UCLA Women’s Water Polo Holds Onto Top Spot in CWPA Week 10 Polls

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BRIDGEPORT – The University of California-Los Angeles retains the title as the best team in the nation as the Bruins once again top the Women’s National Top 20 rankings and highlight the Week 10/March 25 Women’s Varsity Polls released today by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA).

The top teams in three of the polls remain the same as the Bruins (National Top 20) and Princeton University (CWPA Top 10) retain the titles as the best teams in the nation and in the CWPA through March 25.

On the Division III level, Whittier College and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges remain locked in a tie at No. 1 in the Division III National Top 10. Back on the East Coast in the CWPA Division III Top Five, the reign of Washington & Jefferson College at No. 1 comes to an end after seven days as 2013 and 2014 CWPA Division III champion Connecticut College takes over the top spot after a one-week hiatus.

Voted on by a panel of coaches from the CWPA, Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), Big West Conference, Golden Coast Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the polls are compiled and released on Wednesday during the season through the week following the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship.

2015 Women’s Varsity National Top 20 (Week 10)

The Bruins of the University of California-Los Angeles hang onto the top spot in the Week 10/March 25 Women’s Varsity National Top 20 Poll with a perfect 100 points to remain a unanimous top selection.

Positions No. 1-to-5 remain unchanged this week as UCLA, Stanford University (95 points), the University of Southern California (90 points), the University of California (85 points) and the University of California-Irvine (80 points) continue to dominate the national scene.

Following a weekend which saw shocking upsets and lower ranked programs rise to the occasion, the remainder of the Top 10 undergoes some changes with positions No. 6-to-10 experiencing shifts.

The University of Hawaii (73 points) and California State University-Northridge (69 points) both move up one position to take over at No. 6 and 7, respectively, in the wake of a 5-3 loss by former No. 6 Arizona State University to Long Beach State University over the weekend. ASU slides to No. 8, while San Jose State University (59 points) and Princeton University (57 points) retain possession of the No. 9 and 10 berths in the rankings.

The University of California-Davis (50 points) holds on at No. 11, while Long Beach State (43 points) ascends to No. 12 on the strength of its victory over Arizona State.

Indiana University (35 points) and Wagner College (33 points) hold on at No. 13 and 14, with the University of California-Santa Barbara (24 points) inching up one berth to No. 15.

The University of the Pacific (22 points) follows UC-Santa Barbara up the chain as the Tigers move up to No. 16 with Loyola Marymount University (20 points) and previously unranked the University of Michigan (20 points) tying at No. 17.

San Diego State University (15 points) and previously unranked Harvard University (8 points) complete the Top 20.

2015 Varsity Top 20 (Week 10/March 25)

Rank Team Week 9 Poll Points
1 University of California-Los Angeles 1 100
2 Stanford University 2 95
3 University of Southern California 3 90
4 University of California 4 85
5 University of California-Irvine 5 80
6 University of Hawaii 7 73
7 California State University-Northridge 8 69
8 Arizona State University 6 66
9 San Jose State University 9 59
10 Princeton University 10 57
11 University of California-Davis 11 50
12 Long Beach State University 15 43
13 Indiana University 13 35
14 Wagner College 14 33
15 University of California-Santa Barbara 16 24
16 University of the Pacific 18 22
17 (T) Loyola Marymount University 12 20
17 (T) University of Michigan RV 20
19 San Diego State University 17 15
20 Harvard University NR 8
RV University of California-San Diego 19 6
RV Hartwick College NR 3
RV Marist College NR 2
RV Santa Clara University 20 1

2015 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 10)

The No. 1 team in the Week 10/March 25 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 Poll remains plural this week as Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Whittier College remain in a deadheat.

The Poets of Whittier and Sagehens of Pomona-Pitzer both pick up 97 points for the second week in a row.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (88 points) and Chapman University (84 points) exchange the No. 3 and 4 positions, while California Lutheran University (83 points) stays at No. 5 to maintain an All-California Top Five.

Connecticut College (76 points) and the University of Redlands (68 points) remain at No. 6 and 7, with Washington & Jefferson College (63 points) moving up to No. 8.

Occidental College (62 points) and the University of La Verne (57 points) complete the Top 10.

2015 Division III Poll (Week 10/March 25)

Rank Team Week 9 Poll Points
1 (T) Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 1 (T) 97
1 (T) Whittier College 1 (T) 97
3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges 4 88
4 Chapman University 3 84
5 California Lutheran University 5 83
6 Connecticut College 6 76
7 University of Redlands 7 68
8 Washington & Jefferson College 9 63
9 Occidental College 8 62
10 University of La Verne 10 57

2015 Women’s CWPA Top 10 (Week 10)

Princeton University retains a firm grip on the top spot in the Week 10/March 25 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 Poll.

A ranking of the league’s entire varsity membership (Division I/II/III), the poll’s No. 1 position has been traded between the Tigers (99 points) and Hoosiers of Indiana University (95 points) for most of the season with Indiana holding the spot four times (Preseason, Week 1, Week 4, Week 5) and Princeton now claiming the berth seven times (Week 2, Week 3, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10).

Overall, six of the 10 positions in the rankings remain the same with the first change coming at No. 3 where the University of Michigan (90 points) climbs in front of Harvard University (86 points) to move within striking distance of Princeton and Indiana.

Harvard slides back to No. 4, while Hartwick College (79 points) leaps over Brown University (76 points) to assume the No. 5 position. The Bears slip back to No. 6 to conclude the changes in the March 25/Week 10 rankings.

Bucknell University (71 points), Mercyhurst University (66 points), George Washington University (61 points) and Connecticut College (44 points) complete the Top 10.

Washington & Jefferson College (11 points) also received votes.

2015 CWPA Poll (Week 10/March 25)

Rank Team Week 9 Poll Points
1 Princeton University 1 99
2 Indiana University 2 95
3 University of Michigan 4 90
4 Harvard University 3 86
5 Hartwick College 6 79
6 Brown University 5 76
7 Bucknell University 7 71
8 Mercyhurst University 8 66
9 George Washington University 9 61
10 Connecticut College 10 44
RV Washington & Jefferson College RV 11

2015 Women’s CWPA Division III Top 5 (Week 10)

Connecticut College, which claimed the 2013 and 2014 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championships, climbs back into the No. 1 position in the Week 10/March 25 CWPA Division III Top Five Poll.

The Camels (100 points), who ranked at No. 1 in the poll since April 2, 2014 before being dislodged by Washington & Jefferson College (95 points) last week, resumes its reign as the unanimous best small college team in the league thanks to a 11-6 victory over the Presidents this weekend at Monmouth College.

Changes keep coming in the Division III rankings as Carthage College (87 points) moves into a tie with previously unranked Penn State Behrend (87 points) for the No. 3 position.

The ranking marks the highest selection of any Penn State Behrend team (men’s/women’s) in the history of either the men’s or women’s Division III rankings.

Macalester College (65 points) rounds out the Top Five as the Scots drop back from No. 3 last week.

2010, 2011 and 2012 CWPA Division III Champion Grove City College (16 points) also received votes.

2015 CWPA Division III Poll (Week 10/March 25)

Rank Team Week 9 Poll Points
1 Connecticut College 2 100
2 Washington & Jefferson College 1 95
3 (T) Carthage College 4 87
3 (T) Penn State Behrend NR 87
5 Macalester College 3 65
RV Grove City College 5 16

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworld.com.

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