USC, Redlands & St. Francis Top October 29 Men's Varsity Polls

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The University of Southern California and the University of Redlands remain No. 1 in the Varsity and Division III ranks for another week, while Saint Francis College (N.Y.) broke out of a tie for first place in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 to regain sole possession of the top ranking in the league as the October 29 Men's Varsity National Polls were released by the Collegiate Water Polo Association league office.

In the Varsity Top 20 poll, USC held onto the top spot for another week after claiming the No. 1 ranking five weeks ago for the first time since 2007. Like the previous two weeks, the Trojans garnered 100 points and are a unanimous choice as the top team in the nation.

Although the Top 10 teams in the poll remain unchanged from the October 22 poll, the order of the institutions shifted dramatically as six of the teams received new rankings.

Stanford University held onto the No. 2 ranking in the poll, while the University of California-Los Angeles moved up one place to third to drop the University of California-Berkeley back to fourth place as the Bruins knocked off the Golden Bears 11-10 last week.

Loyola Marymount University and Pepperdine University traded the fifth and sixth positions, while the University of California-Santa Barbara and the University of California-San Diego exchanged seventh and eighth.

The University of California-Irvine, Long Beach State University and the University of California-Davis held onto No. 9, 10 and 11, respectively, to complete an All-California Top 11.

Saint Francis College (N.Y.) is the top non-West Coast institution as the Terriers moved up a spot to 12th this week, while the University of Redlands held firm at No. 13 and Santa Clara University slipped to No. 14 to give the West Coast 13 of the nation's Top 14 teams.

The East Coast dominates the No. 15-20 positions in the poll as the United States Naval Academy climbed to No. 15, Princeton University slipped to No. 16, Brown University improved one place to No. 17 and Bucknell University fell back to No. 20.

California Baptist University and University of the Pacific round out the Top 20 as they placed 18th and 19th this week.

The University of Redlands continues its domination of the Division III ranks as the Bulldogs held firm as a unanimous No. 1 selection in the October 29 Division III poll. Johns Hopkins University stayed at No. 2 for another week with 95 points, while Pomona-Pitzer Colleges remained at third with 90 points.

Occidental College, California Lutheran University, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chapman University, Whittier College and the University of California-Santa Cruz round out the Top 10.

In the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10, Saint Francis College (N.Y.) is the choice as the league's top team as the Terriers received 98 points to edge out Brown University for the top spot in the CWPA Top 10.

Brown, which was tied with Saint Francis last week for first in the league, slipped back to second with 95 points, the United States Naval Academy remained at third, Bucknell University and Princeton University tied for fourth and Johns Hopkins University kept control of sixth place.

Iona College moved up two places to No. 7, Mercyhurst College and George Washington University slipped back to No. 8 and 9 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology moved into the Top 10 at No. 10.