GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University women's swimming and diving team was tabbed second while the men's team was picked fifth in the October edition of the Division II Top 25 Dual Meet Poll, released for the first time this season by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) on Friday morning.

The Maverick women, who took third at last year's NCAA Division II National Championships, received 243 points in the polling of a committee of CSCAA member coaches from Division II institutions, trailing only Tampa's total of 247.

Indianapolis (218), Grand Valley State (217) and Nova Southeastern (213) round out the top five.  Nova Southeastern won the national title last year.

The Mavs are one of three Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams in the poll, sitting ahead of No. 18 Colorado School of Mines and No. 25 Simon Fraser.

The Maverick men picked up 212 points in the polling and sit behind only Drury (240), Tampa (238), Indianapolis (231) and Grand Valley State (228).

Drury originally won last year's national title, but later vacated it due to a positive caffeine test beyond the NCAA's allowable limit during drug testing during the national meet.

Tampa was second at the national meet.

CMU was also one of three RMAC teams in the top 25 of the men's poll with Oklahoma Christian sitting 18^th and Mines in the No. 24 spot.

The committee is tasked with evaluating and ranking the nation's top 25 dual meet teams based on several factors. These include head-to-head dual meet results, performances since the last rankings, season-long achievements, dual meet records, roster changes (such as injuries), and data from the SwimCloud simulator. It's important to note that the poll is not intended to predict top finishers in a championship meet format.

The next poll is slated for release on Nov. 14.