November 15, 2017 - The ballots are in and the votes counted for the First CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Division III Poll.  The Emory University women's team and Denison University men's team gathered the most votes after the first few weeks of the 2017-2018 season.

The Emory women held their place at #1 while the Denison men moved up two places to top the men's poll.  The Denison men had wins against Kenyon and Xavier to move them forward. 

The poll aims to measure the top teams in head-to-head competition.

The rankings are voted on by CSCAA-member coaches and  scheduled for release December 20, January 17 and February 7. 

Women's Regional Rankings

Central
1    Kenyon
2    Denison
3    Chicago
4    Calvin
5    Saint Thomas
6    Case Western
7    Gustavus Adolphus
8    Carthage
9    Hope
10    Albion

Northeast North
1    Williams
2    New York University
3    MIT
4    Connecticut College
5    Amherst
6    Middlebury
7    Bates
8    RPI
9    Bowdoin
10    U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Northeast South
1    Carnegie Mellon
2    Ursinus
3    SUNY-Geneseo
4    Rowan
5    Rochester
6    Ithaca
7    Swarthmore
8    Gettysburg
9    Susquehanna
10    Grove City  

West-Midwest-South
1    Emory
2    Johns Hopkins
3    Washington University (Mo)
4    Washington and Lee
5    Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
6    Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
7    Mary Washington
8    Trinity (TX)
9    Rhodes
10    Centre

Men's Regional Rankings

Central
1    Denison
2    Kenyon
3    Chicago
4    Carthage
5    Calvin
6    Saint Thomas
7    UW-Stevens Point
8    DePauw
9    Case Western
10    Rose-Hulman

Northeast North
1    MIT
2    NYU
3    Tufts
4    Williams
5    Amherst
6    U.S. Coast Guard Academy
7    WPI
8    Connecticut College
9    RPI
10    Bates

Northeast South
1    Carnegie Mellon
2    Rowan
3    TCNJ
4    Stevens
5    Swarthmore
6    Gettysburg
7    SUNY-Geneseo
8    Ithaca
9    Grove City
10    Franklin & Marshall  

West-Midwest-South
1    Emory
2    Johns Hopkins
3    Washington University (Mo)
4    Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5    Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
6    Washington and Lee
7    Birmingham Southern
8    Trinity (TX)
9    California Lutheran
10    Redlands

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 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.

About TYR

Founded in Huntington Beach, CA by swimwear designer Joseph DiLorenzo (current owner) and 1972 Olympic Bronze Medalist Steve Furniss, TYR Sport was established in 1985 to provide the competitive swim market with vibrant, performance-driven prints. Since its inception three decades ago, TYR has grown to exist as one of the world’s most recognizable swimming and triathlon brands.