CSA Updates Team Rankings Using ELO

CSA Updates Team Rankings Using ELO

The College Squash Association (CSA) is excited to announce updated team rankings, which account for all match results recorded through January 23, 2024.

Notably, this week’s ranking update marks the first full implementation of the CSA’s ELO-based algorithm for team rankings, which is an objective tool that calculates standings based on head-to-head matchups and results against common opponents.

After several weeks of careful observation and accumulating match results, the CSA Rankings Committee has determined that the algorithm now possesses sufficient data to reliably underpin the national college team rankings. Therefore, the changes in this week’s rankings reflect recent key match outcomes as well as this adjustment to ELO methodology.

Key to the ELO algorithm is its comprehensive analysis of all team matches played during the season, forming an intricate network of results linked through common opponents. The coming weeks, packed with crucial matchups, will further enrich the algorithm’s dataset, enhancing the objectivity and precision of the rankings. It’s important to note that the proximity of teams in the rankings further influences the impact of a result on team standings.

To keep you fully informed and part of the excitement of the season as we approach the Team Championships, the CSA will be providing weekly ranking updates every Wednesday for the remainder of the season. These updates will reflect the results from the previous week’s matches. This regular insight will offer a clear view of how teams are shaping up and who’s gaining momentum as we head into the Championship events.

The latest rankings are available below, and continuous updates can be found on the College Squash Team Rankings page.

Woman’s Varsity Team Rankings as of 1/23/24
Varsity Rank Overall Rank Team Name Previous (12/14/23)
1 1 Trinity College 2
2 2 Pennsylvania, University of 4
3 3 Harvard University 1
4 4 Princeton University 3
5 5 Virginia, University of 6
6 6 Stanford University 5
7 7 Yale University 7
8 8 Cornell University 9
9 9 Dartmouth College 11
10 10 Drexel University 8
11 11 Tufts University 12
12 12 Columbia University 10
13 13 Middlebury College 16
14 14 William Smith College 17
15 15 Williams College 14
16 16 Georgetown University 15
17 17 Amherst College 13
18 18 Bowdoin College 18
19 19 Colby College 25
20 20 Bates College 19
21 21 St. Lawrence University 20
22 22 Dickinson College 21
23 23 Franklin and Marshall College 23
24 24 Chatham University 22
25 25 Wesleyan University 24
26 26 Hamilton College 26
27 27 Connecticut College 27
28 30 Vassar College 29
29 31 Denison University 28
30 32 Haverford College 30
31 38 Bard College 32
32 39 Mount Holyoke College 31
Woman’s Club Team Rankings as of 1/23/24
Club Rank Overall Rank Team Name Previous (12/14/23)
1 28 Boston College (CLUB) 1
2 29 Northeastern University (CLUB) 2
3 33 Brown University (CLUB) 3
4 34 Boston University (CLUB) 4
5 35 Bucknell University (CLUB) 5
6 36 Fordham University (CLUB) 6
7 37 Wellesley College (CLUB) 7
8 40 Smith College (CLUB) 8

 

Men’s Varsity Team Rankings as of 1/23/24
Varsity Rank Overall Rank Team Name Previous (12/14/23)
1 1 Trinity College 4
2 2 Pennsylvania, University of 1
3 3 Princeton University 5
4 4 Harvard University 2
5 5 Yale University 3
6 6 Cornell University 9
7 7 Columbia University 6
8 8 Drexel University 7
9 9 Williams College 11
10 10 Dartmouth College 10
11 11 Virginia, University of 8
12 12 Tufts University 12
13 13 Western Ontario 15
14 14 Colby College 13
15 15 Middlebury College 20
16 16 Amherst College 18
17 17 Rochester, University of 14
18 18 Franklin and Marshall College 19
19 19 MIT 16
20 20 Hobart College 17
21 21 Naval Academy 21
22 22 Bowdoin College 26
23 23 St. Lawrence University 23
24 24 Dickinson College 22
25 25 Bates College 25
26 26 Hamilton College 27
27 27 Wesleyan University 29
28 29 Denison University 28
29 30 Chatham University 24
30 31 Connecticut College 30
31 32 Haverford College 31
32 33 Vassar College 32
33 34 Fordham University 33
34 43 Bard College 34
Men’s/Co-Ed Club Team Rankings as of 1/23/24
Club Rank Overall Rank Team Name Previous (12/14/23)
1 28 Brown University (CLUB) 1
2 35 Pennsylvania, University of (CLUB) n/a
3 36 Chicago, University of (CLUB) 3
4 37 California-Berkeley, University of (CLUB) 4
5 38 Northeastern University (CLUB) 7
6 39 Georgetown University (CLUB) 2
7 40 Bucknell University (CLUB) 5
8 41 Boston University (CLUB) 6
9 42 Connecticut, University of (CLUB) 8
10 44 Dartmouth College (CLUB) 9
11 45 Michigan, University of (CLUB) 10
12 46 Harvard University (CLUB) 11
13 47 Tufts University (CLUB) 12
14 48 Yale University (CLUB) 13
15 49 New York University (CLUB) 14
16 50 Cornell University (CLUB) 15
17 51 Southern California, University of (CLUB) 16
18 52 UCLA (CLUB) 17
19 53 Boston College (CLUB) 18
20 54 Duke University (CLUB) 19
21 55 Richmond, University of (CLUB) 27
22 56 Washington & Lee University (CLUB) 20
23 57 George Washington University (CLUB) 21
24 58 Princeton University (CLUB) 22
25 59 Stanford University (CLUB) 23
26 60 UNC Chapel Hill (CLUB) 24
27 61 Virginia, University of (CLUB) 25
28 62 Johns Hopkins University (CLUB) 26
29 63 Washington University in St. Louis (CLUB) 28
30 64 Carnegie Mellon University (CLUB) 29
31 65 Northwestern University (CLUB) 30
32 66 Arizona State University (CLUB) 31
33 67 Colgate University (CLUB) 32
34 68 Vanderbilt University (CLUB) 33
35 69 Ohio St University (CLUB) 34
36 70 Kenyon College (CLUB) 35
37 71 Notre Dame, University of (CLUB) 36
38 72 Illinois, University of (CLUB) 37
39 73 Naval Academy (CLUB) 38

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