CSCAA Releases Final NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Poll: Kenyon Atop Both

On the men’s side only three points separate the top three teams. Kenyon tallied five first-place votes and 287 total points, enough to move them into first.  Emory (285 points) took three top votes and fell to second.  Williams (284) received four first-place votes and climbed seven positions into third. Johns Hopkins and Denison earned 254 points each and tied for fourth.  John Carroll (75), UW-Eau Clair (45), and  Ithaca (15) made their way into the rankings this month at 20th, 22nd and 25th, respectively. In all, twenty-eight men’s teams received votes.

Kenyon and Emory women split the top votes and earned 294 points a piece, sharing first place in the final poll of the 2021-22 season.  Tufts and Denison tied at third with 268 points each. Williams (252) jumped 5 spots to round out the top five on women’s side.  Bowdoin (115) and Middlebury (28) entered the poll this month at 16th and 23rd, respectively. Thirty women’s teams received votes.

You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25

The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and select media. The committee ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength.

The men’s committee chair is Sean Tedesco (USMMA). Regional chairs include: Brad Bowser (Rowan, Northeast South), Paul Bennett (WPI, Northeast North), Brent Summers (Willamette, Midwest South) and Keith Crawford (Rose Hulman, Central).

The women’s committee chair is Jake Taber (Hope). Regional chairs include: Ben Delia (Franklin & Marshall, Northeast South), Brad Burnham (Bowdoin, Northeast North), Jon Duncan (Southwestern, Midwest South) and Justin Zook (St. Kates, Central).

CSCAA Men’s Regional Rankings

Central: 1. Kenyon 2. Denison 3. Chicago 4. Calvin 5. Hope 6. John Carroll 7. UW-Eau Clair  8. Gustavus Adolphus 9. Case Western 10. UW-Stevens Point
Northeast-North: 1. Williams 2. MIT 3. New York University  4. Tufts  5. Amherst 6. Bates 7. Bowdoin 8. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 9. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 10. Connecticut College
Northeast-South: 1. Carnegie Mellon 2. TCNJ 3. Rowan 4. SUNY-Geneseo 5. Swarthmore 6. Ithaca 7. Franklin & Marshal 8. RIT 9. Gettysburg 10. Rochester
West Midwest: 1. Emory 2. Johns Hopkins 3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4. Washington University (MO) 5. Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 6. Trinity (TX) 7. California Lutheran 8. Birmingham Southern 9. California Institute of Technology 10. Washington & Lee

CSCAA Women’s Regional Rankings

Central: 1. Kenyon  2. Denison 3. Chicago 4. Saint Catherine 5. Hope 6. Case Western 7. Calvin 8. Albion 9. Gustavus Adolphus 10. DePauw
Northeast-North: 1.Tufts 2. Williams 3.New York University 4. MIT 5. Bates 6. Amherst 7. Bowdoin 8. Wheaton College (MA)  9. Middlebury 10. Colby
Northeast-South: 1. Carnegie Mellon 2. Swarthmore 3. SUNY-Geneseo 4. Gettysburg 5. TCNJ 6. Franklin & Marshall 7. Ithaca 8. Ursinus  9. RIT 10. Rowan
West Midwest: 1. Emory 2. Johns Hopkins 3. Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5. Washington University 6. Trinity University (TX) 7. UC-Santa Cruz 8. Washington & Lee 9. Mary Washington 10. Birmingham Southern

CSCAA Men’s Poll Committee

Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Erica Belcher, NYU; Paul Bennett, WPI; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Peter Casares, Bates; Jennifer Cournoyer, Norwich; Keith Crawford, Rose Hulman; Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo; David Dow, TCNJ; Rob Harrington, Wooster; Gwynn Harrison, Bridgewater; Sarah James, Southwestern; Michael Kroll, Buffalo State; Pat Smith, Westminster; Brent Summers, Willamette; Sean Tedesco, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy; Jason Weber, Chicago; Seth Weidmann, Carthage; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.

CSCAA Women’s Poll Committee

Greg Brown, Gettysburg; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jay Daniels, Kalamazoo; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Paul Flinchbauch, Berry; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Katie McArdle, Dickinson; Chris Mhyre, Puget Sound; Shannon O’Brien, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anne Ryder, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Meg Sisson French, MIT; Jake Taber, Hope; Mike Tubb, Susquehanna; Jason Weber, Chicago; Toby Wilcox, Birmingham Southern; Justin Zook, St. Kate’s;  Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.