Guess Who: Emory Men, Kenyon Women are #1
Alexandra White & the Kenyon women are sprinting to keep the #1 rank for the entire 2022-23 season. The Emory men are similarly on a season-long streak atop the men’s dual meet rankings.
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the February Edition of the 2022-23 Division III Swimming & Diving Top 25 Rankings today. The committee, comprised of Division III coaches and select media, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The committee uses head-to-head results as the top consideration. Common opponents and simulations are also considered when establishing monthly rankings. This poll does not predict top finishers in a championship meet format. And, for the fourth straight month, the Emory men and Kenyon women remain the teams to beat in Division III.
On the men's side, the #1 Emory Eagles (496 points) tallied sixteen of the twenty first-place votes, while #2 Kenyon (484) took the other four first-place votes. Chicago (453) maintained their third-place rank as Johns Hopkins (435) made a big jump from eighth to fourth this month. In fifth place was last month's fast-riser, Williams (423). Of the top 25 teams, twenty-two teams appeared on all ballots while a total of twenty-eight men's teams received at least one vote. Interestingly, Colby jumped from being previously unranked this season to the #16 team with 202 points.
For the women, the top-ranked Kenyon Owls (500 points) earned 100% of the first-place votes for the first time this season. Rounding out the top five were Emory (478), Williams (460), Denison (442) and Chicago (420). Of the top 25 teams, twenty-four teams appeared on all ballots with a total of twenty-six women's teams receiving at least one vote. Impressively, SUNY Geneseo returned to the top 25 for the first time since October by earning 87 points, good enough to rank them #21 this month.
You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25.
Division III Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emory (16) | 496 |
| 2 | 2 | Kenyon (4) | 484 |
| 3 | 3 | Chicago | 453 |
| 4 | 8 | Johns Hopkins | 435 |
| 5 | 4 | Williams | 423 |
| 6 | 6 | MIT | 399 |
| 7 | 9 | Denison | 386 |
| 8 | 13 | Tufts | 355 |
| 9 | 11 | Pomona-Pitzer | 336 |
| 10 | 7 | NYU | 320 |
| 11 | 17 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 299 |
| 12 | 10 | Carnegie Mellon | 279 |
| 13 | 5 | WashU | 268 |
| 14 | 12 | Calvin | 235 |
| 15 | 14 | TCNJ | 222 |
| 16 | NR | Colby | 202 |
| 17 | 15 | Case Western Reserve | 180 |
| 18 | 18 | RIT | 155 |
| 19 | NR | Bates | 142 |
| 20 | 22 | SUNY Geneseo | 126 |
| 21 | 16 | Conn College | 100 |
| 22 | 19 | Amherst | 78 |
| 23 | 21 | Trinity (TX) | 46 |
| 24 | 25 | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | 43 |
| 25 | NR | Swarthmore | 33 |
Also Receiving Votes
Washington & Lee (3); Rowan (1); Hope (1)
Division III Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kenyon (20) | 500 |
| 2 | 2 | Emory | 478 |
| 3 | 3 | Williams | 460 |
| 4 | 4 | Denison | 442 |
| 5 | 5 | Chicago | 420 |
| 6 | 6 | Tufts | 399 |
| 7 | 9 | Pomona-Pitzer | 371 |
| 8 | 7 | MIT | 365 |
| 9 | 10 | Johns Hopkins | 344 |
| 10 | 8 | NYU | 321 |
| 11 | 11 | Carnegie Mellon | 292 |
| 12 | 14 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 287 |
| 13 | 12 | Hope | 261 |
| 14 | 13 | WashU | 232 |
| 15 | 18 | Swarthmore | 225 |
| 16 | 15 | Case Western Reserve | 203 |
| 17 | 22 | Bates | 178 |
| 18 | 16 | Bowdoin | 158 |
| 19 | 20 | Wheaton (MA) | 132 |
| 20 | 17 | Trinity (TX) | 128 |
| 21 | NR | SUNY Geneseo | 87 |
| 22 | 23 | Amherst | 81 |
| 23 | 19 | Calvin | 64 |
| 24 | 21 | Washington & Lee | 50 |
| 25 | 24 | St. Kate's | 19 |
Also Receiving Votes
Gettysburg (3)
Top 25 Committees
The national rankings are voted on by eighteen Division III coaches and select media. Each committee ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The women's national committee chair is Jake Taber (Hope) while the men's national committee is led by Sean Tedesco (USMMA).
In addition to the national chairs, there are four regions represented on each committee: Central, Midwest-South-West (MWSW), Northeast-North (NE-N) and Northeast-South (NE-S). The women's regional chairs are Justin Zook (St. Kates, Central), Jon Duncan (Southwestern, MWSW), Brad Burnham (Bowdoin, NE-N) and Greg Brown (Gettysburg, NE-S). The men's regional chairs include Keith Crawford (Rose-Hulman, Central), Brent Summers (Willamette, MWSW), Paul Bennett (WPI, NE-N) and Brad Bowser (Rowan, NE-S).
Women's Poll Committee
Jake Taber, Hope; Logan LaBerge, Kalamazoo; Annie Ryder, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Jason Weber, Chicago; Justin Zook, St. Kate's; Jay Daniels, Puget Sound; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Cathleen Pruden, Trinity (TX); Brad Dunn, Lynchburg; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Shannon O'Brien, RPI; Barrett Roberts, Wheaton (MA); Meg Sisson French, MIT; Greg Brown, Gettysburg; Mike Tubb, Susquehanna; Chris Brown, Scranton; Mark Yankovich, Widener; SwimSwam; Swimming World
Men's Poll Committee
Sean Tedesco, USMMA; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; Rob Harrington, Wooster; Jason Weber, Chicago; Seth Weidmann, Carthage; Brent Summers, Willamette; Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Sarah James, Southwestern; Jim Halliburton, Washington-St. Louis; Paul Bennett, WPI; Peter Casares, Bates; Jennifer Cournoyer, Norwich; Connor Rumpit, NYU; Brad Bowser, Rowan; Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo; David Dow, TCNJ; Sam Davy, Swarthmore; Pat Smith, Westminster; 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.