Courtesy: CSCAA
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released its Division II Swimming & Diving Poll today. The University of Indianapolis men and Queens University of Charlotte women retain the top spots.
UIndy men earned all but two of the top votes to take first in the polls with 148 points. Four points behind is Queens (144) as they collected the remaining first-place votes. Drury (140 points), Colorado Mesa (131) and McKendree (124) all held their positions from December at third, fourth and fifth. After an impressive showing on January 5th, Delta State clinched 99 points and joined the pole at 9th. Saint Leo (9) debuted this month at 24th. In all, thirty-one men’s teams received votes.
The committee unanimously agreed that Queens (150), UIndy (144) and Drury (138) are the top three women’s teams, in that order, this month. Nova Southeastern (129) moved up three spots to fourth. Colorado Mesa (119) rounded out the top five. The women’s poll has two new teams ranked with Delta State (50) at 18th and Saint Leo (32) at 21st. Thirty-two 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 includes six representatives from division II institutions and two media members. Ben Hewitt (Nova Southeastern) chairs the men’s committee and James Kiner (Tampa) chairs the women’s committee. The remaining polls are scheduled for release on February 9 and March 4. These dates are subject to change.
Division II Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Queens U. of Charlotte | 150 |
| 2 | 1 | Indianapolis | 144 |
| 3 | 3 | Drury | 138 |
| 4 | 7 | Nova Southeastern | 129 |
| 5 | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 119 |
| 6 | 10 | Tampa | 111 |
| 7 | 5 | Wingate | 104 |
| 8 | 13 | Lindenwood | 100 |
| 9 | 6 | Carson-Newman | 100 |
| 10 | 8 | West Chester | 93 |
| 11 | 20 | West Florida | 83 |
| 12 | 9 | Northern Michigan | 74 |
| 13 | 19 | Simon Fraser | 73 |
| 14 | 17 | Indiana (PA) | 68 |
| 15 | 11 | Wayne State | 66 |
| 16 | 14 | McKendree | 58 |
| 17 | 12 | Grand Valley | 58 |
| 18 | NR | Delta State | 50 |
| 19 | 15 | Rollins | 41 |
| 20 | 15 | Florida Southern | 35 |
| 21 | NR | Saint Leo | 32 |
| 22 | 18 | Lynn | 31 |
| 23 | 23 | Minnesota State | 22 |
| 24 | 21 | Augustana (SD) | 19 |
| 25 | 22 | Truman State | 15 |
Also Receiving Votes
Mines (10), Florida Tech (9), Saint Cloud State (6), Azusa Pacific (5), Cal State East Bay (4), Sioux Falls (2), Missouri-Saint Louis (1)
Division II Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Indianapolis | 148 |
| 2 | 2 | Queens University of Charlotte | 144 |
| 3 | 3 | Drury | 140 |
| 4 | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 131 |
| 5 | 5 | McKendree | 124 |
| 6 | 10 | Lindenwood | 121 |
| 7 | 6 | Grand Valley | 115 |
| 8 | 7 | Florida Southern | 109 |
| 9 | NR | Delta State | 99 |
| 10 | 8 | Wingate | 94 |
| 11 | 8 | Findlay | 79 |
| 12 | 20 | Tampa | 78 |
| 12 | 16 | Nova Southeastern | 78 |
| 14 | 12 | Emmanuel | 67 |
| 14 | 16 | Carson-Newman | 67 |
| 16 | 11 | Northern Michigan | 65 |
| 17 | 12 | Oklahoma Christian | 51 |
| 18 | 15 | Simon Fraser | 47 |
| 19 | 19 | Wayne State | 46 |
| 20 | 14 | Missouri S&T | 45 |
| 21 | 16 | Mines | 31 |
| 22 | 21 | West Chester | 21 |
| 23 | 22 | Saint Cloud State | 12 |
| 24 | NR | Saint Leo | 9 |
| 25 | 23 | Lewis | 7 |
Also Receiving Votes
Henderson State (6), Missouri-Saint Louis (6), Clarion (4), Saginaw Valley State (3), Bloomsburg (3), Florida Tech (1)
Women’s Poll Committee
Josh Davis, Oklahoma Christian; James Kiner, Tampa (Chair); Charlie King, Minnesota-Moorehead; Ben Hewitt, Nova Southeastern; Sean Peters, Wayne State U; Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.
Men’s Poll Committee
Ben Hewitt, Nova Southeastern (Chair); Jon Lau, Queens University of Charlotte; Andrew Makepeace, Findlay; Brent Noble, Indianapolis; Chris Villa, Indiana (PA);Braden Keith, SwimSwam; David Rieder, Swimming World.
About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the first organization of college coaches in America -is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.