The CSCAA has released its final dual meet poll of the 2025-2026 season, and the Virginia women finished where they started – as the #1, where they’ve been in every poll this season. This is at least the third consecutive season where Virginia has been at the top of every poll.
A total of 26 teams received votes in the final poll before the championship meet, and thanks to a three-way tie for the 24th slot in the rankings, this round is actually a top 26.
See Previous Power Rankings Editions:
The top 5 were unchanged by the end of the dual meet season, or conference championship meets.
The next 5 slots saw a little shakeup, with the Tennessee women jumping 3 spots to tie with the Big Ten Champions from Indiana University.
There wasn’t a ton of movement in the latest polls. 13 teams stayed in the same position and no team moved more than 3 spots in either direction.
The Princeton women, who received the 26th-most votes in the last poll, moved into the top 25 after a dominant performance at the Ivy League Championships for their 4th consecutive title.
The 2026 NCAA women’s swimming & diving championships are March 18-21 at Georgia Tech.
Division I Women
| Rk | Prv | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Virginia | 425 | |
| 2 | 2 | Stanford | 405 | |
| 3 | 3 | Texas | 385 | |
| 4 | 4 | Michigan | 380 | |
| 5 | 5 | California | 360 | |
| 6 | 9 | Tennessee | 326 | |
| 6 | 6 | Indiana | 326 | |
| 8 | 7 | Louisville | 314 | |
| 9 | 8 | NC State | 292 | |
| 10 | 10 | Florida | 267 | |
| 11 | 11 | Ohio State | 257 | |
| 12 | 12 | Southern California | 225 | |
| 13 | 13 | Alabama | 224 | |
| 14 | 14 | Louisiana State | 198 | |
| 15 | 15 | Wisconsin | 180 | |
| 16 | 18 | South Carolina | 166 | |
| 17 | 17 | Arizona State | 165 | |
| 18 | 19 | Auburn | 146 | |
| 19 | 16 | Georgia | 121 | |
| 20 | 21 | North Carolina | 79 | |
| 21 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 77 | |
| 22 | 25 | Minnesota | 61 | |
| 23 | 20 | Duke | 59 | |
| 24 | 23 | Arizona | 28 | |
| 24 | 22 | UCLA | 28 | |
| 24 | RV | Princeton | 28 |
Women’s Poll Committee
Canaan Campbell (Tulane), Sarah Collins (Tennessee), Catie DeLoof (Alabama), Ashley Dell (Illinois-Chicago), Brooks Fail (Southern Cal), Daniel Graber (Duke), Naya Higashijima (New Mexico), Zach Hinsley (Miami (FL)), Margaret Howe (Northwestern), Nathan Lavery (Drexel), Brody Lewis (Utah), Tylor Mathieu (South Carolina), Zach Mertens (Minnesota), Athena Miller (Florida State), Milana Socha (Dartmouth), Lauren Sullivan (Arizona), Graydon Tedder (Texas Christian).
This order will look different after the Big Show.
Biggest upward mover – Louisville
Biggest downward mover – Texas (2 steppin)
Lady Vols get it done with big drops from Hirai, Crooks and finishes 4th