CSCAA Division I Polls: Virginia Women, Cal Men Earn Top Rankings

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The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) released the first edition of the 2022-23 Division I Top 25 Dual Meet Rankings. The committee, comprised of Division I coaches and select media outlets, ranks the top 25 teams in the nation based on dual meet strength. The poll does not aim to predict top finishers in a championship meet format. The University of California men and University of Virginia women enter the season as the top dual meet teams in the country.

On the men’s side, the California Golden Bears (444 points) tallied sixteen first-place votes while the second-ranked Texas Longhorns (433) took the two remaining first-place votes. Florida (412), NC State (392) and Arizona State (379) round out the top 5. Of the top 25 teams, eighteen appeared on all ballots. A total of thirty one men’s teams earned at least one vote.

For the women, the Virginia Cavaliers (450) were the unanimously selected as the top team. Stanford ranked second (427). Texas (406) took third, but just one point ahead of the NC State Wolfpack (405). Ohio State (372) ranked fifth. Of the top 25 teams, twenty teams appeared on all ballots. A total of thirty women’s teams earned at least one vote.

You can find a complete list of the rankings at: www.cscaa.org/top25

Division I Men

Rank Previous Team Points
1 NR California 444
2 NR Texas 433
3 NR Florida 412
4 NR NC State 392
5 NR Arizona State 379
6 NR Stanford 348
7 NR Georgia 339
8 NR Indiana 331
9 NR Virginia 291
10 NR Louisville 286
11 NR Virginia Tech 266
12 NR Ohio State 247
13 NR Tennessee 232
14 NR Texas A&M 216
15 NR Alabama 191
16 NR Michigan 168
17 NR Southern California 161
18 NR Missouri 136
19 NR Auburn 132
20 NR Wisconsin 106
21 NR Florida State 72
22 NR Texas Christian 60
23 NR North Carolina 42
24 NR Northwestern 41
25 NR Minnesota 40

Also Receiving Votes

Notre Dame (36); Army / West Point (17); Louisiana State (15); Harvard (6); Princeton (6); Arizona (5)

Division I Women

Rank Previous Team Points
1 NR Virginia 450
2 NR Stanford 427
2 NR Texas 406
4 NR NC State 405
5 NR Ohio State 372
6 NR Alabama 342
7 NR Tennessee 332
8 NR Southern California 322
9 NR California 321
10 NR Louisville 308
11 NR Florida 243
12 NR Kentucky 235
13 NR Indiana 233
14 NR Michigan 229
15 NR Georgia 212
16 NR Wisconsin 201
17 NR North Carolina 154
18 NR Northwestern 140
19 NR Arkansas 108
20 NR UCLA 94
21 NR Auburn 75
22 NR Texas A&M 60
23 NR South Carolina 47
24 NR Virginia Tech 41
25 NR Minnesota 31

Also Receiving Votes
Duke (30); Akron (21); Louisiana State (6), UNC Wilmington (3); Missouri (2)

CSCAA Top 25 Committees

Each Division I committee includes representatives from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC as well as seven at-large voters from Division 1 Mid-Major programs. The committee chair for the women is Naya Higashijima (SMU) while Bill Roberts (Navy) chairs the men’s committee.

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CSCAA Women’s Poll Committee

Ashley Dell, Illinois-Chicago; Naya Higashijima, Southern Methodist (Chair); Andrew Hodgson, Northwestern; Lars Jorgensen, Kentucky; Jeana Kempe, Illinois; Nathan Lavery, Drexel; Chris Lindauer, Notre Dame; Ben Loorz, UNLV; Bret Lundgaard, Princeton; Lea Maurer, Southern California; Alice McCall, TCU; Jaclyn Rosen; UCSB, Jos Smith, Utah; Milana Socha, Dartmouth; Albert Subirats, Virginia Tech; Roman Willets, Alabama; SwimSwam; Swimming World.

CSCAA Men’s Poll Committee

Jim Bolster, Columbia; Abby Brethauer, Princeton; Jason Calanog, Texas A&M; Jerry Champer, Georgia; Alicia Hicken-Franklin, Denver; Mike Joyce, Minnesota; Jessica Livsey, Old Dominion; Laura McGlaughlin, Villanova; Trevor Maida, Wisconsin; Samantha Pitter, Pittsburgh; Bill Roberts, Navy (Chair); Dan Schemmel, Stanford; Shari Skabelund, BYU; Rachel Stratton-Mills, Arizona State; Neal Studd, Florida State; Dr. Rick West, West Virginia; SwimSwam; Swimming World.

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