BRIDGEPORT, Pa.
-- The University of Southern California and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
remain at No. 1 in the nation as the Trojans and Sagehens top the Week
4/September 29 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.) held onto the No. 1 ranking in the conference 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 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 top four teams in the
nation remain unchanged as the University of Southern
California, University of California-Los Angeles,
University of California-Berkeley and Stanford
University held onto their positions at No. 1-4, respectively, in the
Week 4/September 22 Men's Varsity Top 20 Poll.
The Trojans, Bruins,
Golden Bears and Cardinal lead a Top 10 which experienced only one change as the
University of California-Irvine moved in front of the
University of California-Santa Barbara as the two institutions
exchanged positions at No. 5 and 6 from the September 22 balloting.
University of the
Pacific, Long Beach State University,
Pepperdine University and Loyola Marymount
University remain locked at No. 7-10, respectivley, while the
University of California-Davis and St. Francis College
(N.Y.) held on at No. 11 and 12.
The University of
California-San Diego, Santa Clara University,
California Baptist University and Princeton
University all moved up one place to No. 13-16, while formerly No.
12-ranked Concordia University (Calif.) drops back to No.
17.
The United States
Naval Academy, Brown University
and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges round out the Top 20 at No. 18-20,
with thte United States Air Force Academy, Johns Hopkins University,
Whittier College and Bucknell
University receiving votes.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
September 22
Poll
|
Points
|
| 1 |
University of Southern California |
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
University of California, Los
Angeles
|
2 |
95 |
| 3 |
University of California
|
3 |
91 |
| 4 |
Stanford University
|
4 |
85 |
| 5 |
University of California, Irvine
|
6 |
79 |
| 6 |
University of California, Santa
Barbara
|
5 |
76 |
| 7 |
University of the Pacific
|
7 |
70 |
| 8 |
Long Beach State University
|
8 |
63 |
| 9 |
Pepperdine University |
9 |
62 |
| 10 |
Loyola Marymount University
|
10 |
56 |
| 11 |
University of California, Davis
|
11 |
49 |
12
|
St. Francis College (N.Y.)
|
12 (T)
|
44 |
13
|
University of California, San Diego
|
14 |
38 |
14
|
Santa Clara University |
15 |
32 |
| 15 |
California Baptist University
|
16 |
30 |
| 16 |
Princeton University
|
17
|
25 |
| 17 |
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
12 (T)
|
24 |
| 18 |
United States Naval Academy
|
18 |
15 |
| 19 |
Brown University
|
19 |
12 |
| 20 |
Pomona Pitzer Colleges
|
RV |
3 |
| RV |
United States Air Force Academy |
20 |
2 |
| RV |
Johns Hopkins University
|
NR |
2 |
| RV |
Whittier College |
NR |
2 |
| RV |
Bucknell University
|
RV |
1 |
Men's Varsity Division III Top
10
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges picked up 100 points to become
a unanimous No. 1 selection in the Week 4/September 29 Men's Varsity Division
III Top 10 poll.
The Sagehens, who
replaced the University of Redlands in the standings as the
No. 1 team last week, expanded their lead to six points over the Bulldogs
(100-to-94), while Whittier College moved up to No.
3.
Johns Hopkins
University and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Chapman University, California Lutheran
University, Occidental College and the
University of La Verne completing the Top 10.
Washington & Jefferson College
finishes off the rankings as the Presidents received 11 points to miss out on
cracking the Top 10.
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
September 22
Poll
|
Points |
| 1 |
Pomona Pitzer Colleges
|
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
University of Redlands
|
2 |
94 |
| 3 |
Whittier College
|
4 |
88 |
4
|
Johns Hopkins University
|
3 |
86 |
| 5 |
Claremont Mudd Scripps
Colleges
|
5 |
79 |
6
|
MIT
|
6 (T)
|
76 |
| 7 |
Chapman University
|
6 (T) |
70 |
| 8 |
California Lutheran
University |
8 |
64 |
| 9 |
Occidental College
|
10 |
63 |
| 10 |
University of La Verne
|
9 |
44 |
| RV |
Washington & Jefferson
College |
RV |
11 |
Men's CWPA Top
10
St. Francis
College (N.Y.) continue its undefeated season as the Terriers moved to
12-0 on the season to retain their position as the No. 1 team in the Week
4/September 29 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Men's Varsity Division
III Top 10 poll.
Princeton
University, Brown University, the United
States Naval Academy and Johns Hopkins University rank
No. 2-5, respectively.
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology and George Washington
University are tied for sixth, while Fordham
University and Bucknell University are tied for eighth
to account for the No. 6-9 positions in the poll.
Mercyhurst
College completes the Top 10, with Queens College
(N.Y.) and Iona College
receiving votes.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
September 22 Poll
|
Points
|
1
|
St. Francis College
(N.Y.)
|
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
Princeton
University
|
3 (T) |
94 |
3
|
Brown
University
|
3 (T)
|
88 |
4
|
United States Naval
Academy
|
2 |
87 |
| 5 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
6 |
80 |
6
(T)
|
MIT |
8 |
67
|
| 6
(T) |
George
Washington University
|
9 (T) |
67 |
8
(T)
|
Fordham University
|
7 |
56
|
8
(T)
|
Bucknell
University |
5
|
56
|
| 10 |
Mercyhurst
College
|
9 (T) |
35 |
| RV |
Queens College
(N.Y.)
|
RV |
34 |
| RV |
Iona
College |
NR |
11 |