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(Hint: It\u2019s Not The Gauchos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of #1 USC\u2014defending national champions\u2014loss last Sunday to UC Santa Barbara, the first time the Trojans have lost to the Gauchos since 1990, there was a roiling of the rankings in the Collegiate Water Polo Association\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/collegiatewaterpolo.org\/polls\/2019-mens-varsity-polls-week-2-september-18\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Top 20<\/a>. But not enough to suit fans of the upstart Gauchos, off to the best start in program history.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford, on the strength of no NCAA competition, leap-frogged UCLA into the top spot in this week\u2019s poll. Acknowledging the significance of UCSB&#8217;s achievement the previous two weeks\u2014wins against the Trojans, Cal, Long Beach State and Pepperdine\u2014<strong>Wolf Wigo\u2019s<\/strong> squad was tied with the Bruins for second. Moving up from sixth to fourth was Pacific, while Southern Cal dropped to fifth, followed by Pepperdine.<\/p>\n<p>At seventh is UC Davis\u2014who also registered an history win last weekend when they upset Cal 13-10 in overtime. Because the records are spotty, it\u2019s hard to know how long it\u2019s been since the Aggies beat the Golden Bears, but estimates are that last occurred in 1976.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the Top 20 are relatively unremarkable, though it\u2019s curious that four teams\u2014Loyola Maryland, George Washington, Princeton and St. Francis Brooklyn\u2014are all bunched together at #14, especially when the Terriers beat the Colonials who beat the Tigers (the Lions have yet to face the East\u2014but they\u2019ll get a crack at them in the Julian Fraser Tournament in October).<\/p>\n<p><strong>#1 Stanford University<\/strong> (5-0); while the Trojans were taking it on the chin from UCSB, Stanford and their Olympian <strong>Ben Hallock<\/strong> were scrumming with Pro Recco, the Italian professional club that came to the Bay Area for a series of friendlies with the Cardinal, Cal and UCLA. There was no chance the college teams were winning\u2014Pro Recco traveled with eight members of the Italian national team that captured gold at the 2019 FINA World Championships\u2014but it was a great warm-up for Stanford\u2019s next game: Friday against UC Santa Barbara at Avery Aquatic Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 (T) UCLA<\/strong> (5-0); in on the friendlies with the Italians were the Bruins. It was also ideal for a UCLA club that is working its way into shape for the battles to come\u2014and battle there will be, starting this Saturday with a match against #6 Pepperdine in Malibu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#2 (T) UC Santa Barbara<\/strong> (9-0); what more can be said about UCSB? They\u2019ve gotten off to a terrific start, turned the tables on two tormentors\u2014Cal and USC\u2014and consecutive weekend, and now they can prove that they are the country\u2019s best as the go into Avery for Friday\u2019s match against the top-ranked Cardinal. First, there\u2019s a little matter of a rematch against Pepperdine, this time in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#4 Pacific<\/strong> (2-0); the Tigers are off this week after beating Cal last weekend. They\u2019ll participate in the Aggie Round-Up in Davis this weekend as Head Coach <strong>James Graham<\/strong> works his team into shape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#5 USC<\/strong> (3-1); interesting to see a notice that the Trojans took three out of four in their opening weekend of play\u2014something that never happened when <strong>Jovan Vavic<\/strong> was coach. It\u2019s silly to think USC is somehow diminished in 2019\u2014this year\u2019s roster is virtually identical to the one that beat Stanford for the NCAA title. But, losing to UCSB won\u2019t instill much confidence in new head man <strong>Marko Pintaric<\/strong> among the Trojan faithful. A home match Thursday against Long Beach State should give them\u00a0 encouragement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#6 Pepperdine<\/strong> (8-1); if it wasn\u2019t for UCSB, the Waves\u2014with wins against LBS, UC San Diego and Loyola Marymount (twice) would be a bigger story. They have a great opportunity to make a splash Thursday when they travel to face the Gauchos\u2014and have a chance for revenge after an 11-5 loss on the opening day of the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#7 UC Davis<\/strong> (3-2); with a weekend off to savor their historic win over Cal\u2014the first time the Aggies have beaten the Golden Bears in at least two decades, and it\u2019s likely as many as four\u2014Head Coach <strong>Dan Leyson<\/strong> gets to prepare his club for hosting the Aggie Round-Up. One of their opponents next Sunday? Cal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#8 Cal-Berkeley<\/strong> (3-3); if USC\u2019s loss last Sunday was seminal, Cal\u2019s twin defeats\u2014to UC Davis and Pacific\u2014are eye-opening. Are these just early season struggles of a young club? Or, is there some shift happening with <strong>Kirk Everist\u2019s<\/strong> program? There;s little time to work it out before traveling this weekend to Davis for the Aggie Round-Up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#9 Long Beach State<\/strong> (6-2); the 49ers have cleaned up on lesser competition\u2014but it&#8217;s Golden Coast Conference opponents Pepperdine and UCSB that have given Head Coach <strong>Gavin Arroyo<\/strong> fits. It&#8217;s off to Los Angeles for a match tomorrow against USC\u2014a match that will likely be a clear indicator of the prospects for both teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#10 UC Irvine<\/strong> (4-2); the Anteaters have a home match Friday against Concordia\u2014and then a long break before the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Invitational starting on Friday, September 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#11 UC San Diego<\/strong> (6-3); a weekend jaunt at the Princeton Invitational was (mostly) rewarding for the Tritons\u2014though it wasn&#8217;t stress-free for Head Coach <strong>Denny Harper<\/strong>, who was saddled with a red card in a wild win over the Tigers. A 3-1 mark against the best of the East isn&#8217;t so bad; now it&#8217;s on to Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) competition Friday against Fresno Pacific in Fresno.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#12 Harvard<\/strong> (5-0); preserving the East&#8217;s honor against the Triton was Harvard. After UCSD had beaten St. Francis, Princeton and Bucknell, it was left to the Crimson to stop the run. They did, dealing Harper&#8217;s club a 12-11 loss. Now it&#8217;s on to Lewisburg for the Bucknell Invitational. Key match-up: a match against George Washington.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#13 Bucknell<\/strong> (6-1); the combination of senior <strong>Rade Joksimovic<\/strong> (31 goals) and freshman <strong>Andu Vlasceanu<\/strong> (19 goals) has proven unstoppable to Eastern foes\u2014it just wasn&#8217;t enough in a 14-7 loss to UC San Diego. This weekend at their own invitational the Bison dynamic duo\u2014and everyone else\u2014will look to get a leg up on Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference play against MAWPC foes Fordham, La Salle and Wagner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14 (T) Loyola Marymount<\/strong> (1-5); the Lions have been hard-luck losers, with all five losses to Top-10 teams. Saturday is a much easier test; LMU travels to play Fresno Pacific.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14 (T) George Washington<\/strong> (7-1); the Colonials have a lone blemish on their record; a puzzling loss to St. Francis Brooklyn last Saturday, where GW went down 5-0 early and couldn&#8217;t catch up. Redemption is (potentially) at hand for Head Coach <strong>Barry King&#8217;s<\/strong> team; they open the first of four matches at the Bucknell Invitational against the Terriers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14 (T) Princeton<\/strong> (3-5); last Friday the Tigers played a terrific match against UC San Diego, losing 11-10 in overtime to the Tritons. The rest of their weekend at home was not as encouraging; a win against Johns Hopkins and losses to Bucknell and George Washington. Next up: Wagner and Navy on Saturday at DeNunzio Pool\u2014and a chance to even their record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#14 (T) St. Francis Brooklyn<\/strong> (5-3); a potentially great weekend at Princeton was spoiled by a 19-14 loss to New York City rival Fordham. This weekend it&#8217;s on to Lewisburg and a rematch against a very good George Washington squad\u2014who the Terriers have already beaten this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#18 San Jose State<\/strong> (0-3); after losses to Stanford, UCLA and Pacific, the Spartans take a trip to Davis for four matches this weekend at the Aggie Round-Up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#19 California Baptist<\/strong> (1-5); the Lancers will meet the Aggies Thursday at Davis; Head Coach <strong>Craig Rond&#8217;s<\/strong> squad will likely be looking forward to easier competition this weekend, when his team will face Austin College and San Jose State\u2014with Cal in the mix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#20 Brown<\/strong> (7-3); after a respectable showing at their own tourney two weeks ago and then in Princeton, the Bears go West for the Air Force Invitational. 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