In Division II, the only constant, it seems, is change. The fastest-growing Division is also its most dynamic. Compared to this time last year, Division II women's teams are running about 3.2% faster, while the men are roughly 2.3% ahead of pace.
Women's Improvement | Men's Improvement
Our top ten most-improved teams considers three factors: a team's change in CollegeSwimming power point total from Fall 2016 to Fall 2015, their change in ranking (both absolute and relative) compared to Fall of 2015 and finally whether they've already topped last year's top point total.
Improvement is relative of course - meaning a major improvement might not translate into a major charge up the March standings. However, major graduations at Queens, combined with major improvements at Drury and several new programs bolstered by a handful of studs will make for a big-time meet in Birmingham.
Division II - Women
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Drury | 723.4 | 753.1 | 4.1% | 1* |
| 2 | 18 | Nova Southeast | 663.0 | 737.7 | 11.3% | 16* |
| 3 | 1 | Queens (NC) | 744.9 | 737.5 | -1.0% | -2 |
| 4 | 5 | Delta State | 712.2 | 731.6 | 2.7% | 1* |
| 5 | 6 | Lindenwood | 707.4 | 728.9 | 3.0% | 1* |
| 6 | 3 | Wingate | 720.6 | 724.7 | 0.6% | -3 |
| 7 | 4 | UC San Diego | 719.7 | 715.9 | -0.5% | -3 |
| 8 | 31 | Fresno Pacific | 637.6 | 707.9 | 11.0% | 23* |
| 9 | 7 | Grand Valley | 700.0 | 703.1 | 0.4% | -2* |
| 10 | 10 | West Florida | 676.7 | 697.2 | 3.0% | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | West Chester | 670.3 | 695.7 | 3.8% | 3* |
| 12 | 12 | Truman State | 673.2 | 695.4 | 3.3% | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | Tampa | 675.8 | 694.7 | 2.8% | -2* |
| 14 | 50 | Colorado Mesa | 595.4 | 688.9 | 15.7% | 36* |
| 15 | 15 | Carson-Newman | 668.4 | 688.5 | 3.0% | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | California Baptist | 684.3 | 682.2 | -0.3% | -7 |
| 17 | 34 | Colorado Mines | 629.0 | 681.1 | 8.3% | 17* |
| 18 | 23 | Indianapolis | 657.3 | 680.4 | 3.5% | 5* |
| 19 | 24 | Simon Fraser | 656.5 | 678.6 | 3.4% | 5* |
| 20 | 8 | Florida Southern | 692.3 | 676.3 | -2.3% | -12 |
| 21 | 25 | Saint Leo | 656.0 | 674.0 | 2.7% | 4* |
| 22 | 29 | CSU-East Bay | 644.1 | 671.7 | 4.3% | 7 |
| 23 | 16 | Northern Michigan | 666.1 | 665.2 | -0.1% | -7 |
| 24 | 66 | Oklahoma Baptist | 538.6 | 665.2 | 23.5% | 42* |
| 25 | 19 | Saint Cloud | 662.0 | 665.2 | 0.5% | -6 |
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
| 26 | 17 | Bridgeport | 665.1 | 660.3 | -0.7% | -9 |
| 27 | 43 | Azusa Pacific | 614.6 | 659.9 | 7.4% | 16* |
| 28 | 35 | Western State | 627.9 | 657.3 | 4.7% | 7* |
| 29 | 20 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 660.5 | 656.6 | -0.6% | -9 |
| 30 | 26 | Minnesota-Mankato | 652.4 | 654.0 | 0.2% | -4 |
| 31 | 21 | LIU Post | 659.3 | 650.9 | -1.3% | -10 |
| 32 | 13 | Bloomsburg | 672.9 | 649.1 | -3.5% | -19 |
| 33 | 32 | Findlay | 636.4 | 644.6 | 1.3% | -1 |
| 34 | 22 | Wayne State | 657.5 | 643.2 | -2.2% | -12 |
| 35 | 27 | Lewis | 644.8 | 643.2 | -0.2% | -8 |
| 36 | 37 | Shippensburg | 625.4 | 642.8 | 2.8% | 1* |
| 37 | Sioux Falls | 639.8 | ||||
| 38 | 42 | Saginaw Valley State | 617.8 | 636.7 | 3.0% | 4 |
| 39 | 62 | Northern State | 562.7 | 634.8 | 12.8% | 23* |
| 40 | 36 | Minnesota-Moorhead | 625.5 | 634.7 | 1.5% | -4 |
| 41 | 41 | Indiana (PA) | 623.3 | 629.5 | 1.0% | 0 |
| 42 | 84 | Missouri-St. Louis | 474.2 | 627.5 | 32.3% | 42* |
| 43 | 47 | Edinboro | 607.5 | 626.3 | 3.1% | 4* |
| 44 | 45 | Clarion | 608.9 | 626.0 | 2.8% | 1* |
| 45 | 28 | Lynn | 644.5 | 625.4 | -3.0% | -17 |
| 46 | 40 | Henderson State | 624.0 | 622.3 | -0.3% | -6 |
| 47 | 46 | Assumption | 608.1 | 619.0 | 1.8% | -1 |
| 48 | 63 | William Jewell | 561.6 | 612.4 | 9.0% | 15 |
| 49 | 82 | Tiffin | 478.4 | 610.4 | 27.6% | 33* |
| 50 | 44 | Florida Tech | 612.3 | 610.2 | -0.4% | -6 |
Division II - Men
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Drury | 750.9 | 774.8 | 3.2% | 4* |
| 2 | 1 | Lindenwood | 798.3 | 773.8 | -3.1% | -1* |
| 3 | 16 | Nova Southeastern | 707.0 | 773.6 | 9.4% | 13* |
| 4 | 2 | Delta State | 760.5 | 767.3 | 0.9% | -2* |
| 5 | 7 | Queens (NC) | 744.8 | 750.6 | 0.8% | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | UC San Diego | 750.1 | 748.8 | -0.2% | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | Florida Southern | 740.1 | 748.7 | 1.2% | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | Simon Fraser | 706.6 | 743.7 | 5.2% | 9 |
| 9 | 18 | California Baptist | 698.3 | 738.3 | 5.7% | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | Tampa | 754.4 | 736.4 | -2.4% | -7 |
| 11 | 9 | West Chester | 735.2 | 732.9 | -0.3% | -2 |
| 12 | 12 | Florida Tech | 725.6 | 730.9 | 0.7% | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Grand Valley | 752.4 | 730.2 | -3.0% | -9 |
| 14 | 10 | Saint Leo | 726.4 | 723.0 | -0.5% | -4 |
| 15 | 11 | Indianapolis | 725.9 | 721.3 | -0.6% | -4 |
| 16 | 13 | Wingate | 724.7 | 720.1 | -0.6% | -3 |
| 17 | 22 | Northern Michigan | 681.1 | 718.3 | 5.5% | 5* |
| 18 | 19 | Bridgeport | 697.3 | 711.9 | 2.1% | 1* |
| 19 | 26 | Henderson State | 672.0 | 711.2 | 5.8% | 7 |
| 20 | 35 | Colorado Mines | 645.7 | 708.6 | 9.7% | 15* |
| 21 | 14 | Bloomsburg | 716.4 | 707.9 | -1.2% | -7 |
| 22 | 20 | Lewis | 691.4 | 705.1 | 2.0% | -2 |
| 23 | 33 | Colorado Mesa | 653.3 | 705.0 | 7.9% | 10 |
| 24 | 21 | Limestone | 691.2 | 703.0 | 1.7% | -3 |
| 25 | 31 | Fresno Pacific | 659.3 | 702.3 | 6.5% | 6* |
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
| 26 | 23 | Carson-Newman | 679.7 | 699.2 | 2.9% | -3* |
| 27 | 24 | Oklahoma Baptist | 676.4 | 690.7 | 2.1% | -3 |
| 28 | 29 | Wayne State | 666.6 | 688.1 | 3.2% | 1 |
| 29 | 30 | Truman State | 659.7 | 681.2 | 3.3% | 1 |
| 30 | 28 | Saint Cloud | 667.4 | 673.9 | 1.0% | -2 |
| 31 | 50 | Emmanuel | 590.1 | 671.9 | 13.9% | 19* |
| 32 | 25 | Missouri-St. Louis | 676.0 | 666.9 | -1.3% | -7* |
| 33 | 37 | Saginaw Valley State | 634.0 | 665.9 | 5.0% | 4* |
| 34 | 41 | Clarion | 617.0 | 662.2 | 7.3% | 7* |
| 35 | 27 | Indiana (PA) | 669.1 | 655.4 | -2.0% | -8 |
| 36 | 48 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 599.2 | 646.0 | 7.8% | 12* |
| 37 | 57 | William Jewell | 573.3 | 645.8 | 12.6% | 20 |
| 38 | 15 | Missouri S&T | 712.6 | 645.8 | -9.4% | -23 |
| 39 | 53 | Catawba | 583.9 | 638.6 | 9.4% | 14* |
| 40 | 32 | Findlay | 653.7 | 632.6 | -3.2% | -8 |
| 41 | McKendree | 630.9 | ||||
| 42 | 34 | Gannon | 649.7 | 628.7 | -3.2% | -8 |
| 43 | 44 | Texas-Permian Basin | 607.0 | 625.4 | 3.0% | 1 |
| 44 | 39 | Pace | 623.4 | 621.3 | -0.3% | -5 |
| 45 | 56 | Bentley | 576.4 | 609.3 | 5.7% | 11 |
| 46 | 46 | Concordia | 602.0 | 607.5 | 0.9% | 0 |
| 47 | 45 | Rollins | 604.0 | 603.6 | -0.1% | -2* |
| 48 | 36 | Wheeling Jesuit | 639.0 | 602.8 | -5.7% | -12 |
| 49 | 52 | Bellarmine | 587.0 | 598.6 | 2.0% | 3* |
| 50 | 49 | Shippensburg | 593.1 | 598.2 | 0.9% | -1 |
