poll.
On the women’s side, Kenyon (343) remained at the top edging Emory (338) by five votes. NYU (326), Denison (309), and MIT (291) hold their positions in the top five, coming in third, fourth and fifth, respectively. WashU (219) gained one position to crack into the top ten. Calvin (180) made the most significant move up in the poll, jumping five spots to 13th, while Colby (181) also made a climb up four spots to 12th. Hamilton (41) entered the top 25 at 23rd. A total of 26 teams received votes in the February poll.
You can find a complete list of the rankings HERE
Remaining Poll Release Dates:
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denison | 424 | |
| 2 | 2 | Emory | 402 | |
| 3 | 3 | NYU | 390 | |
| 4 | 4 | Chicago | 380 | |
| 5 | 5 | Kenyon | 359 | |
| 6 | 6 | MIT | 333 | |
| 7 | 7 | Carnegie Mellon | 330 | |
| 8 | 9 | TCNJ | 288 | |
| 9 | 8 | Johns Hopkins | 281 | |
| 10 | 16 | Case Western Reserve | 249 | |
| 11 | 11 | Pomona-Pitzer | 246 | |
| 12 | 10 | Calvin | 238 | |
| 13 | 18 | Tufts | 226 | |
| 14 | 12 | WashU | 215 | |
| 15 | 15 | SUNY Geneseo | 205 | |
| 16 | NR | Amherst | 151 | |
| 17 | 19 | UC Santa Cruz | 146 | |
| 18 | 17 | Salisbury | 133 | |
| 19 | 20 | Hope | 116 | |
| 20 | 13 | Conn College | 115 | |
| 21 | 14 | Williams | 95 | |
| T22 | NR | Ithaca | 60 | |
| T22 | 21 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 60 | |
| T24 | 25 | RIT | 31 | |
| T24 | 22 | Bates | 31 |
Also Receiving Votes:
John Carroll (13), IC (5), Chapman (3)
Division III Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kenyon | 343 | |
| 2 | 2 | Emory | 338 | |
| 3 | 3 | NYU | 326 | |
| 4 | 4 | Denison | 309 | |
| 5 | 5 | MIT | 291 | |
| 6 | 6 | Pomona-Pitzer | 275 | |
| 7 | 7 | Chicago | 269 | |
| 8 | 8 | Williams | 255 | |
| 9 | 9 | Tufts | 239 | |
| 10 | 11 | WashU | 219 | |
| 11 | 10 | Hope | 216 | |
| 12 | 16 | Colby | 181 | |
| 13 | 18 | Calvin | 180 | |
| 14 | 12 | Carnegie Mellon | 174 | |
| 15 | 13 | Swarthmore | 158 | |
| 16 | 14 | Johns Hopkins | 145 | |
| 17 | 15 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 128 | |
| 18 | 17 | Gettysburg | 106 | |
| 19 | 19 | Amherst | 102 | |
| 20 | 20 | SUNY Geneseo | 74 | |
| 21 | 21 | Trinity U | 68 | |
| 22 | 24 | Case Western Reserve | 66 | |
| 23 | NR | Hamilton | 41 | |
| 24 | 23 | Salisbury | 29 | |
| 25 | 22 | Middlebury | 12 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Washington & Lee (6)
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), Eric Mojock (Mount Union), 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.
