CSCAA Announces Their First Ever Top 25 Poll For Divisions II and III

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The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced their first ever Top 25 poll today in partnership with TYR. Along with the Top 25 of each division the CSCAA included regional rankings for Division III and plan to continue to update the rankings for both divisions while in-season. Currently Queens University of Charlotte leads for both the men and women in the Division II polls, while Emory University (women) and Kenyon College (men) lead Division III. Full press release below.

The College Swimming Coaches Association of America announces the first CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Poll for Divisions II and III.  The defending NCAA Champions are the early favorites among NCAA Division II & III Swimming & Diving Teams.  Queens University of Charlotte was the unanimous choice for both Division II men and women.  Emory University and Kenyon College led the Division III women’s and men’s standings respectively.

In addition to the national poll, the CSCAA also announced its first Division III regional rankings of the early 2015-16 season.   Among the regional rankings there were three sweeps among men’s and women’s teams.  In the West-Midwest-South Region, Emory took the top spots while Kenyon and New York University swept their respective Central and Northeast-North Regions.  The only split was in the Northeast-South region where Carnegie Mellon topped the women’s poll and TCNJ was voted number one among men’s teams.

The CSCAA Division II and III Poll Committees will produce in-season rankings of the 25 best performing NCAA Swimming and Diving teams in rank order at the time of each poll.  The poll is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win head-to-head against other teams in the country. Ranking are based on performances that have taken place since the previous poll and include invites as well as dual meets.  The committee does not consider teams that have not yet competed in the current college season.

Division II

 

Pos

Men

Pts

Pos

Women

 Team
1. Queens (NC) 200 1. Queens (NC) 200
2. Florida Southern 191 2. Drury 180
3. Nova Southeastern 180 3. UC San Diego 179
4. Lindenwood 177 4. Nova Southeast 168
5. Grand Valley 174 5. Wingate 167
6. Drury 157 6. Grand Valley 166
7. UC San Diego 147 7. Delta State 136
8. Delta State 146 8. West Florida 133
9. Tampa 138 9. California Baptist 126
10. Wingate 130 9. Florida Southern 126
11. California Baptist 122 11. Simon Fraser 125
12. Saint Leo 117 12. Truman State 119
13. Indianapolis 95 12. Lindenwood 119
14. Bridgeport 91 14. Tampa 92
15. West Chester 72 15. Colorado Mesa 61
16. Missouri S&T 69 16. LIU-Post 53
17. Simon Fraser 67 17. Wayne State 52
18. Lewis 67 18. Bridgeport 48
19. Northern Michigan 59 19. West Chester 46
20. Colorado Mesa 56 20. Minnesota-Mankato 46
21. Limestone 49 21. Northern Michigan 39
22. Saint Cloud 24 22. Saint Cloud 38
23. Wayne State 23 23. Carson-Newman 27
24. Truman State 11 24. CSU-East Bay 24
25. Bloomsburg 10 25. Colorado Mines 22

Also Receiving Votes

Colorado Mines 8, Fresno Pacific 5, Oklahoma Baptist 4, Florida Tech 4, Clarion 3, Saginaw 3, Carson-Newman 1 Indianapolis 18, Bloomsburg 15, Fresno Pacific 11, Alaska-Fairbanks 11, Limestone 7, Findlay 5, William Jewell 4, Saint Leo 3

Division III – Regional Rankings

Northeast North
Women’s Teams Men’s Teams
1 New York University 1 New York University
2 MIT 2 MIT
3 Keene State 3 Keene State
4 WPI 4 WPI
5 Springfield 5 Hartwick
6 Wellesley 6 Coast Guard
7 RPI 7 RPI
8 Wheaton College (MA) 8 Wheaton (MA)
9 Roger Williams 9 Springfield
10 Hartwick 10 Union

Northeast-South
Women’s Teams Men’s Teams
1 Carnegie Mellon 1 TCNJ
2 Stevens 2 Stevens
3 Rochester 3 Carnegie Mellon
4 Ursinus 4 Rowan
5 Geneseo 5 Swarthmore
6 Gettysburg 6 Rochester
7 Ithaca 7 Westminster
8 Franklin & Marshall 8 Gettysburg
9 Grove City 9 Geneseo
10 Messiah 10 Widener

Central
Women’s Teams Men’s Teams
1 Kenyon 1 Kenyon
2 Denison 2 Denison
3 Chicago 3 Chicago
4 Wheaton (IL) 4 Rose-Hulman
5 DePauw 5 Calvin
6 Hope 6 Case Western
7 Kalamazoo 7 Wabash
8 Case Western 8 DePauw
9 Calvin 9 Albion
10 Gustavus Adolphus 10 UW-Stevens Point

West-Midwest-South
Women’s Teams Men’s Teams
1 Emory 1 Emory
2 Washington Univ (Mo) 2 Johns Hopkins
3 Johns Hopkins 3 Washington Univ (Mo)
4 Pomona-Pitzer 4 C-M-S
5 Mary Washington 5 Pomona-Pitzer
6 Washington & Lee 6 Whitworth
7 C-M-S 7 Washington College (MD)
8 Whitworth 8 Washington & Lee
9 Trinity (TX) 9 Mary Wahington
10 Luther 10 Trinity (TX)

 

Poll Committees

Division II

Ron Allen, Colorado Mesa University; Kyle Almoney, Millersville University; Andy Boyce, Grand Valley State University; Doug Grooms, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Jimi Kiner, University of Tampa; Tim Quill, Southern Connecticut State University; Patrick Snively, Fairmont State University, Jimmy Tierney, McKendree University;

Division III

Noah Beck, SUNY-Geneseo; Jon Carlson, Gustavus Adolphus College; Dean Brownley, Centre College; Karin Colby, Swarthmore College; Beth DeLaRosby, Carthage College; Kami Gardner, Washington & Lee University; JP Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges; Erin Hurley, Grinnell College; Dani Korman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Doug Milliken, Case-Western Reserve University; Dale Rothenberger, Hartwick; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Peter Solomon, Wesleyan University; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall University; Jake Taber, Albion College; Jason Weber, University of Chicago; John Westkott, Coast Guard, Emily Wylam, University of Rochester
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