USC Takes Over Top Spot In Women's Varsity Top 20 Poll
3/3/2010 12:00:00 AM
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The top team in the
nation changed for the first time this season as the University of
Southern California garnered 100 points to take over the No. 1 position
in the March 3 Women's Varsity Top 20 Poll released today by the Collegiate
Water Polo Association. In other rankings, Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges, the University of Michigan and
Washington & Jefferson College retain
their No. 1 rankings in the Division III, CWPA and CWPA Division III Polls for
another week.
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
Ranked No. 2 in the February
24 Women's Varsity Top 20 Poll, the University of Southern
California used victories over the University of Hawaii (14-7 W), Long
Beach State University (12-1 W), San Jose State University (15-5 W), the
University of California (10-5 W) and former No. 1-ranked Stanford University to
snap Stanford's seven week run as the No. 1 team in the country in the March 1
Varsity Top 20 Poll.
The Trojans, who last ranked
No. 1 in the country in the May 6, 2009 Women's Varsity Top 20 Poll before
losing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship game
less a week later to , ends a six week spree of No. 1 rankings by Stanford
dating back to and including the preseason poll as USC handed the Cardinal their
first loss of the year.
Stanford
slides back to No. 2 this week, while UCLA and
California hold on at No. 3 and 4, respectively, with
Hawaii, Arizona State University and
San Jose State University climbing to No. 5-7.
The University of
Michigan, in the wake of losses last week to Arizona State and San Jose
State, drops back three places to No. 8, while Loyola Marymount
University and California State University-Northridge
fall back to No. 9 and 10 as the Top 10 teams in the country from the February
24 Poll remain in the exclusive category.
Hartwick
College, University of California-Santa Barbara,
University of California-Irvine, San Diego State
University and University of California-Davis rank No.
11-15, while University of the Pacific, Brown
University, Indiana University, California
State University-East Bay and Princeton University
account for the final five positions in the Top 20.
Overall, no team dropped out
of the Top 20 this week, while 14 teams experienced a change in their position
from the February 24 poll.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
February 24
Poll
|
Points
|
| 1 |
University of Southern
California
|
2 |
100
|
| 2 |
Stanford University
|
1 |
95
|
| 3 |
University of California, Los
Angeles
|
3 |
90
|
| 4 |
University of
California
|
4 |
85
|
| 5 |
University of
Hawaii
|
6 |
80
|
| 6 |
Arizona State
University
|
8 |
75
|
| 7 |
San Jose State University
|
10 |
71
|
| 8 |
University of
Michigan
|
5 |
63
|
| 9 |
Loyola Marymount
University
|
7 |
62
|
| 10 |
California State University,
Northridge
|
9 |
55
|
| 11 |
Hartwick College
|
12 |
48
|
| 12 |
University of California, Santa
Barbara
|
14
|
46
|
13
|
University of California,
Irvine
|
11 |
42
|
| 14 |
San Diego State
University
|
13 |
35
|
| 15 |
University of California,
Davis
|
16 |
30
|
| 16 |
University of
Pacific
|
16 |
24
|
| 17 |
Brown University
|
20
|
16
|
| 18 |
Indiana University
|
18 |
11
|
| 19 |
California State University, East
Bay
|
19 |
10
|
| 20 |
Princeton
University
|
17
|
9
|
| RV |
University of California San
Diego
|
RV |
3
|
| RV |
Long Beach State
University
|
RV |
2
|
| RV |
Santa Clara
University
|
RV |
2
|
| RV |
California State University, Bakersfield |
NR |
1 |
| RV |
California Baptist University |
RV |
1
|
Women's Varsity Division III Top
10 Poll
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges received 99 points
to outdistance California Lutheran University and hold on as
the No. 1 team in the Week 6 Women's Varsity Coaches' Division III Top 10 Poll.
The Top 9 teams remain
constant for another week as the University of Redlands,
Occidental College, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges, Chapman University, Whittier
College, Washington & Jefferson
CollegeGrove City College maintained their locations
at No. 3-9 behind Pomona-Pitzer and Cal Lutheran. and
Overall, the only change in
the poll occurred at No. 10 as the University of La Verne,
which received votes last week, garnered 28 points this week to overcome former
No. 10-ranked Macalester College and break into the rankings.
Macalester, Wheaton
College and Carthage College missed out on being among
the Top 10 teams this week garnering 17, 6 and 6 points, respectively.
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
February 24 Poll |
Points |
| 1
|
Pomona-Pitzer
Colleges
|
1
|
99
|
| 2
|
California Lutheran
University
|
2
|
96
|
3
|
University of
Redlands
|
3
|
89
|
4
|
Occidental
College
|
4
|
86
|
| 5
|
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
|
5
|
81
|
| 6
|
Chapman
University
|
6
|
74
|
| 7
|
Whittier
College
|
7
|
71
|
| 8
|
Washington &
Jefferson College
|
8
|
64
|
| 9
|
Grove City
College
|
9
|
62
|
| 10
|
University of La
Verne
|
RV
|
28
|
| RV |
Macalester College |
10 |
17 |
| RV |
Wheaton College |
NR |
6 |
| RV
|
University of La
Verne |
NR
|
6
|
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 as
the No. 1 team in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Division I Coaches' Poll
for a fifth week in a row.
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.
The poll experienced some
drastic changes behind Michigan and Hartwick, which maintains its position at
No. 2 in the league.
Following a loss in the
Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) title game, former No. 3
Princeton University drops to No. 5 this week with
Indiana University and Brown University
rising to fill the No. 3 and 4 positions.
The University of
Maryland takes over sole possession of No. 6, with Bucknell University,
Harvard University, George Washington
University and Mercyhurst College rounding out the Top
10.
| 2010
CWPA Division I Poll (Week 6 - March 3)
|
| Rank |
Team |
February
24 Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
University of Michigan |
1
|
100
|
| 2 |
Hartwick College |
2 |
95
|
| 3 |
Indiana University |
4 |
88
|
| 4 |
Brown University |
5 |
86
|
| 5 |
Princeton
University
|
3 |
81
|
| 6 |
University of Maryland |
6 (T)
|
75
|
| 7 |
Bucknell University |
8 |
70
|
| 8 |
Harvard University |
6 (T)
|
65
|
| 9 |
George Washington University
|
10 |
59
|
| 10 |
Mercyhurst College |
9 |
45
|
| RV |
Gannon University |
RV |
11
|
Women's Collegiate Water Polo
Association Division III Top 5 Poll
Washington &
Jefferson College received 100 points to top the Collegiate Water Polo
Association Coaches' Division III Top 5 Poll for a seventh consecutive week.
W&J is followed by
Grove City College, Macalester College,
Carthage College (Ill.), and Wheaton College
(Ill.) as the Top 5 remains unchanged for another week.
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.
| 2010
CWPA Division III Poll (Week 6 - March 3) |
| Rank |
Team |
February
24 Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
Washington & Jefferson College
|
1 |
98
|
| 2 |
Grove City College |
2 |
97
|
| 3 |
Macalester College |
3 |
87
|
| 4 |
Carthage College |
4 |
85
|
| 5 |
Wheaton College |
5 |
49
|
| RV |
Connecticut College |
RV
|
18
|
| RV |
Penn State University-The Behrend
College |
RV
|
16
|
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