﻿{"id":133483,"date":"2015-05-06T13:32:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=133483"},"modified":"2015-05-06T13:32:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T20:32:33","slug":"ucla-womens-water-polo-ranked-first-in-cwpa-week-16-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ucla-womens-water-polo-ranked-first-in-cwpa-week-16-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Women&#8217;s Water Polo Ranked First in CWPA Week 16 Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRIDGEPORT &#8211; The University of California-Los Angeles remains the No. 1 team in the nation heading into this weekend&#8217;s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women&#8217;s Water Polo Championship as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Week 16\/May 6 Women&#8217;s Varsity Polls.<\/p>\n<p>Few changes occur this week in the wake of only two games being contested following the conference championship tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 1 position in the two remaining polls, as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 and CWPA Division III Top 10 polls concluded during the past two weeks, does not change as Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion UCLA (National Top 20) and Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) champion Whittier College (Division III Top 10) retain top billing in the Top 20 and Division III Top 10 rankings.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015 WOMEN&#8217;S VARSITY NATIONAL TOP 20 (WEEK 16)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) champion the University of California-Los Angeles remains at No. 1 spot in the Week 16\/May 6 Women&#8217;s Varsity National Top 20 Poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Bruins (99 points), however, are no longer a unanimous top choice as formerly top-ranked Stanford University (96 points) received a first place vote to stand within striking distance of UCLA entering this weekend&#8217;s National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship at the Cardinal&#8217;s home, the Avery Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n<p>The first change in the poll comes at No. 3 and 4 as the University of Southern California (89 points) usurps the University of California (87 points), which finished second to UCLA at the MPSF Championship, for the No. 3 spot.<\/p>\n<p>The University of Hawaii (80 points), the University of California-Irvine (75 points) and San Jose State University (68 points) remain at No. 5-to-7, respectively, with Arizona State University (61 points) acquiring company at No. 8 as the Sun Devils and Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) champion Princeton University (61 points) are now tied for the position.<\/p>\n<p>California State University-Northridge (55 points), which was tied with Princeton at No. 9 last week, settles in at No. 10 with the duo of Indiana University (48 points) and the University of California-Davis (48 points) moving into a tie at No. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The University of California-Santa Barbara (39 points), Loyola Marymount University (35 points), Long Beach State University (29 points), the University of the Pacific (24 points) and San Diego State University (22 points) hold on at No. 13-to-17, respectively, with Wagner College (13 points) and Hartwick College (13 points) now tied at No. 18.<\/p>\n<p>The final spot in the Top 20 belongs to the University of California-San Diego (7 points) as the Tritons move up from the ranks of receiving votes to break into the poll.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t1\" width=\"589.0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" colspan=\"4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>2015 Varsity Top 20 (Week 16\/May 6)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Rank<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>\u00a0Team<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Week 15 Poll<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Points<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California-Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">99<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Stanford University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">96<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of Southern California<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">89<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">87<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of Hawaii<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">80<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California-Irvine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">75<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0San Jose State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">8 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Arizona State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">8 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Princeton University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">9 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0California State University-Northridge<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">9 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">55<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">11 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California-Davis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">11 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Indiana University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California-Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Loyola Marymount University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Long Beach State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of the Pacific<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0San Diego State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">18 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Wagner College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">18 (T)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Hartwick College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of California-San Diego<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">RV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">RV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of Michigan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">RV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Marist College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">RV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>2015 WOMEN&#8217;S VARSITY DIVISION III TOP 10 (WEEK 16\/FINAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Poets of Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Champion Whitter College(100 points) conclude the year as the coaches&#8217; top choice among small college programs in the Week 16\/May 6\/Final Women&#8217;s Varsity Division III Top 10 Poll.<\/p>\n<p>Whittier leads a Top 10 which experienced no changes from the Week 15\/April 30 rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (94 points), Chapman University (88 points), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (85 points) and the University La Verne (78 points) remain at No. 2-to-5 behind the Poets as SCIAC schools dominate the Division III rankings once again.<\/p>\n<p>Connecticut College (74 points) hangs on at No. 6, with California Lutheran University (71 points), theUniversity of Redlands (68 points) and Occidental College (61 points) retaining the No. 7-to-9 positions.<\/p>\n<p>Washington &amp; Jefferson College (56 points) completes the Top 10.<\/p>\n<table class=\"t1\" width=\"589.0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td1\" colspan=\"4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>2015 Division III Poll (Week 16\/May 6\/Final)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>\u00a0Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Week 15 Poll<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Whittier College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">100<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Pomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">94<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Chapman University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">88<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">85<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of La Verne<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Connecticut College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0California Lutheran University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">71<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0University of Redlands<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">68<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Occidental College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">61<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"td2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td3\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p1\">\u00a0Washington &amp; Jefferson College<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td4\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"td5\" valign=\"middle\">\n<p class=\"p4\">56<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>The above article is a press release 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