Week Ten Varsity Schedule: February 2 to February 8

View the full schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

* – Mid-Atlantic Squash Championships
^ – Liberty League Championships

Matches of the Week 

CSA Match of the Week has been wrapped up for the season as we head into Conference Championships and National Collegiate Championships. 

Conference Championships happening in Week 10: 

Liberty League Championship
Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference Championship: Tournament Page

Spotlight Matches

Women
No. 5 Cornell vs. No. 8 Columbia
No. 18 Georgetown vs. No. 19 F&M

Men
No. 2 Penn vs. No. 3 Princeton
No. 8 Cornell vs. No. 9 Columbia 

Club Teams

• Men/Co-Ed Club teams Georgetown University, Richmond University, George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University will meet at Squash on Fire for a round of matches this weekend. 
• The Brown men will take on varsity teams Williams and Wesleyan. 
• The Brown women will compete against varsity teams Williams and Wesleyan, as well as Colgate’s Women’s Club. Colgate Women’s Club will then match up against Boston College and Boston University. 
• Bucknell’s Women’s Club team will take on Haverford’s varsity women. 

Please view the full Club Teams Schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Order of Play 

The order of play for week ten (February 2 – February 8) is: 

3-Court System
2,3,1 / 4,6,5 / 7,8,9

5-Court System
1,2 / 3,4 / 6,5 / 7,8 / 10,9

Live Scoring will be available for many matches during the week on Club Locker – Men and Women. 

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates throughout the weekend. 

Earlier this week, the College Squash Association (CSA) updated its rankings in preparation for conference championship events this weekend. This is the first week that CSA has fully employed its ELO-based rankings algorithm, an objective tool which computes rankings based on head-to-head match-ups and common opponents.

The CSA Rankings Committee has been monitoring the ELO rankings for the last few weeks while teams recorded new match results, which are the data points for the algorithm. Some minor changes appearing in this week’s rankings are due to the adjustment from manual rankings changes to this computational version.

CSA’s ELO-based algorithm takes into account all matches that have been played up to that point in the season. The process creates a “spider web” of match results where team results are connected through common opponents. The closer the teams are in the rankings, the more meaningful their results are for sorting the standings.

The final team rankings will be computed before the National Collegiate Team Championships – Women’s on February 17-19 and Men’s on February 24-26 – after all of the regular season team results are completed. Only then will the full rankings picture be complete.

The full set of rankings can be viewed here below, while fans should look for regular updates on the College Squash Team Rankings page all season.

* – Not participating in National Collegiate Club Team Championships.

Week Nine Varsity Match Results: January 26 to February 1

View all results here: CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Varsity 

• No. 1 Trinity beat No. 4 Princeton 5-4 in an exciting CSA Women’s Match of the Week. The Tigers came out strong on their home turf and took the first three games. Shortly after, Trinity got on the board and the teams tied up at 4 all. The match came down to the No. 9 position as they headed into their fifth game. In a packed house, the women fought hard but Trinity secured the 3-2 win securing the Bantam’s No. 1 ranked position. 
• No. 3 Princeton won a tough match against No. 4 Yale in the CSA Men’s Match of the Week. The match came down to the very last moments of a five-game at the No. 7 position. It was a back and forth battle from the beginning, but the Tigers pulled through to take home the victory on their home courts. The Princeton men remain undefeated at home for the 2022-2023 season.
• The No. 22 Hobart Statesmen conclude their regular season with a win over No. 20 Colby. In a close contest with several 5 game matches, Hobart pulled through in the middle of the ladder with wins at 3,4,5,6. The Statesmen No. 1 position secured a clutch 3-2 win and another 3-0 win at the 8 position to top off the 6-3 victory.
• No. 13 Western Ontario upset No. 11 Chatham in a tough 5-4 battle in Annapolis on Sunday morning. It was a close battle throughout with wins from both teams at the top, middle and bottom of the ladder. 
• The No. 23 St. Lawrence men defeated No. 20 Colby at home this weekend. St. Lawrence dominated the top and bottom of the ladder with wins at 1,2,3,8, and 9. The Saints also took a win at the 6 position ultimately beating Colby 6-3.

Club Teams

• The Fordham University varsity team hosted Dartmouth College, Bucknell University and New York University in a successful round of matches this weekend.  
• Washington &Lee hosted the first ever W&L Squash Invitational with visiting teams UVA and Duke. 
• Men’s/Co-Ed Club teams Indiana University, Carnegie Mellon University, Michigan University and Washington University in St. Louis, met at Racquet Up in Detroit.

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates. 

Week 10 will begin tomorrow, February 2 to February 8.

Week Nine Varsity Schedule: January 26 to February 1

View the full schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Matches of the Week 

Women
No. 4 Princeton  vs.. No. 1 Trinity
The Princeton women will host Trinity on Saturday afternoon for the last CSA Women’s Match of the Week. The Tigers are fired up after taking down the Drexel Dragons last week, which should push them ahead in the rankings next week. In the 2022 regular season, Trinity beat Princeton. This year, Princeton will fight to reverse that outcome as Trinity will look to defend their undefeated, top-ranked position in the CSA.
Live Scoreboard: Princeton vs. Trinity 

Men
No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 4 Yale
The Princeton Tigers will host the Yale Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon for the last CSA Men’s Match of the Week. Despite the rankings, Yale downed Princeton in both the 2022 regular season and 2022 championships. This year, Princeton will look to return the favor on home turf.
Live Scoreboard: Princeton vs. Yale 

Spotlight Matches

Women
No. 14 Williams vs. No. 15  Amherst
No. 8 Columbia vs. No. 10 Dartmouth
No. 28 Conn College vs. No. 29 Hamilton

Men
No. 9 Columbia vs. No. 10 Dartmouth
No. 13 Western Ontario vs. No. 11 Chatham
No. 4 Yale vs. No. 6 Trinity 

Club Teams

• The Fordham Men’s/Co-Ed Club team will host Dartmouth College, Bucknell University, and New York University this weekend for a round of matches. 
• The Washington and Lee University Men’s/Co-Ed Club team will host Duke University and UVA Club for matches this weekend. 
• Men’s/Co-Ed Club teams Indiana University, Carnegie Mellon University, Michigan University and Washington University in St. Louis, will meet at Racquet Up in Detroit for a round of matches.
• The Brown women will take on No. 25 Dickinson in Providence on Sunday. 

Please view the full Club Teams Schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Order of Play 

The order of play for week nine (January 26 – February 1) is: 

3-Court System
1,2,3 / 5,6,4 / 8,7,9

5-Court System
2,1 / 4,3 / 5,6 / 8,7 / 10,9

Live Scoring will be available for many matches during the weekend on Club Locker – Men and Women. 

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates throughout the weekend.

Week Eight Varsity Match Results: January 19 to January 25

View all results here: CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Varsity

• No. 1 Harvard beat No. 2 Penn in the CSA Men’s Match of the Week on Sunday afternoon in Boston. In a close match up between the top teams in men’s college squash, the teams tied it up a 4-4. While Harvard’s No. 4 player dropped the first two games in the deciding match, he fought back through the end. Despite early leads for Penn and several match balls for the Quakers in the final two matches, Harvard rallied for the 5-4 victory. This ended Penn’s 11-0 win streak this season with only 6 games lost. Harvard remains undefeated at 9-0. 
• No. 4 Princeton upset No. 3 Drexel in the CSA Women’s Match of the Week on Wednesday evening in Princeton. Princeton came out strong and took the first 3 matches to start off the contest. Unfortunately, Drexel was missing their No. 4 player, forcing their lineup to shift up, allowing Princeton to sweep the middle and bottom of the ladder. Drexel heads into the MASC championship sitting at 7-2 while Princeton heads into another heavy week of Ivy League matches at 5-1. 
• The No. 1 Trinity women defeated No. 3 Drexel in a close 5-4 battle. All tied up at 4-4, the No. 2 players fought in a deciding 3-2 match. Top-ranked Trinity remains undefeated at 10-0 taking wins against Cornell and Columbia in the same week. 
• No. 6 Cornell women upset No. 5 Yale in a thrilling 5-4 match. While Yale dominated the bottom of the ladder with wins at 7,8 and 9, Cornell’s strength at the top of the ladder was unmatched. Tied up at 4-4, the deciding match came down to the No. 6 player. Yale took the first 2 sets of games, but Cornell came back to secure the 3-2 win. This is Cornell’s first win against Yale since 2001 and only the program’s second-ever win over Yale. 
• The No. 15 Williams men took down No. 14 Tufts at home in their biggest match of the season yet. The Ephs won several crucial 5 game matches to bring home the 5-4 victory. 
• No. 22 Middlebury beat No. 19 Amherst in its final match of the regular season. The Panthers took wins at the 1,2,3,5, and 7 positions ultimately upsetting Amherst 5-4.

Club Teams

• The Jesters hosted four teams in the Cincinnati round robin this past weekend. Indiana University, Notre Dame, Kenyon College and Xavier University all participated in successful matches. The finals, between Indiana and Notre Dame, resulted in a 7-2 victory for Indiana. 
• Women’s club teams Boston College and Northeastern University matched up yesterday evening. Boston College swept the top and middle of the ladder and took home the 7-2 win. 

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates. 

Week 9 will begin today, January 26 to February 1. 

Another exciting weekend of college squash is in the books, and while there were only slight changes to the rankings this week, every match plays an important role in a team’s final seeding.

As the college squash season commences its final stages before the championships, the College Squash Association (CSA) will start updating the team rankings on a weekly basis. With so much parity between many teams, CSA has started the shift toward using an objective ELO-based algorithm to line up the standings.

Like last week when the Trinity women secured their top-ranked position with a victory over No. 2 Harvard, the top-ranked Harvard men’s team outlasted No. 2 Penn in a very close 5-4 win on Sunday to solidify their place at the top of the standings.

The only other change in the Top 10 rankings was Cornell’s move over Yale in the women’s standings. The Big Red narrowly edged Yale on the road, beating the Elis for the first time since 2001 and clinching the No. 5 position in this week’s poll.

On the men’s side, big victories by Williams, Amherst, and Hobart see each of them climb one spot in the rankings this week. With a loss to Amherst over the weekend, the Bowdoin women fell outside of the Top 16 for the first time this season. The NESCAC Championships for both genders looms large on the schedule as many conference member teams will compete for spots in the National Collegiate B Division.

The club squash season is shaping up nicely, with 12 active women’s teams and 33 active men’s teams earning rankings this week. Six new teams joined the rankings this time after logging at least their third match of the 2022-2023 season.

The full set of rankings can be viewed here below, while fans should look for regular updates on the College Squash Team Rankings page all season.

Week Eight Varsity Schedule: January 19 to January 25

View the full schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Matches of the Week 

Men
No. 1 Harvard vs. No. 2 Penn
The best of men’s college squash will go head-to-head in the CSA Men’s Match of the Week. Penn will  travel to the Murr Center for a match up on Sunday at noon. The tension is high as Penn is hungry for the top-ranked title and the Quakers are looking to take back what they started in 2022. While Penn dominated the 2022 season taking a regular season game and the Ivy League Championship, it all came down to the National Collegiate Men’s Varsity Team Championships. This will be the first matchup between Harvard and Penn men since the championship where Harvard took down Penn 5-4 on home turf.
Live Scoreboard: Harvard vs. Penn

Women
No. 4 Princeton  vs. No. 3 Drexel
The Drexel women will travel to Princeton on Wednesday evening for the CSA Women’s Match of the Week. Last winter the two teams met in the 2022 Howe Cup where the Dragons beat the Tigers for the first time in program history. Princeton will be looking to return the favor this year as they are fired up heading into Week 8 undefeated.
Live Scoreboard: Princeton vs. Drexel 

Spotlight Matches

Women
No. 3 Drexel vs. No. 1 Trinity
No. 10 Dartmouth vs. No. 9 Penn
No. 5 Yale vs. No. 6 Cornell 

Men
No. 15 Williams vs. No. 14 Tufts
No. 1 Harvard vs. No. 3 Princeton
No. 6 Trinity vs. No. 8 Cornell 

Club Teams

The following Men/Co-Ed teams will compete this week:

• Boston College
• Brown University 
• Carnegie Mellon University 
• Colgate University 
• Indiana University 
• Kenyon College 
• Northwestern University 
• Notre Dame University  
• University of Chicago 
• Xavier University 

The following Women teams will compete this week:

• Boston College
• Brown University 
• Colgate University 
• Northeastern University 

Please view the full Club Teams Schedule – CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Order of Play 

The order of play for week eight (January 19 – January 25) is: 

3-Court System
3,1,2/6,5,4/8,9,7

5-Court System
1,2/4,3/5,6/7,8/10,9

Live Scoring will be available for many matches during the weekend on Club Locker – Men and Women. 

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates throughout the weekend. 

Week Seven Varsity Match Results: January 12 to January 18

View all results here: CSA Women and CSA Men’s&Co-Ed

Varsity

• No. 1 Trinity beat No. 2 Harvard in the CSA Women’s Match of the Week on Sunday afternoon in Boston. The energy was buzzing at The Murr Center as the women geared up for a match of the season between the best women’s teams in the CSA. Trinity came out strong to take the first round of games across the board, but Harvard quickly kicked into gear. In a tough battle, both No. 6 and No. 9 pulled out 3-2 matches to earn the 4th and 5th games to secure the win for Trinity. This comes as a huge upset to Harvard as they drop to 4-1 with their first loss since 2015, ending the winning streak at 102 matches in a row. Top-ranked Trinity remains unstoppable and improves to 10-0. 
• No. 6 Trinity defeated No. 7 Drexel in the CSA Men’s Match of the Week yesterday evening in Philadelphia. With several close 5 game matches, the competition was tight, but the Dragons struggled to keep up with Trinity’s strength without their No. 1 and No. 3 players. The No. 5 position fought it out in a final 3-2 match to end the evening. The Bantams swept the bottom third taking wins at the 4,5,6,7,8, and 9 positions and ultimately taking home an 8-1 victory. 
• No. 17 MIT had a long week of matches with both wins and losses. On Friday, MIT traveled to take on No. 19 Amherst where they lost in a tough 5-4 match. After a few days off, MIT got back on the road to face another tight match against No. 14 Bates. This time, MIT pulled off an upset with a 5-4 win. MIT continued the momentum the following day with another win against No. 22 Bowdoin. 
• No. 29 Dickinson women upset No. 25 St. Lawrence in an exciting match. In a very evenly matched competition, many games went to five. However, Dickinson came through on their home turf to secure the 5-4 win. 
• No. 18 Williams traveled 6 hours to compete against No. 14 Bates in an impressive match. Williams came in strong and swept the middle of the ladder taking wins at 4,5,6,7, and 8. With determination, the Ephs upset Bates 7-2. 
• No. 19 Georgetown women take down No. 18 F&M and continue their climb in the rankings.        
• No. 26 Hamilton takes down No. 22 Bowdoin in a tight 5-4 match. Hamilton’s strength at the bottom of the ladder outmatched their competition.

Club Teams

• The Brown men went undefeated at Wesleyan securing wins against No. 30 Denison, Stanford, and No. 29 Haverford. 
• The Brown women had a tough match against No. 28 Denison. Denison secured the victory with only eight players and wins at 5,6,7,8. The No. 1 women closed off the match with a tough 3-2 game giving Denison a clutch 5-4 win. 

Please follow the CSA on Twitter (@CollegeSquash) and Instagram (@college_squash) for additional updates. 

Week 8 will begin today, January 19 to January 25. 

The 2023 portion of this college squash season started off with a bang over the first two weeks of the new year. With the jostling for position already underway on the road to the championships, CSA updated the team rankings for the first time in the new year.

The rankings were once again adjusted manually based on new head-to-head results and the results of common opponents. As more match results are recorded over the coming weeks, CSA will transition to using an objective ELO-based algorithm to guide the rankings formation.

For at least another week, the top positions remain unchanged with the Trinity women and the Harvard men nabbing the number one spots. Trinity solidified their standing as the top team in the country with a decisive win over No. 2 Harvard on Sunday, ending the Crimson’s incredible 102-match winning streak. The Harvard men will put their ranking on the line against second-ranked Penn this coming Sunday.

All of the rankings movement this week occurred in the lower two-thirds of the standings with the middle of each set of rankings being the most crowded.

Competition for a Top-16 position and a berth into the B Division at the National Collegiate Team Championships will be tight through the rest of the season after several more close matches over the first two weeks of 2023. Tufts University currently leads the charge in both polls, earning new positions of 11 (women) and 14 (men) this week.

The Bates men and the Wesleyan women are the biggest movers of this release. A successful round robin weekend for Wesleyan at their home venue sparked a five-place jump to No. 21. After a hot end to 2022, Bates suffered tough losses to Williams and MIT to fall to No. 18 in the men’s standings.

The full set of rankings can be viewed here below, while fans should look for regular updates on the College Squash Team Rankings page all season.