Mavs tabbed second, fifth in first Swim/Dive polls of 2025-26

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University ladies’s swimming and diving crew was tabbed second whereas the boys’s crew was picked fifth within the October version of the Division II Top 25 Dual Meet Poll, launched for the primary time this season by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) on Friday morning.

The Maverick ladies, who took third ultimately yr’s NCAA Division II National Championships, obtained 243 factors within the polling of a committee of CSCAA member coaches from Division II establishments, trailing solely Tampa’s whole of 247.

Indianapolis (218), Grand Valley State (217) and Nova Southeastern (213) spherical out the highest 5.  Nova Southeastern received the nationwide title final yr.

The Mavs are one among three Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference groups within the ballot, sitting forward of No. 18 Colorado School of Mines and No. 25 Simon Fraser.

The Maverick males picked up 212 factors within the polling and sit behind solely Drury (240), Tampa (238), Indianapolis (231) and Grand Valley State (228).

Drury initially received final yr’s nationwide title, however later vacated it as a result of a optimistic caffeine check past the NCAA’s allowable restrict throughout drug testing in the course of the nationwide meet.

Tampa was second on the nationwide meet.

CMU was additionally one among three RMAC groups within the prime 25 of the boys’s ballot with Oklahoma Christian sitting 18^th and Mines within the No. 24 spot.

The committee is tasked with evaluating and rating the nation’s prime 25 twin meet groups primarily based on a number of elements. These embody head-to-head twin meet outcomes, performances for the reason that final rankings, season-long achievements, twin meet data, roster modifications (similar to accidents), and information from the SwimCloud simulator. It’s vital to notice that the ballot will not be meant to foretell prime finishers in a championship meet format.

The subsequent ballot is slated for launch on Nov. 14.