Unlike Division I, Division III teams can often out-recruit their existing records. Despite that, Division III teams are generally running only 1.0% (women) and 1.7% (men) ahead of this time last year.
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.
Division III - Women
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Emory | 733.8 | 735.6 | 0.2% | 1* |
| 2 | 1 | Kenyon | 734.0 | 721.4 | -1.7% | -1 |
| 3 | 3 | Denison | 723.8 | 719.4 | -0.6% | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | New York | 693.6 | 695.2 | 0.2% | 0* |
| 5 | 5 | Washington (Mo) | 683.9 | 689.6 | 0.8% | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Johns Hopkins | 681.2 | 689.5 | 1.2% | 0* |
| 7 | 7 | MIT | 673.4 | 683.4 | 1.5% | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | Chicago | 663.7 | 668.8 | 0.8% | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | Washington & Lee | 627.2 | 662.0 | 5.6% | 4 |
| 11 | 12 | Williams | 634.3 | 656.7 | 3.5% | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | Carnegie Mellon | 637.2 | 655.7 | 2.9% | -2* |
| 13 | 31 | Pomona-Pitzer | 604.5 | 644.0 | 6.5% | 18 |
| 14 | 22 | Calvin | 616.6 | 634.6 | 2.9% | 8* |
| 15 | 23 | Saint Thomas | 612.6 | 630.2 | 2.9% | 8 |
| 16 | 16 | Rochester | 624.8 | 630.0 | 0.8% | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | DePauw | 636.3 | 626.7 | -1.5% | -6 |
| 18 | 17 | Rensselaer | 623.7 | 626.1 | 0.4% | -1 |
| 19 | 14 | Stevens Institute | 626.6 | 625.0 | -0.3% | -5 |
| 20 | 41 | Ithaca | 587.7 | 623.4 | 6.1% | 21 |
| 21 | 19 | UW-Eau Claire | 618.2 | 623.1 | 0.8% | -2 |
| 22 | 9 | Wheaton (IL) | 661.4 | 620.5 | -6.2% | -13 |
| 23 | 21 | SUNY-Geneseo | 617.3 | 620.2 | 0.5% | -2 |
| 24 | 69 | Bates | 562.3 | 616.2 | 9.6% | 45 |
| 25 | 18 | Ursinus | 621.0 | 615.6 | -0.9% | -7 |
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
| 26 | 15 | Mary Washington | 625.0 | 615.1 | -1.6% | -11 |
| 27 | 55 | Trinity (TX) | 573.3 | 613.4 | 7.0% | 28 |
| 28 | 24 | Case Western | 611.5 | 609.8 | -0.3% | -4 |
| 29 | 82 | Carthage | 547.8 | 608.2 | 11.0% | 53* |
| 30 | 32 | Kalamazoo | 600.0 | 601.2 | 0.2% | 2 |
| 31 | 36 | Grove City | 596.2 | 598.8 | 0.4% | 5 |
| 32 | 20 | UW-La Crosse | 617.4 | 597.6 | -3.2% | -12 |
| 33 | 53 | Worcester Polytechnic | 575.7 | 594.4 | 3.3% | 20 |
| 34 | 30 | Rhodes | 604.8 | 592.8 | -2.0% | -4 |
| 35 | 99 | Centre | 530.1 | 592.6 | 11.8% | 64* |
| 36 | 42 | Pacific Lutheran | 587.5 | 592.3 | 0.8% | 6 |
| 37 | 27 | Amherst | 608.6 | 591.2 | -2.9% | -10 |
| 38 | 46 | TCNJ | 580.1 | 591.2 | 1.9% | 8 |
| 39 | 61 | Susquehanna | 568.3 | 591.2 | 4.0% | 22 |
| 40 | 74 | Rowan | 555.5 | 590.4 | 6.3% | 34* |
| 41 | 29 | Hope | 604.9 | 589.7 | -2.5% | -12 |
| 42 | 26 | Gettysburg | 609.4 | 589.7 | -3.2% | -16 |
| 43 | 59 | John Carroll | 571.6 | 589.1 | 3.1% | 16 |
| 44 | 79 | Washington | 551.9 | 586.0 | 6.2% | 35 |
| 45 | 54 | Franklin | 573.8 | 585.9 | 2.1% | 9 |
| 46 | 35 | UW-Whitewater | 596.9 | 584.9 | -2.0% | -11 |
| 47 | 62 | Tufts | 565.3 | 582.9 | 3.1% | 15 |
| 48 | 39 | Roger Williams | 589.7 | 582.8 | -1.2% | -9 |
| 49 | 71 | Carleton | 561.4 | 582.4 | 3.7% | 22 |
| 50 | 63 | C-M-S | 564.6 | 580.2 | 2.8% | 13 |
Division III - Men
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Emory | 741.7 | 783.7 | 5.7% | 2* |
| 2 | 2 | Kenyon | 752.1 | 764.2 | 1.6% | 0* |
| 3 | 1 | Denison | 756.6 | 753.1 | -0.5% | -2 |
| 4 | 4 | Johns Hopkins | 736.9 | 750.3 | 1.8% | 0* |
| 5 | 5 | MIT | 725.9 | 730.6 | 0.6% | 0* |
| 6 | 7 | Washington (Mo) | 719.8 | 725.1 | 0.7% | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | New York | 722.7 | 712.8 | -1.4% | -1* |
| 8 | 12 | Chicago | 683.9 | 700.2 | 2.4% | 4 |
| 9 | 13 | Carnegie Mellon | 675.6 | 695.9 | 3.0% | 4* |
| 10 | 9 | TCNJ | 693.0 | 677.5 | -2.2% | -1 |
| 11 | 16 | DePauw | 669.6 | 676.4 | 1.0% | 5* |
| 12 | 23 | UW-Stevens Point | 653.9 | 675.8 | 3.3% | 11 |
| 13 | 14 | Rowan | 672.7 | 671.7 | -0.2% | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | Stevens Institute | 689.3 | 664.3 | -3.6% | -4 |
| 15 | 18 | Wheaton (IL) | 666.1 | 663.4 | -0.4% | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | Case Western | 671.8 | 661.8 | -1.5% | -1 |
| 17 | 26 | Gettysburg | 643.3 | 655.6 | 1.9% | 9 |
| 18 | 41 | Albion | 608.7 | 654.7 | 7.6% | 23* |
| 19 | 25 | Worcester Polytechnic | 649.6 | 652.4 | 0.4% | 6 |
| 20 | 21 | Tufts | 655.8 | 650.3 | -0.8% | 1 |
| 21 | 24 | Birmingham Southern | 651.2 | 646.9 | -0.7% | 3 |
| 22 | 11 | Calvin | 684.6 | 645.3 | -5.7% | -11 |
| 23 | 17 | Rose-Hulman | 666.8 | 643.2 | -3.5% | -6 |
| 24 | 27 | Mary Washington | 638.8 | 641.2 | 0.4% | 3 |
| 25 | 30 | UW-Whitewater | 631.7 | 636.8 | 0.8% | 5 |
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
| 26 | 40 | Washington & Lee | 609.9 | 635.2 | 4.1% | 14 |
| 27 | 28 | Carthage | 634.1 | 635.1 | 0.1% | 1 |
| 28 | 29 | Westminster | 634.0 | 633.4 | -0.1% | 1 |
| 29 | 56 | Pomona-Pitzer | 588.2 | 632.5 | 7.5% | 27 |
| 30 | 39 | SUNY-Geneseo | 612.0 | 629.6 | 2.9% | 9 |
| 31 | 32 | Ohio Northern | 625.2 | 626.2 | 0.2% | 1 |
| 32 | 33 | Williams | 622.3 | 623.6 | 0.2% | 1 |
| 33 | 36 | Southwestern | 615.3 | 622.7 | 1.2% | 3 |
| 34 | 77 | Ursinus | 568.6 | 618.7 | 8.8% | 43* |
| 35 | 45 | Coast Guard | 602.6 | 616.8 | 2.3% | 10 |
| 36 | 34 | Rochester | 618.0 | 616.2 | -0.3% | -2 |
| 37 | 44 | Saint Thomas | 603.1 | 613.1 | 1.7% | 7 |
| 38 | 48 | Wooster | 601.0 | 612.8 | 2.0% | 10 |
| 39 | 20 | Wabash | 656.0 | 612.7 | -6.6% | -19 |
| 40 | 47 | Franklin | 601.8 | 612.2 | 1.7% | 7 |
| 41 | 75 | Ithaca | 577.6 | 611.8 | 5.9% | 34 |
| 42 | 54 | Trinity (TX) | 597.3 | 611.6 | 2.4% | 12 |
| 43 | 19 | Keene State | 665.4 | 611.2 | -8.1% | -24 |
| 44 | 76 | Roger Williams | 568.7 | 610.7 | 7.4% | 32* |
| 45 | 51 | C-M-S | 600.7 | 608.4 | 1.3% | 6 |
| 46 | 66 | UW-Eau Claire | 584.9 | 607.7 | 3.9% | 20 |
| 47 | 46 | Widener | 601.9 | 607.2 | 0.9% | -1 |
| 48 | 57 | Grove City | 584.9 | 605.1 | 3.4% | 9 |
| 49 | 38 | Rensselaer | 613.4 | 604.0 | -1.5% | -11 |
| 50 | 31 | Kalamazoo | 625.9 | 603.3 | -3.6% | -19 |
Next Division
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SCAD | 633.1 | 621.1 | -1.9% | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | Brenau | 630.7 | 603.1 | -4.4% | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Biola | 596.2 | 602.3 | 1.0% | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | Olivet Nazarene | 567.0 | 595.2 | 5.0% | 2 |
| 5 | Keiser | 587.7 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | Wayland Baptist | 521.6 | 570.7 | 9.4% | 3* |
| 7 | 8 | College of Idaho | 524.2 | 568.3 | 8.4% | 1 |
| 8 | Loyola (LA) | 567.4 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | Cumberland | 606.7 | 553.4 | -8.8% | -6 |
| 10 | 16 | Saint Andrews | 469.3 | 545.1 | 16.1% | 6 |
| 11 | 13 | Thomas | 514.4 | 527.9 | 2.6% | 2 |
| 12 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson | 519.2 | 524.5 | 1.0% | -1 |
| 13 | 5 | Lindenwood-Belleville | 572.3 | 521.4 | -8.9% | -8 |
| 14 | 14 | Asbury | 509.2 | 512.4 | 0.6% | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Life | 446.2 | 508.5 | 14.0% | 3 |
| 16 | 10 | West Virginia Tech | 519.5 | 486.5 | -6.4% | -6 |
| 17 | 7 | Columbia College | 535.2 | 483.5 | -9.7% | -10 |
| 18 | 19 | Morningside | 427.4 | 478.6 | 12.0% | 1 |
| 19 | 12 | Union (KY) | 514.5 | 476.4 | -7.4% | -7 |
| 20 | 15 | Bethel | 480.4 | 438.4 | -8.7% | -5 |
| 21 | 25 | Soka | 350.4 | 435.1 | 24.2% | 4 |
| 22 | 23 | Tabor College | 376.1 | 432.1 | 14.9% | 1 |
| 23 | 20 | Campbellsville | 406.3 | 430.5 | 6.0% | -3 |
| 24 | 17 | College of Saint Mary | 453.2 | 419.1 | -7.5% | -7 |
| 25 | 22 | Milligan | 378.2 | 408.6 | 8.1% | -3 |
Next Division
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiser | 676.1 | ||||
| 2 | 33 | West Virginia Tech | 637.2 | 662.3 | 3.9% | 31* |
| 3 | 32 | Cumberland | 639.8 | 659.0 | 3.0% | 29* |
| 4 | 30 | SCAD | 673.7 | 651.7 | -3.3% | 26 |
| 5 | 34 | Olivet Nazarene | 621.7 | 646.3 | 4.0% | 29 |
| 6 | 35 | Wayland Baptist | 601.3 | 641.0 | 6.6% | 29* |
| 7 | 31 | Lindenwood-Belleville | 652.3 | 623.5 | -4.4% | 24 |
| 8 | 46 | Thomas | 466.4 | 621.0 | 33.1% | 38 |
| 9 | 36 | Lindsey Wilson | 590.2 | 599.2 | 1.5% | 27 |
| 10 | 40 | College of Idaho | 536.0 | 586.3 | 9.4% | 30 |
| 11 | 38 | Biola | 560.8 | 585.4 | 4.4% | 27* |
| 12 | 39 | Asbury | 549.9 | 583.7 | 6.1% | 27 |
| 13 | 37 | Saint Andrews | 588.1 | 564.2 | -4.1% | 24 |
| 14 | 41 | Union (KY) | 517.2 | 549.7 | 6.3% | 27 |
| 15 | Loyola (LA) | 542.2 | ||||
| 16 | 47 | Morningside | 460.1 | 522.8 | 13.6% | 31 |
| 17 | 42 | Point | 505.4 | 469.6 | -7.1% | 25 |
| 18 | 43 | Tabor College | 494.2 | 454.8 | -8.0% | 25 |
| 19 | 50 | Milligan | 406.1 | 453.1 | 11.6% | 31 |
| 20 | 51 | Campbellsville | 362.2 | 449.3 | 24.1% | 31 |
| 21 | 45 | Soka | 467.1 | 421.9 | -9.7% | 24 |
| 22 | 49 | St. Gregory's | 429.4 | 408.1 | -5.0% | 27 |
| 23 | 48 | Bethel | 445.1 | 406.7 | -8.6% | 25 |
| 24 | 52 | Warren Wilson | 359.1 | 308.0 | -14.2% | 28* |
| 25 | 44 | Life | 483.4 | 284.5 | -41.1% | 19 |
Next Division
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Indian River | 696.1 | 683.4 | -1.8% | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | Southwestern Oregon | 455.4 | 507.3 | 11.4% | 2* |
| 3 | 2 | South Georgia | 525.4 | 500.7 | -4.7% | -1 |
| 4 | 5 | Iowa Central | 451.2 | 462.6 | 2.5% | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | Lincoln | 494.4 | 444.2 | -10.2% | -2 |
| 6 | 7 | Iowa Lakes | 388.4 | 444.2 | 14.4% | 1* |
| 7 | 6 | Monroe Community | 430.1 | 374.4 | -12.9% | -1 |
| 8 | 8 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 322.2 | 331.4 | 2.8% | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Queensborough CC | 174.8 | 230.3 | 31.7% | 2* |
| 10 | Herkimer County CC | 216.1 |
Next Division
| Rank | Last Year | Team | Last Year | This Year | Change | Up/Down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Indian River | 740.0 | 765.8 | 3.5% | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | Iowa Central | 541.6 | 530.3 | -2.1% | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | South Georgia | 545.4 | 522.1 | -4.3% | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | Southwestern Oregon | 545.7 | 519.6 | -4.8% | -2 |
| 5 | 6 | Iowa Lakes | 434.2 | 502.9 | 15.8% | 1* |
| 6 | 7 | Monroe Community | 428.8 | 437.1 | 1.9% | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Lincoln | 475.4 | 428.8 | -9.8% | -2* |
| 8 | Herkimer County CC | 319.4 | ||||
| 9 | 10 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 295.6 | 281.0 | -4.9% | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | Queensborough CC | 307.8 | 269.4 | -12.5% | -1 |
