BRIDGEPORT, Pa.
-- The University of California and the
University of Redlands remain at No. 1 in the nation as the
Golden Bears and Bulldogs topped the Week 2/September 15 Men's Varsity Top 20
and Division III Top 10 polls released today by the Collegiate Water Polo
Association (CWPA).
In the CWPA Top 10
Poll, St. Francis College (N.Y.) recorded a 10-8 victory over
formerly No. 1 ranked the United States Naval Academy to take
possession of the No. 1 ranking in the conference.
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 Varsity Top
20, Division III Top 10 and Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 polls are
released on Wednesday during the season until the week following the National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship.
Men's Varsity Top
20
The University of
California continued its dominance in the national polls as the Golden Bears
garnered 100 points to rank as a unanimous No. 1 selection for another week in
the Week 2/September 15 Men's Varsity National Top 20.
California,
which garnered 95 points to edge out the University of
California-Los Angeles by a single point (95-to-94) in the preseason
rankings, saw its lead over the Bruins dwindle to only five points this week as
UCLA remains at No. 2 with 95 points.
The only change in the
Top 12 occurs at No. 3 and 4 as the University of Southern
CaliforniaStanford University for third place in the
poll. picked up two points this week to edge out
The University
of California-Irvine, University of California-Santa
Barbara, University of the Pacific, Loyola
Marymount University, Pepperdine University and
Long Beach State University round out the Top 10 for another
week, with the University of California-San Diego and
Concordia University maintaining their positions at No. 11-12,
respectively.
Positions No. 13-20
experienced radical changes as St. Francis College (N.Y.)
climbed three positions to take over at No. 13, while California Baptist
University jumped to No. 14 after ranking 17th a week ago.
At No. 15, the
University of California-Davis held on for another week, while
the United States Naval Academy slipped to No. 16.
Princeton University, which upset formerly No. 13 ranked
Santa Clara University 11-8 over the weekend, moves up to No.
17 with Santa Clara dropping back to No. 18.
The United
States Air Force Academy and Bucknell University round
round out the Top 20 once again, with Brown University and
University of Redlands receiving votes.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
September 8
Poll
|
Points
|
| 1 |
University of California |
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
University of California, Los
Angeles
|
2 |
95 |
| 3 |
University of Southern California
|
4 |
89 |
| 4 |
Stanford University
|
3 |
87 |
| 5 |
University of California, Irvine |
5 |
79 |
| 6 |
University of California, Santa
Barbara
|
6 |
77 |
| 7 |
University of the Pacific
|
7 |
69 |
| 8 |
Loyola Marymount University |
8 |
67 |
| 9 |
Pepperdine University |
9 |
59 |
| 10 |
Long Beach State University
|
10 |
56 |
| 11 |
University of California, San
Diego
|
11 |
50 |
| 12 |
Concordia Univeristy (Calif.)
|
12 |
41 |
| 13 |
St. Francis College (N.Y.)
|
16 |
38 |
14
|
California Baptist University
|
17 |
34 |
| 15 |
University of California, Davis
|
15 |
29 |
| 16 |
United States Naval Academy
|
14
|
23 |
| 17 |
Princeton University
|
18 |
21 |
| 18 |
Santa Clara University |
13 |
20 |
| 19 |
United States Air Force Academy |
19 |
10 |
| 20 |
Bucknell University |
20 |
9 |
| RV |
Brown University
|
RV |
2 |
| RV |
University of Redlands
|
RV |
1 |
Men's Varsity Division III Top
10
The University
of Redlands picked up 99 points to hold onto the No. 1 spot in the Week
2/September 15 Men's Varsity Division III Top 10 poll.
The Bulldogs expanded
their margin over runnner-up Pomona-Pitzer Colleges to four points
(99-to-95), a three point increase over last week's 97-to-96 spread, while
Johns Hopkins University, Whittier College and
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges round out the Top
Five.
Chapman
University, the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, California Lutheran
University, University of La Verne and
Occidental College finish the Top 10, with Washington
& Jefferson College receiving votes.
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
September 8
Poll
|
Points |
| 1 |
University of Redlands
|
1 |
99 |
| 2 |
Pomona Pitzer Colleges
|
2 |
95 |
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins
University
|
3 |
87 |
4
|
Whittier College
|
5 |
84 |
| 5 |
Claremont Mudd Scripps
Colleges
|
4 |
80 |
| 6 |
Chapman Univeristy
|
7 |
75 |
| 7 |
MIT
|
6 |
74 |
| 8 |
California Lutheran
University |
8 |
64 |
| 9 |
University of La Verne
|
10 |
60 |
| 10 |
Occidental College
|
9 |
46 |
| RV |
Washington & Jefferson
College |
RV |
11 |
Men's Varsity Division III Top
10
There is a new team on
top of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 conference rankings
as St. Francis College (N.Y.) used a 10-8 victory over
previously No. 1 ranked the United States Naval Academy to
garner 98 points and rank at No. 1 in the conference poll this
week.
Navy (94 points) slips
back to No. 2, with Princeton Univeristy (92 points) falling back to No.
3.
The biggest mover of
the week was Bucknell University which improved four positions
to take over at No. 4, while Brown University and
Fordham University rating at No. 5 and 6,
respectively.
Johns Hopkins
University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
George Washington University and Queens College
(N.Y.) complete the Top 10, with Harvard University,
Iona College and Mercyhurst College all
receiving votes.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
September 8 Poll
|
Points
|
1
|
St. Francis College
(N.Y.)
|
3 |
98 |
| 2 |
US Naval Academy
|
1 |
94 |
| 3 |
Princeton
University
|
2
|
92 |
4
|
Bucknell University |
7 |
83 |
| 5 |
Brown University
|
4 (T) |
78 |
| 6 |
Fordham University |
6 |
75 |
| 7 |
Johns Hopkins
University
|
4 (T) |
70 |
| 8 |
MIT |
8 |
67 |
9
|
George
Washington University |
9 (T)
|
47 |
| 10 |
Queens
College
|
RV |
26 |
| RV |
Harvard
University
|
NR |
23 |
| RV |
Iona
College |
RV |
11 |
| RV |
Mercyhurst
College |
9 (T) |
11 |