Courtesy: CSCAA
January 26, 2024 – Lewisburg, PA – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the January edition of the Division II Top 25 dual meet poll. The Indianapolis men and Colorado Mesa women are the current top dual meet teams in the country to kick off 2024. UIndy was third in last month’s poll, while the Colorado Mesa women were first.
The committee, consisting of Division II 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, Indianapolis (269) moved back into the top spot, edging out longtime rival Drury (268) by one point. The top five teams remain the same, with Tampa (253) coming in at third, and Grand Valley (244) and Colorado Mesa (229) staying at fourth and fifth, respectively. The Men’s poll did not see much movement up or down from last month, but there were three ties with Wingate and Northern Michigan (7), Simon Fraser and Saginaw Valley State (17) as well as Rollins and Mines (22).
On the women’s side, Colorado Mesa holds onto their top spot with 272 points. Like the men’s poll, the women’s poll has the same top 5 as December, with Drury (267) and Nova Southeastern (249) second and third once again, while Indianapolis (236) and Tampa swap fourth and fifth, respectively. West Florida (8) jumps three spots into the top 10, while Delta State (12), Mines (18), and Catawba (22) all made three-spot leaps as well. UMSL (25) is the lone new team from last month’s poll. In all, 28 teams received votes.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
Each committee includes eleven representatives from across the country. The women and men committee chairs are Chris Villa (IUP) and Brent Noble (Indy).
The remaining polls are scheduled for release on: February 9 and Friday March 1. Dates are subject to adjustment
Division II Men’s Poll Committee
Ben Evans, Wingate; Tony Hernandez, Missouri-St. Louis; Brehan Kelley, Clarion; Julianne Kurke-Lehner, Rollins; Trevor Loomis, Oklahoma Christian; Andrew Makepeace, Augustana; Brent Noble (Chair), Indianapolis; Sean Peters, Wayne State; Andy Robins, Florida Southern; Scott Serio, Henderson State, Ben Young, Carson-Newman.
Division II Women’s Poll Committee
Evan Anthony, Millersville; Matthew Gearing, Catawba; Betsy Graham, UTPB; Jeff Hegle, St. Cloud State; Jimi Kiner, Tampa; Phil Kraus, Western Florida; Erc Murray, Grand Valley State; Shane Pelton, Cal St. East Bay; Doug Schranck, Drury; Chris Villa, Indiana-PA (Chair); Matt Williams, Northern Michigan.
Division II Men
| RK | Prv | Team | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Indianapolis | 269 |
| 2 | 1 | Drury | 268 |
| 3 | 2 | Tampa | 253 |
| 4 | 4 | Grand Valley | 244 |
| 5 | 5 | Colorado Mesa | 229 |
| 6 | 6 | McKendree | 222 |
| 7 | 8 | Wingate | 199 |
| 8 | 7 | Northern Michigan | 199 |
| 8 | 9 | Findlay | 190 |
| 10 | 11 | Lewis | 175 |
| 11 | 10 | West Chester | 160 |
| 12 | 13 | Henderson State | 158 |
| 12 | 12 | Oklahoma Christian | 139 |
| 14 | 14 | Florida Southern | 133 |
| 14 | 15 | Saint Cloud | 120 |
| 16 | 16 | Nova Southeastern | 118 |
| 17 | 18 | Simon Fraser | 91 |
| 18 | 17 | Saginaw Valley State | 91 |
| 19 | 19 | Florida Tech | 73 |
| 20 | 21 | Wayne State | 60 |
| 21 | 23 | Ouachita Baptist | 44 |
| 22 | 24 | Rollins | 38 |
| 23 | 19 | Mines | 38 |
| 24 | 22 | Missouri S&T | 29 |
| 25 | 25 | PennWest Clarion | 19 |
Also Receiving Votes
- Delta State (12), Emmanuel (2), Catawba (2).
Division II Women
| RK | Prv | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Colorado Mesa | 272 |
| 2 | 2 | Drury | 267 |
| 3 | 3 | Nova Southeastern | 249 |
| 4 | 5 | Indianapolis | 236 |
| 5 | 4 | Tampa | 234 |
| 6 | 6 | Grand Valley | 226 |
| 7 | 8 | Northern Michigan | 198 |
| 8 | 11 | West Florida | 196 |
| 9 | 7 | Wingate | 184 |
| 10 | 10 | McKendree | 182 |
| 11 | 9 | West Chester | 161 |
| 12 | 15 | Delta State | 157 |
| 13 | 13 | Findlay | 147 |
| 14 | 12 | Wayne State | 128 |
| 15 | 14 | Augustana (SD) | 111 |
| 16 | 18 | Cal State East Bay | 109 |
| 17 | 16 | Simon Fraser | 104 |
| 18 | 21 | Mines | 87 |
| 19 | 19 | Davenport | 75 |
| 20 | 20 | Carson-Newman | 71 |
| 21 | 17 | Oklahoma Christian | 51 |
| 22 | 25 | Catawba | 34 |
| 23 | 22 | Lynn | 29 |
| 24 | 23 | Azusa Pacific | 27 |
| 25 | NR | UMSL | 12 |
Also Receiving Votes
- Sioux Falls (12), Biola (8), Lewis (6).