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The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Men\u2019s Varsity National Top 20, Division III Top 10, Northeast Water Polo Conference (NEWPC) Top Five and Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Top Five Week 8\/October 25 Polls for the 2017 season.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0University of Southern California<\/strong>\u00a0remains at No. 1 this week as the National Top 20 experiences significant changes from the October 18 voting.<\/p>\n

Minor adjustments occur in the Division III Top 10 Poll with\u00a0Pomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/strong>\u00a0sticking at No. 1, while four other teams in the poll rise and fall.<\/p>\n

Defending Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Champion\u00a0Bucknell University<\/strong>\u00a0hangs onto the top spot in the MAWPC Top Five rankings as a unanimous top selection, while\u00a0Princeton University<\/strong>\u00a0surpasses\u00a0St. Francis College Brooklyn<\/strong>\u00a0in the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Top Five.<\/p>\n

Voted on by a panel of coaches from the MAWPC, NEWPC, Golden Coast Conference, Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), SCIAC and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the polls will be compiled and released\u00a0on Wednesday<\/span>\u00a0during each week of the season through the week following the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship.<\/p>\n

2017 Men\u2019s Varsity National Top 20 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0University of Southern California\u00a0<\/strong>retains its position on top for the fourth week in a row by staying at No. 1 in the Week 8\/October 25 Men\u2019s Varsity National Top 20 Poll.<\/p>\n

USC (100 points), which returns to being a unanimous top selection leads a Top 20 in which change comes to the Top Five with defending National Champion the\u00a0University of California<\/strong>\u00a0(95 points) eclipsing the\u00a0University of California-Los Angeles<\/strong>\u00a0(89 points) to reclaim the runner-up position.<\/p>\n

Stanford University<\/strong>\u00a0(87 points),\u00a0University of the Pacific<\/strong>\u00a0(80 points) and the\u00a0University of California-Irvine<\/strong>\u00a0(74 points) remain locked in at No. 4-to-6, respectively, while the duo of\u00a0Long Beach State University\u00a0<\/strong>(68 points) and\u00a0Pepperdine University<\/strong>\u00a0(67 points) exchange the No. 7 and 8 slots.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0University of California-Davis\u00a0<\/strong>(60 points), the\u00a0University of California-Santa Barbara<\/strong>\u00a0(54 points) and\u00a0San Jose State University<\/strong>\u00a0(49 points) remain at No. 9-to-11, respectively, for another week, while\u00a0Princeton University<\/strong>\u00a0(46 points) climbs to No. 12.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0University of California-San Diego<\/strong>\u00a0(43 points) hangs on at No. 13 with\u00a0Harvard University<\/strong>\u00a0(32 points),\u00a0Brown University<\/strong>\u00a0(26 points) and\u00a0Pomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/strong>\u00a0(24 points) ascending to No. 14-to-16.<\/p>\n

Bucknell University<\/strong>\u00a0(17 points) and\u00a0California Baptist University<\/strong>\u00a0(17 points) move into a tie at No. 17 with\u00a0St. Francis College Brooklyn<\/strong>\u00a0(13 points) dropping back to No. 19.<\/p>\n

Fordham University<\/strong>\u00a0(4 points) and\u00a0Santa Clara University<\/strong>\u00a0(4 points)\u00a0 complete the Top 20 in a tie for the final spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Top 20 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nWeek 7 Poll<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nUniversity of Southern California<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUniversity of California<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nUniversity of California-Los Angeles<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nStanford University<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nUniversity of the Pacific<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUniversity of California-Irvine<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nLong Beach State University<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nPepperdine University<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nUniversity of California-Davis<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nUniversity of California-Santa Barbara<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSan Jose State University<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nPrinceton University<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nUniversity of California-San Diego<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nHarvard University<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBrown University<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nPomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 (T)<\/td>\nBucknell University<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 (T)<\/td>\nCalifornia Baptist University<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nSt. Francis College Brooklyn<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 (T)<\/td>\nFordham University<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 (T)<\/td>\nSanta Clara University<\/td>\nNR<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nWhittier College<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nLoyola Marymount University<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nGeorge Washington University<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nConcordia University<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nUnited States Air Force Academy<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Sagehens of\u00a0Pomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/strong>\u00a0remain at No. 1 in the Week 8\/October 25 Men\u2019s Varsity Division III poll.<\/p>\n

Pomona-Pitzer (99 points) leads a Top 10 which experiences minor changes.<\/p>\n

Johns Hopkins University<\/strong>\u00a0(93 points) remains at No.2, while the\u00a0Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong>\u00a0(85 points) acquires company from\u00a0Chapman University<\/strong>\u00a0(85 points) at No. 3.<\/p>\n

Whittier College<\/strong>\u00a0(82 points) and the\u00a0University of Redlands<\/strong>\u00a0(82 points) exchange the No. 5 and 6 spots with\u00a0Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges<\/strong>\u00a0(70 points),\u00a0California Lutheran University<\/strong>\u00a0(65 points), the\u00a0University of La Verne<\/strong>\u00a0(59 points) and the\u00a0California Institute of Technology<\/strong>\u00a0(44 points) hanging on at No. 7-to-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nWeek 7 Poll<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPomona-Pitzer Colleges<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJohns Hopkins University<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 (T)<\/td>\nChapman University<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 (T)<\/td>\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWhittier College<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUniversity of Redlands<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nClaremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nCalifornia Lutheran University<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nUniversity of La Verne<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCalifornia Institute of Technology<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nConnecticut College<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 7\/October 18)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bucknell University<\/strong>\u00a0retains its Preseason, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6 and Week 7 selection as the No. 1 team in the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) as the Bison top the Week 8\/October 25 Top Five Poll.<\/p>\n

The 2016 MAWPC Champion Bison (100 points) are once again a unanimous top selection after previously earning 100 points in the Preseason, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6 and Week 7 polls.<\/p>\n

Fordham University<\/strong>\u00a0(93 points),\u00a0George Washington University<\/strong>\u00a0(92 points),\u00a0Wagner College<\/strong>\u00a0(84 points) and\u00a0Johns Hopkins University<\/strong>\u00a0(65 points) retain the remainder of the positions in the Top Five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nWeek 7 Poll<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBucknell University<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFordham University<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nGeorge Washington University<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nWagner College<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJohns Hopkins University<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RV<\/td>\nUnited States Naval Academy<\/td>\nRV<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


\n2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Northeast Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The one week reign of\u00a0St. Francis College Brooklyn<\/strong>\u00a0on top of the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Top Five Poll becomes to a close as\u00a0Princeton University<\/strong>\u00a0takes control back in the Week 8\/October 25 voting.<\/p>\n

Princeton (98 points), which dropped behind the Terriers (94 points) following a 13-10 loss in Brooklyn two weeks ago, returns to the No. 1 berth after previously leading the Week 5 and 6 balloting.\u00a0 2016 NWPC Champion\u00a0Harvard University\u00a0<\/strong>(93 points) \u2013 which topped the Preseason, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 Polls \u2013 remains at No. 3.<\/p>\n

Brown University<\/strong>\u00a0(85 points) and the\u00a0Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong>\u00a0(80 points) round out the Top Five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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2017 Men\u2019s Varsity Northeast Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 8\/October 25)<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nWeek 7 Poll<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPrinceton University<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSt. Francis College Brooklyn<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHarvard University<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBrown University<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Press release courtesy of Collegiate Water Polo Association.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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