BRIDGEPORT, Pa.
-- Stanford University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, the
University of MichiganWashington & Jefferson
College maintain their No. 1 rankings from the preseason, January 27,
February 3 and 10 polls as the Cardinal, Sagehens, Wolverines and Presidents
topped the Week 4 Women's Varsity Top 20, Division III Top 10, CWPA Division I
Top 10 and CWPA Division III Top 5 polls released today by the Collegiate Water
Polo Association. and
Voted on by a panel of
coaches and administrators from around the country during the preseason and each
week of the season based on the cumulative results of each team, the polls are
released each Wednesday during the season until the Wednesday following the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship.
Women's Varsity Top 20
Poll
Stanford
University maintains its grip on the No. 1 position in the Women's
Varsity Coaches' Top 20 poll. as the Cardinal received 100 points to rank as a
unanimous top selection for the second consecutive week.
The team has ranked No.
1 for five straight weeks dating back to and including the preseason poll as
Stanford remains undefeated to lead the national water polo scene.
Overall, the top eight
positions in the poll remain unchanged as the University of Southern
California, University of California,
University of California-Los Angeles, University of
Michigan, University of Hawaii, Loyola
Marymount University and Arizona State University rank
No. 2-8, respectively, for another week.
Due to a loss by former
No. 9 Hartwick College to California State
University-Northridge last week, the final two positions of the Top 10
experienced an adjustment as CSU-Northridge moved up four positions to No. 9
with San Jose State University improving one place to No. 10.
University of
California-Irvine, Hartwick, San Diego State
University, University of California-Santa Barbara and
the University of California-Davis account for positions No.
11-15, while University of the Pacific, Indiana
University, Brown University, California State
University-East Bay and Princeton University rank No.
16-20.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
February 10
Poll
|
Points
|
| 1
|
Stanford
University
|
1
|
100
|
| 2
|
University of Southern
California
|
2
|
95
|
| 3
|
University of
California
|
3
|
90
|
| 4
|
University of California,
Los Angeles
|
4
|
84
|
| 5
|
University of
Michigan
|
5
|
81
|
| 6
|
University of
Hawaii
|
6
|
75
|
| 7
|
Loyola Marymount University
|
7
|
70
|
| 8
|
Arizona State
University
|
8
|
66
|
| 9
|
California State University,
Northridge
|
13
|
56
|
| 10
|
San Jose State
University
|
11
|
53
|
| 11
|
University of California,
Irvine
|
12
|
51
|
| 12
|
Hartwick
College
|
9
|
46
|
13
|
San Diego State
University
|
10
|
44
|
| 14
|
University of California,
Santa Barbara
|
14
|
35
|
| 15
|
University of California,
Davis
|
15
|
31
|
| 16
|
University of
Pacific
|
RV
|
17
|
| 17
|
Indiana
University
|
19
|
14
|
| 18
|
Brown
University
|
18
|
13
|
| 19
|
California State University,
East Bay
|
NR
|
9
|
| 20
|
Princeton
University
|
RV
|
8
|
| RV
|
Santa Clara
University
|
RV
|
7
|
| RV
|
California Baptist
University |
16
|
7
|
| RV
|
California State University,
Bakersfield |
17
|
4
|
| RV |
Marist College |
NR |
2
|
Women's Varsity Division III Top
10 Poll
Another week, another No. 1 ranking for the Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges as the Sagehens received 99 points to outdistance
California Lutheran University and hold on as the No. 1 team in
the Week 4 Women's Varsity Coaches' Division III Top 10 Poll.
Although point totals
changed to a minor degree, the Top 10 teams remain constant as
University of Redlands, Occidental College,
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, Chapman
University, Whittier College, Washington &
Jefferson College, Grove City College and
Macalester College held firm at No. 3-10 behind Pomona-Pitzer
and Cal Lutheran.
Overall, the only
change in the poll occurred at No. 8-9 as Grove City moved up to tie the
Presidents of W&J for the No. 8 position.
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
February 10 Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges
|
1 |
99 |
| 2 |
California
Lutheran University
|
2 |
95 |
3
|
University of
Redlands
|
3 |
91 |
4
|
Occidental
College
|
4 |
85 |
| 5 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
|
5 |
80 |
| 6 |
Chapman
University
|
6 |
74 |
| 7 |
Whittier
College
|
7 |
72 |
| 8 (T) |
Washington
& Jefferson College
|
8 |
63 |
| 8 (T) |
Grove City
College
|
9 |
63 |
| 10 |
Macalester
College
|
10 |
39 |
| RV |
University of
La Verne |
RV |
17 |
Women's Collegiate Water Polo Association
Division I Poll
Four-time Collegiate
Water Polo Association Eastern champion the University of
Michigan (2002, 2005, 2008, 2009) received 100 points to rank as a
unanimous selection for a third week as the No. 1 team in the Collegiate Water
Polo Association Division I Coaches' Poll.
Michigan, which was
tied with Hartwick College in the CWPA Preseason Poll with 98
points, took over sole possession of the position in the January 27 poll.
Indiana
University and Brown University held onto the No. 3
and 4 positions, respectively, for another week, while the Princeton
University climbed past the University of Maryland to
take over the No. 5 spot in the poll.
Harvard
University, Bucknell University, Gannon
University and Mercyhurst College complete the poll
holding down the No. 7-10 positions.
| 2010 CWPA Division I Poll (Week 4 -
February 17) |
| Rank |
Team
|
February 10 Poll |
Points |
| 1
|
University of Michigan
|
1
|
100
|
| 2
|
Hartwick College
|
2
|
95
|
| 3
|
Indiana University
|
3
|
89
|
| 4
|
Brown University
|
4
|
86
|
| 5
|
Princeton
University
|
6
|
80
|
| 6
|
University of Maryland
|
5
|
73
|
| 7
|
Harvard University
|
7
|
72
|
| 8
|
Bucknell University
|
8
|
65
|
| 9
|
Gannon University
|
10
|
57
|
| 10
|
Mercyhurst College
|
RV
|
34
|
| RV
|
George Washington University
|
9
|
24
|
Women's Collegiate Water Polo Association
Division III Top 5 Poll
Washington
& Jefferson College remains the No. 1 team in the Collegiate Water
Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Tfield as the Presidents received 100
points to rank No. 1 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Coaches' Division
III Top 5 Poll for a fifth consecutive week.
W&J is follwed by
Grove City College, Macalester College,
Carthage College (Ill.), and Wheaton College
(Ill.) as the Top 5.
Comprised of Carthage,
Chatham University, Connecticut College, Grove City, Macalester, Penn State
University-Behrend, Utica College, Washington & Jefferson and Wheaton, the
nine-team organization will competie for a Division III Championship and a berth
to the self-funded Division III National Collegiate Championship in May.
The change marks the
first time an NCAA conference has divided its membership based on institutional
affiliation without an NCAA Division II or III championship in the sport.
Women's water polo, which is an NCAA non-divisional sport, features only one
championship event with five automatic qualifiers from the Collegiate Water Polo
Association, Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation (MPSF), Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and Southern
California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), along with three
at-large selections from among the remaining eligible conference and independent
teams.
| 2010 CWPA Division III Poll (Week 4 - February
17) |
| Rank |
Team
|
February 10 Poll |
Points |
| 1
|
Washington & Jefferson
College |
1
|
100
|
| 2
|
Grove City College
|
2
|
92
|
| 3
|
Macalester College
|
3
|
88
|
| 4
|
Carthage College
|
4
|
87
|
| 5
|
Wheaton College |
5
|
48
|
| RV
|
Connecticut College
|
RV
|
19
|
| RV
|
Penn State University-The
Behrend College |
RV
|
16
|