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BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the Week 5/October 17 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 and Division III Top 10 Polls for the 2019 season.

Defending National Collegiate Club Champion Lindenwood University maintains its position on top of the national rankings, while Washington University in St. Louis retains the No. 1 spot in the Division III poll.

Released each week during the season, the Top 20 and Division III Top 10 polls have no bearing on qualifiers for either the National Collegiate Club Championship or the Division III Collegiate Club Championship.

2019 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 (Week 5/October 17)

Lindenwood University remains the top team in the nation per the Week 5/October 17 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 rankings for the 2019 season.

A four-time National Collegiate Club Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) and three-time Division III Club Champion (2006, 2007, 2008), the Lions (100 points) are the unanimous favorite to collect the program’s eighth National Championship crown.  Historically, Lindenwood has a chance to tie the all-time record of five Men’s National Collegiate Club Championships held by California Polytechnic State University (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007) if the Lions can stay at the head of the pride in 2019.

The first two positions remain the same from the preseason, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 voting as the University of California (94 points) hangs on at No. 2.

Change comes at No. 3 as Cal Poly (81 points) is now tied with the University of California-San Diego (81 points).  San Diego State University (78 points) jumps up to No. 5 with the University of Utah (76 points) sinking to No. 6.

The University of California-Los Angeles (72 points) holds at No. 7 with previously unranked the University of California-Santa Barbara (61 points) breaking into the Top 20 by tying California State University-Chico (61 points) at No. 8.

The University of Florida (57 points) slips to No. 10 with the duo of Michigan State University (50 points) and Texas A&M University (50 points) settling into a tie at No. 11.

The Ohio State University (38 points) and the University of Michigan (38 points) are tied at No. 13 with Boston College (27 points), the University of Texas (26 points), the University of California-Davis (21 points), Villanova University (17 points) and the United States Naval Academy (9 points) comprising No. 15-to-19, respectively.

Pennsylvania State University (8 points) and Stanford University (8 points) complete the Top 20 in a tie for the final position.

The 2019 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship will be decided at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Friday-Sunday, November 15-17.

2019 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 (Week 5/October 17)

Rank Team Week 4 Poll
Points
1
Lindenwood University
1 100
2 University of California
2 94
3 (T)
California Polytechnic State University 3 81
3 (T)
University of California-San Diego
5 81
5 San Diego State University
6 78
6 University of Utah
4 76
7 University of California-Los Angeles
7 72
8 (T)
University of California-Santa Barbara
NR 61
8 (T) California State University-Chico
9 61
10 University of Florida
8 57
11 (T)
Michigan State University
10 50
11 (T)
Texas A&M University
11
50
13 (T)
The Ohio State University
12
38
13 (T)
University of Michigan
13 38
15
Boston College
14 27
16
University of Texas
15
26
17
University of California-Davis
17
21
18
Villanova University
16 17
19
United States Naval Academy
20
9
20 (T)
Pennsylvania State University
19
8
20 (T)
Stanford University
NR 8
RV United States Military Academy 18 5
RV Cornell University
RV 4
RV Oregon State University
RV 3
RV University of Notre Dame
RV 1

 

2019 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 (Week 5/October 17)

Six-time defending Division III Collegiate Club National Champion Washington University in St. Louis continues a potential march to title No. 7 by topping the Week 5/October 17 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 Poll.

The 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Division III Collegiate Club Champion, Washington in St. Louis (98 points) holds a three-point lead over the University of California-Santa Cruz (95 points) for the No. 1 spot.

Overall, the first five spots in the Top 10 remain unchanged as the United States Coast Guard Academy (92 points), Grinnell College (84 points) and New York University (76 points) stick around at No. 3-to-5, respectively.

Tufts University (73 points) and Bates College (74 points) acquire sole possession of the No. 6 and 7 slots after tying at No. 6 last week, while Carnegie Mellon University (46 points) moves up to No. 8.

Colby College (39 points) and Macalester College (39 points) complete the Top 10 in a tie for the final position.

2019 Men’s Collegiate Club Division III Top 10 (Week 5/October 17)

Rank Team Week 4 Poll
Points
1
Washington University in St. Louis
1
98
2 University of California-Santa Cruz
2
95
3 U.S. Coast Guard Academy 3 92
4
Grinnell College
4 84
5 New York University
5 76
6
Tufts University
6 (T)
73
7 Bates College
6 (T) 69
8 Carnegie Mellon University
9 46
9 (T)
Colby College
8 39
9 (T) Macalester College
RV 39
RV Amherst College
10 38
RV Augustana College
RV 26

 

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