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Stanford, Hartwick & Pomona-Pitzer Remain No. 1 in March 25 Women's National Varsity Polls
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- Stanford
University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Hartwick College retained
their positions at unanimous No. 1 selections in the March 25
National Varsity Top 20, Division III Top 10 and Collegiate Water
Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 polls.
The ranking marks the fifth consecutive week Stanford has held the
No. 1 spot as the Cardinal took over the top-ranking from the
University of Southern California in the February 25 poll.
University of Southern California, University of California-Los
Angeles and University of Hawaii remain at No. 2 through 4 as the
top four positions in the poll remain unchanged from the March 18
balloting.
The only changes in the Top 20 poll occurred between No. 5 through
9 as University of California climbed one place to move back into
the Top Five at fifth. San Jose State University, which was
ninth a week ago, jumped three places to No. 6, San Diego State
University slipped two places to No. 7, while Arizona State
University and University of California-Irvine fell back to No. 8
and No. 9, respectively.
The remaining 11 places in the poll stayed the same as Loyola Marymount University, University of California-Davis, Hartwick College, University of California-Santa Barbara, University of Michigan, California State University-Northridge, University of California-San Diego, Long Beach State University, Indiana University, California State University-Bakersfield and Santa Clara University round out the Top 20.
2009 Varsity Top 20 (Week 10 - March 25) | |||
Rank |
Team |
March 18 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Stanford University | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of Southern California | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Hawaii | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California | 6 | 76 |
| 6 | San Jose State University | 9 | 73 |
| 7 | San Diego State University | 5 | 71 |
| 8 | Arizona State University | 7 | 70 |
| 9 | University of California, Irvine | 8 | 59 |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount University | 10 | 55 |
| 11 | University of California, Davis | 11 | 51 |
| 12 | Hartwick College | 12 | 42 |
| 13 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 13 | 41 |
| 14 | University of Michigan | 14 | 34 |
| 15 | California State University, Northridge | 15 | 33 |
| 16 | University of California, San Diego | 16 | 23 |
| 17 | Long Beach State University | 17 | 20 |
| 18 | Indiana University | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | California State University, Bakersfield | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | Santa Clara University | 20 | 6 |
| RV | University of Maryland | RV | 2 |
Like the national Top 20 poll, the Division III poll experienced
few changes as the top nine spots remain unchanged with
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, Occidental College, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colleges, University of California-Santa Cruz, California Lutheran
University, California State University-East Bay, University of
Redlands, Whittier College and Chapman College ranking No. 1
through 9.
At No. 10, a tie for the 10th position from the March 18 poll was broken as Macalester College garnered 23 points to edge out Grove City College (22 points) and former co-No. 10 Washington & Jefferson College (11 points) for the final spot in the Top 10.
2009 Division III Poll (Week 10 - March 25) | |||
| Rank | Team | March 18 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona Pitzer Colleges | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Occidental College | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 3 | 87 |
| 4 | University of California, Santa Cruz | 4 | 84 |
| 5 | California Lutheran University | 5 | 82 |
| 6 | California State University-East Bay | 6 | 74 |
| 7 | University of Redlands | 7 | 72 |
| 8 | Whittier College | 8 | 64 |
| 9 | Chapman College | 9 | 61 |
| 10 | Macalester College | 10 (T) | 23 |
| RV | Grove City College | RV | 22 |
| RV | Washington & Jefferson College | 10 (T) | 11 |
Unlike the Varsity Top 20 and Division III Top 10 polls, the
Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10 poll experienced no
changes from the March 18 balloting as Hartwick College, University
of Michigan, Indiana University, University of Maryland, Princeton
University, Brown University, Bucknell University, Harvard
University, George Washington University and Gannon University
remain No. 1 through 10.
2009 CWPA Poll (Week 10 - March 25) | |||
Rank |
Team |
March 18 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Hartwick College | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of Michigan | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | Indiana University | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Maryland | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | Princeton University | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Brown University | 6 | 75 |
| 7 | Bucknell University | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Harvard University | 7 | 65 |
| 9 | George Washington University | 9 | 58 |
| 10 | Gannon University | 10 | 57 |
