CSCAA Announces Top 25 Polls Calendar and Committee Rosters
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the calendar for the anticipated Top 25 Dual Meet Polls for the 2023-2024 season.
The committee, comprised of college coaches, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The committee uses head-to-head results from the most recent segment of the season as the top consideration. Head-to-head results from prior segments of the season, common opponents and meet simulations are also considered when establishing monthly rankings. This poll does not predict top finishers in a championship meet format.
The Division I Committee is chaired by Bill Roberts (Navy) and Naya Higashijima (New Mexico). Brent Noble (Indianapolis) and Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) lead the Division II polls for the men and women, respectively. Division III chairs include Sean Tedesco (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy) for the men and Jake Taber (Hope) for the women. A full list of committee members can be found below.
The Division I preseason poll will kick off next week Thursday, October 12, 2023, while the Division II and III preseason poll will release Friday, October 13. The remaining schedule is as follows:
Division I Poll Release Dates: Division II and III Release Dates:
Thursday, October 12, 2023 Friday, Oct 13, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023 Friday, Nov 17, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023 Friday, Dec 15, 2023
Thursday, January 25, 2024 Friday, Jan 26, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024 Friday, Feb 9, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Friday, March 8, 2024
The mission of the polls is to produce an in-season ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division Swimming and Diving Teams in dual meet competition, in rank order, at the time of each poll. The poll is not designed to predict the results of the NCAA Championship, but rather which teams would win a head-to-head dual meet against other teams in the country. The committee will not attempt to differentiate between different meet types, formats, rested vs. unrested, etc.
Division I Women's Poll Committee
Jerry Champer, Georgia; Ashley Dell, Illinois-Chicago; Ryan Evans, Kansas; Naya Higashijima, New Mexico (Chair); Jeana Kempe, Illinois; Nathan Lavery, Drexel; Brody Lewis, Utah; Alice McCall, TCU; Ellie Monobe, Pepperdine; Kristen Murslack, Florida; Maddy Olson, Minnesota; Milana Socha, Dartmouth; Albert Subirats, Virginia Tech; Roman Willetts, Pittsburgh.
Division I Men's Poll Committee
Jim Bolster, Columbia; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Courtney Hart, Georgia Tech; Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver; Mike Joyce, Minnesota; Jessica Livesy, Old Dominion; Laura McGlaughlin, Villanova; Trevor Maida, Louisville; Pete Richardson, USC; Bill Roberts, Navy (Chair); Shari Skabelund, BYU; Rachel Stratton-Mills, Northwestern; Neal Studd, Florida State; Dr. Rick West, West Virginia.
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'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 III Women's Poll Committee
Chris Brown, Scranton; Greg Brown, Gettysburg; Brad Burnham, Bowdoin; Jay Daniels, Puget Sound; Jon Duncan, Southwestern; Brad Dunn, Lynchburg; John Geissinger, Hamilton; Logan LaBerge, Kalamazoo; Rich Munson, Drew; Shannon O'Brien, RPI; Cathleen Pruden, Trinity (TX); Annie Ryder, Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Meg Sisson-French, MIT; Jake Taber, Hope (National Chair); Jason Weber, Chicago; Mark Yankovich, Widener.
Division III Men's Poll Committee
Justin Anderson, Mary Washington; Peter Casares, Bates; Jennifer Cournoyer, Norwich; Keith Crawford, Rose-Hulman; Sam Davy, Swarthmore; Paul Dotterweich, SUNY Geneseo; David Dow, TCNJ; Astrid Escobar, Berry; Jim Halliburton, Washington-St. Louis; Rob Harrington, Wooster; Sarah James, Southwestern; Connor Rumpit, NYU; Pat Smith, Westminster; Brent Summers, Willamette; Sean Tedesco, USMMA (National Chair); Jason Weber, Chicago; Seth Weidmann, Carthage.
Complete list of rankings can be found at www.cscaa.org/top25
About 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. With a mission to protect, preserve and expand college swimming and diving opportunities, the CSCAA provides valuable resources, educational opportunities, and leadership development to its members, fostering a thriving and competitive collegiate swimming and diving community.