BRIDGEPORT, Pa.
-- The University of California garnered 100 points
for a third week in a row to remain as a unanimous top choice in the Week
9/November 3 Men's Varsity Top 20 poll released today by the Collegiate Water
Polo Association. The University of Redlands and St.
Francis College (N.Y.) also held onto their No. 1 rankings in the
Division III Top 10 and Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 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 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 remains at No. 1 for another week as the Golden Bears once
again garnered 100 points to top the Week 9/November 3 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, previously ranked No. 1 as a unanimous choice in the September 8,
September 15, October 20 and October 27 polls.
The University of
Southern California, which held the No. 1 ranking in the September 22,
September 29, October 6 and October 13 polls, stays at No. 2 this week as the
Top 12 in the balloting remains unchanged from the October 27 poll. Overall,
only one team in the Top 20 poll from last week moves down as the
University of California-Davis took over sole control at No. 13
after tying with St. Francis College (N.Y.) last
week.
UCLA, Stanford
University, the University of California-Irvine, the
University of California-Santa Barbara, University of
the Pacific, Long Beach State University,
Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine
University complete the Top 10.
In the next ten,
Santa Clara University and the University of
California-San Diego continue to hold down the No. 11 and 12 positions,
respectively, with UC-Davis remaining at No. 13 and St. Francis slipping back to
No. 14 by a point.
The United States
Naval Academy and California Baptist University remain
at No. 15 and 16, while Princeton University moved into a tie
with Bucknell University at No. 17.
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and the
United States Air Force Academy round out the Top 20 by tying
at No. 19, with Concordia University (Calif.), Brown
University and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology receiving votes.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
October 27
Poll
|
Points
|
| 1 |
University of California |
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
University of Southern California
|
2 |
95 |
| 3 |
University of California, Los
Angeles
|
3 |
90 |
| 4 |
Stanford University
|
4 |
86 |
| 5 |
University of California, Irvine |
5 |
79 |
| 6 |
University of California, Santa
Barbara
|
6 |
76 |
| 7 |
University of the Pacific
|
7 |
71 |
| 8 |
Long Beach State University
|
8 |
61 |
| 9 |
Loyola Marymount University
|
9 |
60 |
| 10 |
Pepperdine University
|
10 |
58 |
11
|
Santa Clara University
|
11
|
48 |
12
|
University of California, San Diego
|
12
|
47 |
13
|
University of California-Davis
|
13 (T)
|
38 |
14
|
St. Francis College (N.Y.)
|
13 (T)
|
37 |
| 15 |
United States Naval Academy
|
15 |
29 |
| 16 |
California Baptist University
|
16
|
28 |
17
(T)
|
Bucknell University
|
17
|
15 |
17
(T)
|
Princeton University
|
18 |
15 |
19
(T)
|
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
|
19 |
7 |
19
(T)
|
United States Air Force Academy
|
20 |
7 |
| RV |
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
RV |
4 |
| RV |
Brown University
|
RV
|
3 |
| RV |
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
|
NR |
1 |
Men's Varsity Division III Top
10
The University of
Redlands remains at No. 1 in the Division III world for a second week
in a row as the Bulldogs garnered 100 points to top the Week 9/November 3 Men's
Varsity Division III Top 10 poll.
Johns Hopkins
University and
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
falls to spots to No. 4 both climb one place to rank at No. 2 and 3, while
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, California Lutheran
University, Chapman University, Whittier
College, Occidental College and the University
of La Verne complete the Top 10.
|
|
| Rank |
Team |
October 27
Poll
|
Points |
| 1 |
University of Redlands
|
1 |
100 |
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins University
|
3 |
88 |
| 3 |
Claremont Mudd Scripps
Colleges
|
4 |
87 |
4
|
Pomona Pitzer Colleges
|
2 |
85 |
| 5 |
MIT
|
5 |
82 |
6
|
California Lutheran
University
|
9
|
75 |
| 7 |
Chapman University
|
7 |
71 |
8
|
Whittier College
|
6
|
70 |
9
|
Occidental College
|
8 |
58 |
| 10 |
University of La Verne
|
10 |
48 |
| RV |
Penn State Behrend
|
NR |
11 |
Men's CWPA Top
10
St. Francis
College (N.Y.) retained its position as the No. 1 team in the Week
9/November 3 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Men's Varsity Division III
Top 10 poll by the narrowest of margins over the United States Naval
Academy.
The Terriers, who were a
unanimous pick last week, now lead the Midshipmen by only a point as Navy cut
the previous five point spread to one at 98-to-97 in this week's
balloting.
Princeton
University, Brown University and Bucknell
University complete the Top Five which did not change from the October
27 poll.
The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology inched in front of Johns Hopkins
University to take over sole possession of sixth place after tying with
the Blue Jays last week, while JHU, Fordham University,
George Washington University and Mercyhurst
College complete the Top 10.
|
|
Rank
|
Team
|
October 27 Poll
|
Points
|
1
|
St. Francis College
(N.Y.)
|
1 |
98 |
| 2 |
United States Naval
Academy
|
2 |
97 |
3
|
Princeton
University
|
3
|
90 |
4
|
Brown
University
|
4 |
82 |
| 5 |
Bucknell University
|
5 |
79 |
6
|
MIT
|
6 (T)
|
76 |
7
|
Johns Hopkins
University
|
6 (T) |
75 |
8
|
Fordham University
|
9 |
63 |
9
|
George
Washington University
|
8
|
50 |
| 10 |
Mercyhurst
College
|
RV |
33 |
| RV |
Queens
College
|
10 |
23 |
| RV |
Iona
College |
RV |
11 |