BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Defending National Champion the University of Florida reigns at No. 1 in the National Top 20, while Hartwick College continues to lead the Division III Top 10 in the Week 4/February 27 Women’s Collegiate Club Polls.
2020 Women’s Club National Top 20 (Week 4)
The defending National Champion Gators of the University of Florida, who were tied with 2019 National Championship runner-up/preseason favorite the University of California-Davis for the top spot in the Week 1/February 6 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 Poll prior to acquiring sole custody of the No. 1 spot in the Week 2/February 13 voting, breaks out of a tie with California Polytechnic State University in the Week 3/February 20 voting to reclaim sole custody of No. 1 in the Week 4/February 27 voting.
Florida (98 points) holds a narrow one-point lead over Cal Poly (97 points) as the team programs remain the dominant squads in women’s collegiate club water polo for another seven-day stretch.
The University of Michigan (89 points) stays at No. 3, while Fresno State University (84 points) and San Diego State University (77 points) trade the No. 4 and 5 slots.
The University of California-Santa Barbara (76 points) and Lindenwood University (63 points) stay at No. 6 and 7 with the University of California (62 points), the University of Washington (61 points) and the University of California-Los Angeles (54 points) rounding out the Top 10.
Grand Valley State University (51 points) moves up to No. 11, the University of California-Davis (42 points) slides to No. 12, Hartwick College (40 points) inches up to No. 13 and the University of California-San Diego (35 points) readjusts to No. 14.
Boston College (26 points), Pennsylvania State University (18 points) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (17 points) rate at No. 15-to-17 in front of Michigan State University (14 points) and the United States Air Force Academy (14 points) which are tied at No. 18.
The University of Oregon (9 points) holds the final position in the Top 20.
2020 Women’s Club Top 20 (Week 4/February 27) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 3 Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
University of Florida |
1 (T) |
98 |
| 2 |
California Polytechnic State University | 1 (T) |
97 |
| 3 |
University of Michigan |
3 |
89 |
| 4 |
Fresno State University |
5 |
84 |
| 5 |
San Diego State University |
4 |
77 |
| 6 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
6 | 76 |
| 7 |
Lindenwood University |
7 | 63 |
| 8 |
University of California |
9 (T) |
62 |
| 9 |
University of Washington |
8 | 61 |
| 10 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
9 (T) |
54 |
| 11 |
Grand Valley State University |
13 | 51 |
| 12 |
University of California-Davis | 11 |
42 |
| 13 |
Hartwick College |
14 |
40 |
| 14 |
University of California-San Diego |
12 |
35 |
| 15 |
Boston College |
15 |
26 |
| 16 |
Pennsylvania State University | 18 |
18 |
| 17 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 16 |
17 |
| 18 (T) |
Michigan State University |
20 | 14 |
| 18 (T) |
U.S. Air Force Academy |
NR |
14 |
| 20 |
University of Oregon |
17 | 9 |
| RV | The Ohio State University |
RV | 7 |
| RV |
Texas A&M University |
19 | 6 |
| RV |
Illinois State University |
NR | 5 |
| RV |
University of Virginia |
NR | 4 |
| RV |
Columbia University |
NR | 1 |
2020 Women’s Club Division III National Top 10 (Week 4)
Hartwick College remains at No. 1 in the Week 4/February 27 Women’s Division III Collegiate Club Top 10 Poll.
Changes are plentiful in the Division III ranks this week behind Hartwick (93 points) as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (92 points) moves up one place to take over at No. 2 and the University of California-Santa Cruz (90 points) assumes the No. 3 spot. Defending Division III Collegiate Club Champion Middlebury College (88 points) inches back to No. 4 with Washington University in St. Louis (87 points) moving to No. 5.
Carnegie Mellon University (74 points) and Grinnell College (65 points) hold down the No. 6 and 7 slots, respectively, while Tufts University (60 points) and Carleton College (60 points) are tied at No. 8.
New York University (54 points) rounds out the Top 10.
2020 Women’s Club Division III Top 10 (Week 4/February 27) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 3 Poll | Points |
| 1 |
Hartwick College |
1 |
93 |
| 2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
3 (T) | 92 |
| 3 |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
5 |
90 |
| 4 |
Middlebury College |
2 |
88 |
| 5 |
Washington University in St. Louis | 3 (T) |
87 |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon University |
6 | 74 |
| 7 | Grinnell College |
8 | 65 |
| 8 (T) |
Tufts University |
9 | 60 |
| 8 (T) | Carleton College |
10 | 60 |
| 10 | New York University |
7 | 54 |
| RV | Wellesley College | RV | 12 |
