Courtesy: CSCAA
September 25, 2025- 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, October 2, 2025, while the Division II and III preseason poll will release on Friday, October 17. The remaining schedule is as follows:
Division I Poll Release Dates:
- Thursday, October 2, 2025
- Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Thursday, February 5, 2026
- Thursday, March 5, 2026
Division II and III Release Dates:
- Friday, October 17, 2025
- Friday, November 14, 2025
- Friday, December 19, 2025
- Friday, January 23, 2026
- Friday, February 6, 2026
- Friday, March 6, 2026
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
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)), Nathan Lavery (Drexel), Brody Lewis (Utah), Tylor Mathieu (South Carolina), Zach Mertens (Minnesota), Athena Miller (Florida State), Pat Roman (Nebraska), Milana Socha (Dartmouth), Lauren Sullivan (Arizona), Graydon Tedder (Texas Christian).
Division I Men’s Poll Committee
Cauli Bedran (Kentucky), Jim Bolster (Columbia), Ethan Curl (Penn State), Reed Fujan (Louisville), Christian Hanselmann (BYU), Michael Hampel (Minnesota), Michael Joyce (Georgia), Kirk Kumbier (North Carolina), Brody Lewis (Utah), Jack Little (Arizona State), Jessica Miller Livsey (Old Dominion), Noelle Peplowski (Indiana), Erik Posegay (Texas), Jonathan Reeder (Wyoming), 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),Phil Kraus (West Florida), Shane Pelton (Cal State East Bay), Doug Schranck (Rockhurst), Brad Shannon (Colorado School of Mines), Chris Villa (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Division II Men’s Poll Committee
Steven Bostick (Florida Southern), Bryan Christiansen (Quincy), Matthew Gearing (Catawba), Ben Evans (Wingate), Brehan Kelley (PennWest Clarion), Jason Lintjer (Saginaw Valley State), Andrew Makepeace (Augustana University (SD)), Tony Marleneanu (Florida Tech), Brent Noble (Indianapolis), Scotty Serio (Henderson State),
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), Tom Jansen (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Shannon O’Brien (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Cathleen Pruden (Trinity University (TX)), Annie Ryder (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Chris Swenson (Kean), Jake Taber (Hope), Jason Weber (Chicago), Mark Yankovich (Widener)
Division III Men’s Poll Committee
Justin Anderson (Mary Washington), Phil Baretela (Rochester Institute of Technology), Andy Brabson (Caltech), Peter Casares (Bates), Keith Crawford (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology), Sam Davy (Swarthmore College), Paul Dotterweich (SUNY Geneseo), Dave Dow (The College of New Jersey), Mabel Fowler (Trinity University (TX)), James Halliburton (Washington University in St. Louis), Rob Harrington (Wooster), Connor Rumpit (New York University), 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
Why?
A random poll of teams that will never swim against each other. Rather than use a formula based on times, a poll of random coaches who could have conference bias. How about CSCAA develops a formula rather than people guessing. This poll is pointless.
For funsies.
Good point-lol!
I guess I don’t like the purpose or methodology. If people enjoy, why not.
Because football did a coaches one for years and swimming has never tried to change the format. All other sports have polls, lots use specific metrics like you mention, gotta think it would be pretty easy in a time based sport
An amazing group of unselfish servants to the sport of swimming! Well done.