The CSCAA released its final Division III TYR Top-25 poll of the season Wednesday, with the Denison women climbing from the No. 3 spot to No. 1. Former No. 1 Kenyon fell to second to tie Emory, which maintained its No. 2 spot. The Tufts women shot up the ranks from 14th to seventh, and Pomona-Pitzer from 16th to ninth.
On the men’s side, the top three of No. 1 Denison, No. 2 Kenyon, and No. 3 Emory held steady. The Washington University men jumped from sixth to fourth, while Williams leaped from 19th to seventh and Tufts 20th to eighth.
Editor’s Note: SwimSwam is not on the voting panel for the CSCAA Dual Meet Rankings, but the rankings are posted as a courtesy to the CSCAA.
The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition. The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches.
Division III Women
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Denison | 344 |
| 2 | 2 | Emory | 332 |
| 2 | 1 | Kenyon | 332 |
| 4 | 4 | Williams | 308 |
| 5 | 5 | Johns Hopkins | 288 |
| 6 | 6 | NYU | 284 |
| 7 | 8 | Chicago | 253 |
| 7 | 14 | Tufts | 253 |
| 9 | 16 | Pomona-Pitzer | 236 |
| 9 | 7 | MIT | 236 |
| 11 | 12 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 206 |
| 12 | 10 | Amherst | 189 |
| 13 | 9 | WashU | 187 |
| 14 | 15 | Saint Catherine’s | 162 |
| 15 | 11 | SUNY Geneseo | 154 |
| 16 | 19 | Washington & Lee | 136 |
| 17 | 21 | Ursinus | 129 |
| 18 | 22 | Bates | 120 |
| 19 | 13 | Carnegie Mellon | 87 |
| 20 | NR | Calvin | 85 |
| 21 | 23 | Saint Thomas | 64 |
| 22 | 25 | Hope | 47 |
| 23 | 17 | Rowan | 46 |
| 24 | NR | Birmingham Southern | 25 |
| 25 | 20 | Case Western Reserve | 24 |
Also Receiving Votes:
RIT (21), Conn College (2)
Women’s Poll Committee
Jake Taber, Hope (Chair); Dean Brownley, Centre; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Beth DeLaRosby, Carthage; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Dani Korman, MIT; Meg French, Pomona-Pitzer; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Kyle Garase, Hope; Shannon O’Brien, Rensselaer Poly Tech; Bob Rueppel, Middlebury; Paul Waas, Catholic; Jason Weber Chicago; Scott Whitbeck, Nazareth, St. Kate’s
Division III Men
| Rank | Previous | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Denison | 274 |
| 2 | 2 | Kenyon | 264 |
| 3 | 3 | Emory | 254 |
| 4 | 6 | WashU | 238 |
| 5 | 5 | MIT | 229 |
| 6 | 4 | Johns Hopkins | 206 |
| 7 | 19 | Williams | 203 |
| 8 | 20 | Tufts | 188 |
| 9 | 7 | Chicago | 183 |
| 10 | 8 | Pomona-Pitzer | 177 |
| 11 | 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 170 |
| 12 | 10 | NYU | 151 |
| 13 | 11 | Amherst | 139 |
| 14 | 13 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 123 |
| 15 | 25 | Albion | 120 |
| 16 | 16 | Coast Guard | 105 |
| 17 | 12 | Calvin | 96 |
| 18 | NR | Merchant Marine | 84 |
| 19 | 14 | Swarthmore | 83 |
| 20 | NR | TCNJ | 72 |
| 21 | NR | John Carroll | 55 |
| 22 | 17 | WPI | 49 |
| 23 | NR | Carthage | 38 |
| 24 | 14 | Rowan | 27 |
| 25 | 23 | Birmingham Southern | 15 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Gustavus (13), Bowdoin (6), Mary Washington (4), RPI (3)
Men’s Poll Committee
Sean Tedesco, USMMA (Chair); Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Paul Bennett, WPI; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Peter Casares, Bates; Karin Colby, Swarthmore; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; David Dow, TCNJ; Matt Emmert, Roger Williams; Mark Fino, John Carrol; Jean-Paul Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer; Kyle Kimball, Linfield; Nate Parsley, Arcadia; Juliet Suess, CMS; Jason Weber, Chicago
Too bad there is not an AP or College Playoff-type version of the CSCAA poll. Coaches just vote for what teams they have heard of.
Women (team, what they have going to NCAAs)
21: St Thomas-1 relay qualified
22: Hope-1 swimmer qualified
Men:
20-TCNJ-none
21-JCU-1 relay
23-Carthage-1 relay
25-BSU-none
That’s not to say these teams didn’t have anyone qualify. Also, this ranking is supposed to be for dual meets
Denison bout to destroy Kenyon at NCAAs!
Go EPHS!