Kenyon and Emory Top Division III Preseason Polls
The ballots are in and the votes counted for the CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Preseason Poll. The Emory University women's team and Kenyon College men's team gathered the most votes. The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition.
The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches andscheduled for release November 15, December 20, January 17 and February 7.
Division III Men
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenyon | 244 | |
| 2 | Emory | 242 | |
| 3 | Denison | 232 | |
| 4 | MIT | 217 | |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 214 | |
| 6 | WashU | 188 | |
| 7 | Chicago | 178 | |
| 7 | NYU | 178 | |
| 9 | Williams | 176 | |
| 10 | Tufts | 160 | |
| 11 | Rowan | 148 | |
| 12 | Carnegie Melon | 139 | |
| 13 | DePauw | 117 | |
| 14 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 114 | |
| 15 | TCNJ | 106 | |
| 16 | Amherst | 102 | |
| 17 | Birmingham Southern | 79 | |
| 18 | Wabash | 75 | |
| 18 | WPI | 75 | |
| 20 | Pomona-Pitzer | 71 | |
| 21 | Conn College | 59 | |
| 22 | Carthage | 51 | |
| 23 | Saint Thomas | 27 | |
| 24 | Swarthmore | 21 | |
| 25 | Case Western | 14 |
Also Receiving Votes: Albion 9, Coast Guard 4, Washington & Lee 4, Stevens 2, UW-Stevens Point 2, Pacific Lutheran 1
MEN'S REGIONAL RANKINGS
Central
- Kenyon
- Denison
- Chicago
- DePauw
- Wabash
- Carthage
- Saint Thomas
- Case Western
- UW-Stevens Point
- Calvin
Northeast North
- MIT
- NYU
- Williams
- Tufts
- Amherst
- WPI
- Connecticut College
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- RPI
- Bates
West Midwest South
- Emory
- Johns Hopkins
- Washington University (Mo)
- Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
- Birmingham Southern
- Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
- Washington and Lee
- Pacific Lutheran
- Rhodes
- California Lutheran
Northeast South
- Rowan
- Carnegie Mellon
- TCNJ
- Swarthmore
- Stevens
- SUNY-Geneseo
- Gettysburg
- Grove City
- Ithaca
- Ursinus
Division III Women
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emory | 225 | |
| 2 | Williams | 215 | |
| 3 | Kenyon | 208 | |
| 4 | Denison | 198 | |
| 5 | NYU | 189 | |
| 6 | MIT | 172 | |
| 7 | WashU | 167 | |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins | 166 | |
| 9 | Chicago | 160 | |
| 10 | Conn College | 135 | |
| 11 | Saint Thomas | 127 | |
| 11 | Amherst | 127 | |
| 13 | Washington & Lee | 122 | |
| 14 | Carnegie Mellon | 99 | |
| 15 | Middlebury | 93 | |
| 16 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 88 | |
| 16 | Bates | 88 | |
| 18 | Ithaca | 72 | |
| 19 | Pomona-Pitzer | 56 | |
| 20 | UW-Eau Claire | 52 | |
| 21 | UW-La Crosse | 42 | |
| 22 | Ursinus | 28 | |
| 23 | RPI | 19 | |
| 24 | Calvin | 17 | |
| 25 | Mary Washington | 16 |
Also Receiving Votes: Wheaton (IL) 11, Rochester 11, Bowdoin 10, SUNY Geneseo 9, Albion 3
WOMEN'S REGIONAL RANKINGS
Central
1 Kenyon
2 Denison
3 Chicago
4 Saint Thomas
5 UW-Eau Claire
6 UW-La Crosse
7 Calvin
8 Wheaton College (Illinois)
9 Saint Olaf
10 Gustavus Adolphus
Northeast North
1 Williams
2 New York University
3 MIT
4 Connecticut College
5 Amherst
6 Middlebury
7 Bates
8 RPI
9 Bowdoin
10 Springfield
West Midwest South
1 Emory
2 Johns Hopkins
3 Washington University (Mo)
4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5 Birmingham Southern
6 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
7 Washington and Lee
8 Pacific Lutheran
9 Rhodes
10 California Lutheran
Northeast South
- Carnegie Mellon
- Ithaca
- Ursinus
- SUNY-Geneseo
- Rochester
- Grove City
- Stevens
- Rowan
- Susquehanna
- Gettysburg
Women's Poll Committee
Jake Taber, Albion (Chair); Will Bernhardt, Wittenberg; Dean Brownley, Centre; Jay Daniels, Kalmazoo; Beth DeLaRosby, Carthage; Ben Delia, Franklin & Marshall; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Paul Hughes, Caltech; Charlie King, UW-La Crosse; Dani Korman, MIT; Kirk Kumbier, Allegheny; Meg Sisson, Pomona-Pitzer; Carlos Vega, Trinity (CT); Vanessa Williamson, Bates
Men's Poll Committee
Sean Tedesco, USMMA (Chair); Justin Anderson, Frostburg State; Paul Bennett, WPI; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Jon Carlson, Gustavus; Karin Colby, Swarthmore; David Dow, Williams; Jean-Paul Gowdy, Pomona-Pitzer; Kyle McNellis, NYU; Brent Noble, Wabash; Adam Schneider, TCNJ; Steve Webb, Occidental; Jason Weber, Chicago .
About TYR
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About the CSCAA
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest 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.