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USC, Redlands & Saint Francis Remain No. 1 in Nov. 5 Varsity Polls
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The University
of Southern California, the University of Redlands and Saint
Francis College (N.Y.) remain No. 1 in the Varsity Top 20, Division
III Top 10 and Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Top 10
polls as the November 5 Men's Varsity National Polls were released
by the CWPA league office.
In the Varsity Top 20 poll, USC held onto the top spot for another
week after claiming the No. 1 ranking six weeks ago for the first
time since 2007. Like the previous three weeks, the Trojans
garnered 100 points and are a unanimous choice as the top team in
the nation.
The top four positions in the poll remain unchanged as Stanford University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the University of California-Berkeley held firm at No. 2 through 4.
Pepperdine University and Loyola Marymount University switched positions at No. 5 and 6 for the only change in the top 13 as the University of California-Santa Barbara, the University of California-San Diego, the University of California-Irvine, Long Beach State University, the University of California-Davis, Saint Francis College (N.Y.) and the University of Redlands remained at No. 7 through 13.
The United States Naval Academy moved up one place to No. 14 and Santa Clara University dropped to No. 15, Princeton University and Brown University stayed at No. 16 and 17, the University of the Pacific moved up to No. 18, California Baptist University slipped to No. 19 and Bucknell University held on at No. 20 to round out the Top 20.
Varsity Top 20 Poll
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Rank |
Team |
October 29 Poll
|
Points |
| 1 | University of Southern California | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of California, Los Angeles | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of California, Berkeley | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | Pepperdine University | 6 | 79 |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount University | 5 | 77 |
| 7 | University of California, Santa Barbara | 7 | 70 |
| 8 | University of California, San Diego | 8 | 65 |
| 9 | University of California, Irvine | 9 | 60 |
| 10 | Long Beach State University | 10 | 55 |
| 11 | University of California, Davis | 11 | 49 |
| 12 | Saint Francis College (N.Y.) | 12 | 44 |
| 13 | University of Redlands | 13 | 39 |
| 14 | United States Naval Academy | 15 | 33 |
| 15 | Santa Clara University | 14 | 31 |
| 16 | Princeton University | 16 | 25 |
| 17 | Brown University | 17 | 19 |
| 18 | University of the Pacific | 19 | 17 |
| 19 | California Baptist University | 18 | 12 |
| 20 | Bucknell University | 20 | 6 |
| RV | United States Air Force Academy | RV | 4 |
The Division III Top 10 poll saw only two teams retain their rankings from last week as the University of Redlands and Johns Hopkins University held on at No. 1 and 2. Occidental College and Pomona Pitzer Colleges, Claremont Mudd Scripps Colleges and California Lutheran University, Chapman University and the Massachusetts Insitute of Technology and the University of California-Santa Cruz and Whittier College all exchanged positions as the No. 3 through 10 spots in the poll changed.
Division III Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | October 29 Poll | Points |
| 1 | University of Redlands | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | Occidental College | 4 | 85 |
| 4 | Pomona Pitzer Colleges | 3 | 84 |
| 5 | Claremont Mudd Scripps Colleges | 6 | 79 |
| 6 | California Lutheran University | 5 | 77 |
| 7 | Chapman University | 8 | 71 |
| 8 | MIT | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | University of California, Santa Cruz | 10 | 57 |
| 10 | Whittier College | 9 | 50 |
| RV | Penn State Erie-The Behrend College | NR | 11 |
In the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 poll, the No. 1 through 6 positions experienced little change as Saint Francis College (N.Y.), Brown University, the United States Naval Academy, Bucknell University, Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University held onto their rankings from last week. The only change in the Top Six occurred at No. 4 as Bucknell attained sole possession of the spot by edging Princeton by two points in this week's balloting after tying with the Tigers last week.
The bottom four positions of the poll experienced dramatic change as Mercyhurst College, George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology jumped to No. 7 through 9 and Iona College fell back to No. 10.
CWPA Poll | |||
Rank |
Team |
October 29 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Saint Francis College (N.Y.) | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Brown University | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | United States Naval
Academy | 3 | 89 |
| 4 | Bucknell University | 4 (T) | 84 |
| 5 | Princeton University | 4 (T) | 82 |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins University | 6 | 73 |
| 7 | Mercyhurst College | 8 | 67 |
| 8 | George Washington University | 9 | 54 |
| 9 | MIT | 10 | 58 |
| 10 | Iona College | 7 | 40 |
| RV | Fordham University | RV | 23 |
