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 2024-2025 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 once again led by chairs Bill Roberts (Navy) and Naya Higashijima (New Mexico). Brent Noble (Indianapolis) oversees the Division II men's polls, while Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) leads the women's. In Division III, Sean Tedesco (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy) chairs the men's committee, and Jake Taber (Hope) chairs the women's. A complete list of committee members is provided below.
The Division I preseason poll will kick off next week Thursday, September 26, 2024, while the Division II and III preseason poll will release Friday, October 18. The remaining schedule is as follows:
Division I Poll Release Dates: Division II and III Release Dates:
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024 Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024 Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024 Friday, December 20, 2024
Thursday, January 23, 2025 Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, February 6 2025 Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025 Friday, March 7, 2025
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
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 Roman (Nebraska), Coleman Stewart (Duke), Leah Stancil (Louisiana State), Milana Socha (Dartmouth), 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).
Division II Women's Poll Committee
Annie Anderson (St. Cloud State), Evan Anthony (Millersville), Mike Bishop (Tampa), Mike Darbee (Saginaw Valley State), Mathew Gearing (Catawba), Noah Hensley (Colorado School of Mines), Phil Kraus (West Florida), Shane Pelton (Cal State East Bay), Doug Schranck (Rockhurst), Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Division II Men's Poll Committee
Bryan Christiansen (Quincy), Andrew Makepeace (Augustana University (SD)), Matthew Gearing (Catawba), Ben Evans (Wingate), Brehan Kelley (PennWest Clarion), Brian Sharar (Fresno Pacific), Scotty Serio (Henderson State), Trevor Loomis (Oklahoma Christian), Jason Lintjer (Saginaw Valley State), Brent Noble (Indianapolis), Walker Thaning (Rollins).
Division III Women's Poll Committee
Chris Brown (Scranton), Greg Brown (Gettysburg), Brad Burnham (Bowdoin), Jay Daniels (Puget Sound), Meg French (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), John Geissinger (Hamilton), Logan LaBerge (Kalamazoo), Richard Munson (Drew), Shannon O’Brien (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cathleen Pruden (Trinity University (Texas)), Annie Ryder (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Jake Taber (Hope), Jason Weber (Chicago), Jason Willman (Chapman), Mark Yankovich (Widener),
Division III Men's Poll Committee
Justin Anderson (Mary Washington), Andy Brabson (Caltech), Peter Casares (Bates), Keith Crawford (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Dave Dow (The College of New Jersey), Sam Davy (Swarthmore College), Paul Dotterweich (SUNY Geneseo), James Halliburton (Washington University in St. Louis), Rob Harrington (Wooster), Mabel Fowler (Trinity University (Texas)), Phil Baretela (Rochester Institute of Technology), Astrid Escobar (Berry), Connor Rumpit (New York University), Nick Smith (Brandeis), Sean Tedesco (U.S. Merchant Marine Academy), Jason Weber (Chicago).
*Polls dates and committee members are subject to change.
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.