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January 28 Women's Varsity Polls Released; USC, Pomona-Pitzer & Michigan Remain No. 1
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The University
of Southern California beat out Stanford University by a point to
hold onto the No. 1 ranking in the January 28 Women's Varsity Top
20 Poll. Pomona-Pitzer and the University of Michigan also
maintained their spots among the nation's best ranking first in the
Division III and Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 polls,
respectively
In the Varsity Top 20 poll, the USC Trojans earned 98 points to
edge out the Stanford Cardinal by a point. Overall, the top six
positions in the poll remain unchanged as the University of
California-Los Angeles, the University of Hawaii, the University of
California and San Diego State University held firm in their
positions from the Preseason and January 21 polls. Arizona State
University moved up one place to seventh replacing San Jose State
University, while the University of Michigan, which knocked off
SJSU over the weekend, moved into the Top 10 at No. 8. The
University of California-Davis and San Jose State round out the Top
10 ranking ninth and 10th, respectively.
Rank |
Team |
Jan. 21 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of Southern California | 1 | 98 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 2 | 97 |
| 3 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Hawaii | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | San Diego State University | 6 | 74 |
| 7 | Arizona State University | 8 | 63 |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 10 | 62 |
| 9 | University of California, Davis | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | San Jose State University | 7 | 55 |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount University | 11 | 49 |
| 12 | Hartwick College | 12 | 45 |
| 13 (T) | University of California, Irvine | 13 | 43 |
| 13 (T) | California State University, Northridge | 14 | 43 |
| 15 | California State University, Bakersfield | 18 | 29 |
| 16 | Long Beach State University | 15 | 26 |
| 17 | Princeton University | 16 | 18 |
| 18 | University of California, San Diego | 19 | 10 |
| 19 | Indiana University | RV | 8 |
| 20 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 17 | 7 |
| RV | Santa Clara University | 20 | 3 |
| RV | Marist College | RV | 2 |
| RV | University of Maryland | RV | 2 |
In the Division III poll, the top
ten teams in the nation remained constant but the order shifted in
the mid-ranks. Pomona-Pitzer College remains a unanimous No. 1
selection, while California Lutheran University and California
State University-East Bay held firm at No. 2-3.
The only change in this week's poll occurred at No. 4 and 6 as the
University of Redlands jumped to fourth and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges slipped to sixth.
2009 Division III Poll (Week 2 - January 28) | |||
| Rank | Team | Jan. 21 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona Pitzer Colleges | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | California Lutheran University | 2 | 92 |
| 3 | California State University-East Bay | 3 | 88 |
| 4 | University of Redlands | 6 | 84 |
| 5 | Occidental College | 5 | 82 |
| 6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 4 | 79 |
| 7 | Chapman College | 7 | 70 |
| 8 | University of California, Santa Cruz | 8 | 65 |
| 9 | Whittier College | 9 | 60 |
| 10 | University of LaVerne | 10 | 33 |
| RV | Grove City College | RV | 11 |
| RV | Carthage College | RV | 11 |
The University of Michigan, the defending CWPA Eastern Champion, stayed a top the league standings as the Wolverines garnered 99 points. Overall, the only change was a tie as Indiana University moved into a tie with the University of Maryland for fourth in the poll.
2009 CWPA Poll (Week 2 - January 28) | |||
Rank |
Team |
Jan. 21 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Hartwick College | 2 | 94 |
| 3 | Princeton University | 3 | 90 |
| 4 (T) | University of Maryland | 4 | 83 |
| 4 (T) | Indiana University | 5 | 83 |
| 6 | Brown University | 6 | 74 |
| 7 | Bucknell University | 7 | 72 |
| 8 | Harvard University | 8 | 64 |
| 9 | George Washington University | 9 | 59 |
| 10 | Gannon University | 10 | 33 |
| RV | Mercyhurst College | RV | 24 |
