Virginia Women and Texas Men Retain Top Spots in Division I Rankings
The Virginia Women and Texas Men unanimous atop January Polls
January 23, 2025 - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has published the January edition of the Division I Top 25 Dual Meet Poll, with the University of Virginia women's team and the Texas men's team maintaining their positions at the top.
The committee, consisting of Division I coaches, evaluates and ranks the nation's top 25 dual meet teams. Their assessment considers head-to-head dual meet outcomes, recent performances since the last rankings, season-long results, dual meet records, roster changes (such as injuries), and data from the SwimCloud Simulator. It's important to note that the poll's objective is not to predict the top finishers in a championship meet format.
Texas (400) maintained its unanimous position as the top team in the first poll of the new year. Indiana (381) retained the No. 2 spot, while Cal (360) narrowly edged out Arizona State (358) to claim third place. Florida (330) completed the top five.
Virginia Tech (205) and Texas A&M (137) made the most notable jumps in the rankings this month, with Virginia Tech climbing seven spots to12 and Texas A&M rising six spots to 17. The final four positions in the poll were filled by teams making their debut in the Top 25 this month: Kentucky (54), Harvard (43), Northwestern (41), and Princeton (41). Overall, 30 teams from five conferences received votes to start the new year.
The Virginia Cavaliers (425) once again secured the unanimous top spot to open 2025 in the Women’s Division I Poll. Overall, the women’s rankings saw minimal movement, with the top seven teams retaining their positions from last month. Texas (407), Stanford (391), Florida (367), Tennessee (365), Indiana (331), and Michigan rounded out the top seven in that order.
Southern California (183) and South Carolina (137) both climbed four spots, rising from 18 to 14 and 22 to 18, respectively. No new teams entered the top 25 from outside last month’s poll. A total of 28 teams representing four conferences received votes.
Dual meet records are sourced from each institution's website.
For a complete list of the rankings, visit: www.cscaa.org/top25.
Each committee consists of twelve representatives from Power Four leagues and at-large programs. The committee chairs for women and men are Naya Higashijima (NMU) and Bill Roberts (Navy), respectively.
The upcoming poll release dates are as follows:
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Division I Men
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Texas | 400 | 4-0 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana | 381 | 3-1 |
| 3 | 5 | California | 360 | 4-1 |
| 4 | 3 | Arizona State | 358 | 8-0 |
| 5 | 4 | Florida | 330 | 4-3 |
| 6 | 6 | NC State | 313 | 2-1 |
| 7 | 7 | Georgia | 291 | 3-3 |
| 8 | 9 | Tennessee | 288 | 1-2 |
| 9 | 8 | Stanford | 284 | 1-2 |
| 10 | 13 | Michigan | 252 | 3-1 |
| 11 | 10 | Louisville | 241 | 4-0 |
| 12 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 205 | 8-1 |
| 13 | 12 | North Carolina | 197 | 4-1 |
| 14 | 11 | Ohio State | 188 | 4-1 |
| 15 | 14 | Auburn | 186 | 3-1 |
| 16 | 16 | Southern California | 171 | 2-2 |
| 17 | 23 | Texas A&M | 137 | 3-1 |
| 18 | 17 | Virginia | 125 | 0-3 |
| 19 | 15 | Alabama | 120 | 2-1 |
| 20 | 21 | Georgia Tech | 61 | 4-1 |
| 21 | 22 | Florida State | 60 | 1-4 |
| 22 | NR | Kentucky | 54 | 4-2 |
| 23 | NR | Harvard | 43 | 5-0 |
| 24 | NR | Northwestern | 41 | 6-0 |
| 24 | NR | Princeton | 41 | 8-1 |
Division I Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Virginia | 425 | 3-0 |
| 2 | 2 | Texas | 407 | 4-0 |
| 3 | 3 | Stanford | 391 | 4-0 |
| 4 | 4 | Florida | 367 | 6-1 |
| 5 | 5 | Tennessee | 365 | 3-1 |
| 6 | 6 | Indiana | 331 | 3-2 |
| 7 | 7 | Michigan | 311 | 4-1 |
| 8 | 9 | California | 293 | 4-1 |
| 8 | 10 | NC State | 293 | 3-0 |
| 10 | 8 | Louisville | 285 | 5-0 |
| 11 | 11 | Georgia | 250 | 4-3 |
| 12 | 12 | Wisconsin | 244 | 4-0 |
| 13 | 13 | Ohio State | 223 | 5-1 |
| 14 | 18 | Southern California | 183 | 2-2 |
| 15 | 15 | Alabama | 177 | 3-1 |
| 16 | 17 | North Carolina | 166 | 2-3 |
| 17 | 14 | Arizona State | 160 | 7-3 |
| 18 | 22 | South Carolina | 137 | 5-2 |
| 19 | 21 | Texas A&M | 121 | 5-1 |
| 20 | 16 | Louisiana State | 109 | 6-3 |
| 21 | 19 | Auburn | 87 | 2-0 |
| 22 | 24 | UCLA | 73 | 3-4 |
| 23 | 20 | Duke | 68 | 4-1 |
| 24 | 23 | Minnesota | 33 | 6-3 |
| 25 | 25 | Florida State | 19 | 4-3 |
Also Receiving Votes:
Virginia Tech (5), Missouri (1), Pittsburgh (1)
Also Receiving Votes:
Louisiana State (31), Arizona (22), Wisconsin (15), Minnesota (3), SMU (2)
Division I Women's Poll Committee
Brooks Fail (Southern Cal), Bex Freebairn (Missouri), Jerry Champer (Georgia), Ashley Dell (Illinois-Chicago), Ryan Evans (Kansas), Naya Higashijima (New Mexico), Zach Hinsley (Miami (FL)), Michael Licon (Akron), Maddy Olson (Minnesota), Pat Rowan (Nebraska), Coleman Stewart (Duke), Leah Stancil (Louisiana State), Milana Socha (Dartmouth), Athena Spellman (Florida State), Graydon Tedder (Texas Christian), Nathan Lavery (Drexel) Brody Lewis (Utah).
Division I Men's Poll Committee
Cauli Bedran (Wisconsin), Jim Bolster (Columbia), Patrick Callan (Auburn), Graham Carpenter (Ohio State), Alicia Franklin (Denver), Reed Fujan (Louisville), Josh Huger (California-Berkley), Michael Joyce (Minnesota), Caitlin Kolbus (Kentucky), Brody Lewis (Utah), Jessica Miller Livsey (Old Dominion), Corey Manley (Arizona State), Tamber McCallister (Brigham Young), Eric Posegay (Texas), Bill Roberts (U.S. Naval Academy), Neal Studd (Florida State).