CSCAA Division I Poll: Cal Men, Stanford Women Lead Pre-Season Poll

The Cal men's swimming and diving team are on top of the pre-season CSCAA Division I poll. Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble

CSCAA Division I poll

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the first TYR Top 25 Dual Meet Swimming and Diving Poll of the 2019-2020 season. Unique to the other polls, the CSCAA Division I poll includes both teams that have competed and those still waiting to race in their first meet of the year.

The Stanford women and California men, both defending national champions, sit atop the preseason poll this year. While the teams under Coach Greg Meehan (Stanford) and Coach Dave Durden (Cal) can enjoy the top spot, there is little doubt that they will be challenged as the season unfolds.The margin between the number one and three spot is small in both the women and the men’s polls, just 22 and 24 points, respectively.

On the women’s side, Virginia, California, NC State, and Texas round out the top five spots. On the men’s side Texas, NC State, Virginia and The Ohio State University complete the top five. In total, 31 women’s and 33 men’s teams earned votes. In future polls, the teams will be evaluated on their meet results from the current year as the poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition.

The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches. Each committee includes 9 spots from the Power Five leagues and five at-large spots from non-P5 leagues. The women and men committee chairs are Naya Higashijima (SMU) and Bill Roberts (Navy). The next poll is scheduled for release on October 23rd.

CSCAA Division I Poll (Women’s)

Stanford
Virginia
California
NC State
Texas
Missouri
Southern Cal
Georgia
Indiana
Florida
Michigan
Texas A&M
Auburn
Ohio State
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Alabama
Minnesota
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Louisville
Duke
UCLA
Florida State
Arizona State

CSCAA Division I Poll (Men’s)

California
Texas
NC State
Virginia
Ohio State
Indiana
Florida
Michigan
Louisville
Stanford
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Missouri
Arizona State
Georgia
Tennessee
Florida State
Arizona
Iowa
Alabama
Wisconsin
Virginia Tech
Southern Cal
Pittsburgh
Auburn

Women’s Poll Committee

Dan Colella, Duke
Niko Fantakis, Brown
Chris Hansen, CSU Bakersfield
Neil Harper, Arkansas
Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist
Nathan Lavery, Texas Christian
Matthew Leach, Washington State
Sergio Lopez, Virginia Tech
Christine Mabile, Boise State
Jonathan Maccoll, Rutgers
Jesse Moore, Minnesota
Jeff Poppell, Florida
Jos Smith, Utah

Men’s Poll Committee

Steve Barnes, Penn State
Chase Bloch, Southern California
Jason Calanog, Texas A&M
Chad Cradock, UMBC
Daniel Dozier, West Virginia
John Hargis, Pittsburgh
Jamie Holder, Dartmouth
Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky
Craig Nisgor, Seattle
Bill Roberts, Navy
Rachel Stratton Mills, Arizona State
Neal Studd, Florida State

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