CANTON, Ga. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has released its 2026-27 Division III Preseason Top 25 National Rankings.
The Trinity Tigers come in at No. 25 on the women's side after finishing at No. 21 in the 2025-26 season. The Tiger roster features a lone senior in Amy Benson. The Tigers of Trinity stood out in their first Southern Athletic Association championship last season, tallying 995.5 points to secure the title by a 200-point margin. The Tigers captured numerous first-place finishes and earned four major awards: Women’s Swimmer of the Meet, Women’s Diver of the Meet, Women’s Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year, and Women’s Diving Coaching Staff of the Year.
Division III Women Poll
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
NYU |
343 |
| 2 |
Kenyon |
333 |
| 3 |
Emory |
331 |
| 4 |
Denison |
307 |
| 5 |
Williams |
295 |
| 6 |
MIT |
271 |
| 7 |
Chicago |
265 |
| 8 |
Pomona-Pitzer |
260 |
| 9 |
Tufts |
241 |
| 10 |
Swarthmore |
206 |
| 11 |
WashU |
205 |
| 12 |
Colby |
199 |
| 13 |
Carnegie Mellon |
183 |
| 14 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
178 |
| 15 |
Hope |
147 |
| 16 |
Amherst |
134 |
| 17 |
Johns Hopkins |
128 |
| 18 |
Salisbury |
122 |
| 19 |
Calvin |
104 |
| 20 |
Case Western Reserve |
85 |
| 21 |
Gettysburg |
67 |
| 22 |
UC Santa Cruz |
58 |
| 23 |
Ithaca |
33 |
| 24 |
Middlebury |
26 |
| 25 |
Trinity U |
18 |
Also receiving votes: Kean (5), SUNY Geneseo (2), DePauw (2), Keene State (1), Bates (1)
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