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Kenyon Men, Denison Women Maintain Top Spots In CSCAA February Polls

Courtesy: CSCAA

February 9, 2024 – Lewisburg, PA – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the February edition of the Division III Top 25 dual meet poll. The Kenyon men and Denison women have maintained their top positions in the most recent polls of 2024

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.

On the men’s side, the Kenyon Owls (475) remain at the top of our polls for a third consecutive month. Emory (456) and Chicago (437) come in at second and third respectively in back-to-back polls. Tufts (409) makes the most significant jump from 13th to the top five after securing a victory over tenth-ranked MIT, while Denison (407) rounds out the top five. NYU moved up three spots back into the top 10, while Connecticut College rose from 23rd to 18th. Swarthmore (21st) moves back into the top 25, while Ithaca makes their season debut at 24th. Twenty-seven teams received votes.

For the women, Denison maintains a strong grasp on the top spot with 398 points. While Emory (378) edged out Kenyon (376) to keep the top three the same as January. Williams comes in at fourth after recent meet wins over MIT (fifth), NYU (sixth), and Middlebury (19th). UW-Eau Claire (25th) makes their way back into the top 25. Twenty-nine teams received votes this month.

*All votes were collected before the start of Conference Championship meets.

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

Each committee includes representatives from the four Division III Regions. The women and men committee chairs are Jake Taber (Hope) and Sean Tedesco (USMMA).

The final poll is scheduled for release on: Friday, March 10. Dates are subject to adjustment.

Division III Men

Rank Previous Team Points
1 1 Kenyon 475
2 2 Emory 456
3 3 Chicago 437
4 13 Tufts 409
5 5 Denison 407
6 6 Carnegie Mellon 373
7 9 Calvin 348
7 10 NYU 348
9 7 Johns Hopkins 327
10 4 MIT 313
11 8 Williams 283
12 12 TCNJ 266
13 15 Case Western Reserve 242
14 11 WashU 231
15 15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 212
16 14 Pomona-Pitzer 193
17 NR Amherst 168
18 23 Conn College 148
19 16 RIT 137
20 20 SUNY Geneseo 117
21 NR Swarthmore 94
22 21 Rowan 75
23 25 Colby 52
24 NR Ithaca 37
25 22 Merchant Marine Academy 18

Also Receiving Votes

Hope (8), Grinnell (1).

Division III Women

Rank Previous Team Points
1 1 Denison 398
2 2 Emory 378
3 3 Kenyon 376
4 6 Williams 352
5 5 MIT 336
6 4 NYU 317
7 7 Chicago 306
8 9 Johns Hopkins 284
9 8 Tufts 269
10 10 Pomona-Pitzer 262
11 11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 242
12 12 Hope 224
13 13 Case Western Reserve 208
14 14 WashU 179
15 15 Calvin 168
16 16 Swarthmore 164
17 18 Carnegie Mellon 137
18 17 Trinity U 129
19 20 Middlebury 119
20 19 Gettysburg 97
21 22 Bates 70
22 21 SUNY Geneseo 64
23 24 Franklin 42
24 23 Rhodes 41
25 NR UW-Eau Claire 20

Also Receiving Votes

Colby (10), Bowdoin (5), RPI (2), Amherst (1).

Women’s Poll CommitteeChris Brown, Scranton; Greg Brown, Gettysburg; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jay Daniels, Puget Sound; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Brad Dunn, Lynchburg; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Logan LaBerge, Kalamazoo; Rich Munson, Drew; Shannon O’Brien, RPI; Brooke Plotz, Carleton; Cathleen Pruden, Trinity (TX); Annie Ryder, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Meg Sisson-French, MIT; Jake Taber, Hope (National Chair); Jason Weber, Chicago; Mark Yankovich, Widener.Men’s

Poll CommitteeJustin Anderson, Mary Washington; Phil Baratela, RIT. Andy Brabson, Cal Tech; Peter Casares, Bates; Jennifer Cournoyer, Norwich; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; Sam Davy, Swarthmore;  Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo; David Dow, TCNJ; Astrid Escobar, Berry; Dan Forsythe, Amherst; Jim Halliburton, Washington-St. Louis; Rob Harrington, Wooster; Sarah James, Southwestern; Connor Rumpit, NYU; Pat Smith, Westminster; Brent Summers, Willamette; Sean Tedesco, USMMA (National Chair); Jason Weber, Chicago; Seth Weidmann, Carthage.

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Ice Golem
9 months ago

Nah free WashU. I don’t even like them but the disrespect is crazy

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