Drury Men, Colorado Mesa Women Take Top Spots
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the December edition of the 2022-23 Division II Swimming & Diving Top 25 Dual Meet Rankings. The Drury men and the Colorado Mesa women took the top spot from the Indianapolis men & women, both of whom are now ranked second.
On the men's side, the Drury Panthers (297 points) jumped from third to first with nine first-place votes. The Indianapolis Greyhounds (291) slid to second, but tallied three first-place votes. Rounding out the top five were Colorado Mesa (269), McKendree (264) and Findlay (255). Of the Top 25 teams, twenty-three teams appeared on all ballots while twenty-eight teams received at least one vote. Impressively, this month's rankings saw four previously unranked teams jump into the Top 25, highlighted by Delta State (177) earning a spot in the top ten.
For the women, the Colorado Mesa Mavericks (298 points) made a massive leap from sixth to first, earning ten first-place votes. The Greyhounds (290) are now second with two first-place votes. Nova Southeastern (275), Tampa (264) and Drury (253) are third through fifth. Of the top 25 teams, twenty-three teams appeared on all ballots with twenty-eight women's teams receiving at least one vote. Similar to the men, this month's rankings saw four previously unranked teams jump into the Top 25, highlighted by Simon Fraser (124) at the #14 position.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25
The next Division II poll is scheduled for release on January 27th.
Division II Men
| Rank | Prev | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Drury | 297 |
| 2 | 1 | Indianapolis | 291 |
| 3 | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 269 |
| 4 | 2 | McKendree | 264 |
| 5 | 8 | Findlay | 255 |
| 6 | 9 | Tampa | 242 |
| 7 | 5 | Grand Valley | 230 |
| 8 | 7 | Wingate | 210 |
| 9 | 6 | Oklahoma Christian | 207 |
| 10 | NR | Delta State | 177 |
| 11 | 14 | Northern Michigan | 174 |
| 12 | 11 | Saint Cloud | 169 |
| 13 | NR | Mines | 157 |
| 14 | 16 | West Chester | 143 |
| 15 | 12 | Nova Southeastern | 139 |
| 16 | 10 | Florida Southern | 128 |
| 17 | 18 | Wayne State | 97 |
| 18 | 15 | Saginaw Valley State | 95 |
| 19 | 13 | Carson-Newman | 87 |
| 20 | 21 | UMSL | 70 |
| 21 | NR | Lewis | 64 |
| 22 | 17 | Henderson State | 57 |
| 23 | 19 | Emmanuel | 32 |
| 24 | NR | Simon Fraser | 25 |
| 25 | 22 | Davenport | 15 |
Also Receiving Votes
Gannon (4); Saint Leo (1); Florida Tech (1)
Division II Women
| Rank | Prev | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Colorado Mesa | 298 |
| 2 | 1 | Indianapolis | 290 |
| 3 | 4 | Nova Southeastern | 275 |
| 4 | 5 | Tampa | 264 |
| 5 | 3 | Drury | 253 |
| 6 | 9 | West Florida | 240 |
| 7 | 2 | Grand Valley | 224 |
| 8 | 12 | West Chester | 217 |
| 9 | 7 | Wingate | 204 |
| 10 | 11 | Northern Michigan | 194 |
| 11 | 15 | McKendree | 181 |
| 12 | 14 | Wayne State | 166 |
| 13 | 10 | Augustana (SD) | 154 |
| 14 | 25 | Delta State | 141 |
| 15 | 8 | Carson-Newman | 131 |
| 16 | NR | Simon Fraser | 124 |
| 17 | 18 | Saint Cloud | 103 |
| 18 | 19 | Minnesota State | 100 |
| 19 | 23 | Findlay | 86 |
| 20 | NR | Cal State East Bay | 68 |
| 21 | 20 | Azusa Pacific | 59 |
| 22 | 21 | Henderson State | 44 |
| 23 | 16 | Florida Southern | 33 |
| 24 | NR | Biola | 28 |
| 25 | NR | Indiana (PA) | 15 |
Also Receiving Votes
Lynn (6); Truman State (1); Lewis (1)
Top 25 Poll Committees
Each committee includes ten representatives from Division II institutions and select media. Ben Hewitt (Nova Southeastern) chairs the men's committee while Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) chairs the women's committee.
Women's Poll Committee
Jeff Hegle, St. Cloud State; Jimi Kiner, Tampa; Charlie King, Minnesota-Moorhead; Phil Kraus, West Florida; Doug Schranck, Rockhurst; Eric Usbeck, Millersville; Chris Villa, Indiana-PA (Chair); Matt Williams, Northern Michigan; Noah Yanchulis, Oklahoma Christian; Ben Young, Carson-Newman; SwimSwam; Swimming World
Men's Poll Committee
Ben Evans, Wingate; Tony Hernandez, Missouri-St. Louis; Hewitt, Ben Hewitt, Nova Southeastern (Chair); Julianne Kurke-Lehner, Rollins; Andrew Makepeace, Findlay; Brent Noble, Indianapolis; Andy Parro, Colorado Mesa; Sean Peters, Wayne State; Andy Robins, Florida Southern; Scott Serio, Henderson State; SwimSwam; 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.