CSCAA Top 25 Poll - 2-6-26
Top 25 poll conducted by the College Swim Coaches Association (CSCAA). The poll was released Friday afternoon.
The Knights were ranked 17th in the first poll of the season in mid-October and moved up seven spots in the November and December rankings conducted by the CSCAA. Calvin then held the No. 10 spot for four consecutive polls before moving to No. 12 this weekend.
Under the direction of head coachÂ
Dan Gelderloos, Calvin has participated in 13 competitions this season, including dual meet victories over Wheaton, Grove City and rival Hope. The Knights also took first place in the two-day Calvin Quad Meet against Ohio Northern University, Albion College and Carthage College on October 31-November 1.
At its own Calvin Winter Invitational in December, Calvin placed second in a field of nationally-ranked Division II opponents. Calvin finished ahead of current Division II ranked Findlay (No. 8) and Northern Michigan (No. 11).
Calvin also took first place at both MIAA Invitationals.
Calvin recently dropped highly competitive dual meets, falling to (Division II) No. 14 Wayne State 136-104 on January 9, 190-110 at (Division III) No. 4 University of Chicago on January 17 and 170-124 at No. 7 Carnegie Mellon on January 31.
The Knights are now preparing for the MIAA Championships scheduled to be held February 17-20 at the Holland Aquatic Center.