BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Stanford University remains the top-ranked team in the nation as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2022 Week 9/March 23 Women’s Varsity National Top 25, Division III Top 10, CWPA Top Five and CWPA Division III Top Five Polls.
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, the University of Michigan and Austin College also continue as the top-ranked teams in the Division III Top 10, CWPA Top Five and CWPA Division III Top Five Polls.
Voted on by a panel of coaches from the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), the Golden Coast Conference, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the Big West Conference, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and the CWPA based on the cumulative results of the season, the polls are compiled and released on Wednesday during the season.
2022 Women’s Varsity National Top 25 (Week 9)
Stanford University remains at No. 1 for the fourth time in as many weeks as the Cardinal top the Week 9/March 23 National Top 25 Poll.
The Cardinal (100 points) are a unanimous No. 1 selection and lead a Top 25 which experiences no changes in the first 13 positions as the University of California-Los Angeles (95 points), the University of Southern California (93 points), the University of California (88 points), the University of Hawaii (84 points), the University of California-Irvine (80 points), the University of Michigan (76 points), Fresno State University (72 points), Arizona State University (64 points), Long Beach State University (63 points), the University of California-Davis (60 points), the University of California-San Diego (58 points) and San Jose State University (53 points) retain the No. 2-to-13 spots, respectively.
Indiana University (45 points) edges Wagner College (44 points) to take over at No. 14, while University of the Pacific (41 points) slips to No. 16.
Loyola Marymount University (34 points) and the University of California-Santa Barbara (38 points) are now tied at No. 17, while Princeton University (25 points) and San Diego State University (25 points) move into a tie at No. 19.
Brown University (20 points), Harvard University (18 points) and Long Island University (11 points) remain at No. 21-to-23 with Marist College (7 points) and California State University-Northridge (7 points) completing the Top 25 in a tie at No. 24.
2022 Women’s Varsity Top 25 (Week 9/March 23)
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Rank | Team | Week 8 Poll |
Points |
1 |
Stanford University |
1 | 100 |
2 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
2 | 95 |
3 |
University of Southern California | 3 | 93 |
4 | University of California |
4 | 88 |
5 |
University of Hawaii |
5 |
84 |
6 | University of California-Irvine |
6 |
80 |
7 |
University of Michigan |
7 |
76 |
8 |
Fresno State University |
8 |
72 |
9 |
Arizona State University | 9 | 64 |
10 |
Long Beach State University |
10 |
63 |
11 |
University of California-Davis |
11 |
60 |
12 |
University of California-San Diego |
12 |
58 |
13 |
San Jose State University |
13 |
53 |
14 |
Indiana University |
15 (T) |
45 |
15 |
Wagner College |
14 |
44 |
16 |
University of the Pacific | 15 (T) |
41 |
17 (T) |
Loyola Marymount University |
17 |
34 |
17 (T) |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
18 |
34 |
19 (T) |
San Diego State University |
20 | 25 |
19 (T) |
Princeton University |
19 |
25 |
21 |
Brown University |
21 |
20 |
22 |
Harvard University |
22 |
18 |
23 |
Long Island University |
23 |
11 |
24 (T) |
Marist College |
24 |
7 |
24 (T) |
California State University Northridge |
25 | 7 |
RV | California Baptist University |
RV |
1 |
RV | Iona College |
RV | 1 |
RV | Bucknell University |
RV | 1 |
2022 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 9)
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges continues at No. 1 in the 2022 Women’s Varsity Division III Week 9/March 23 Top 10 Poll.
The Top 10 remains consistent from the March 16 poll as California Lutheran University (93 points), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (92 points), Whittier College (83 points), Austin College (80 points), the University of La Verne (77 points), Chapman University (70 points), the University of Redlands (65 points), Augustana College (60 points) and Occidental College (44 points) complete the rankings once again.
2022 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 9/March 23)
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Rank | Team | Week 8 Poll |
Points |
1 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
1 | 100 |
2 |
California Lutheran University |
2 | 93 |
3 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges | 3 |
92 |
4 | Whittier College |
4 | 83 |
5 | Austin College |
5 |
80 |
6 |
University of La Verne |
6 | 77 |
7 | Chapman University |
7 | 70 |
8 |
University of Redlands |
8 |
65 |
9 | Augustana College |
9 | 60 |
10 | Occidental College |
10 | 44 |
RV | Washington & Jefferson College |
NR | 11 |
2022 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 5 (Week 9)
Five-time defending Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Champion the University of Michigan continues at No. 1 in the 2022 CWPA Division I Week 9/March 23 Top Five Poll.
The 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 league champion, Michigan (100 points) remains the undisputed/unanimous No. 1 selection.
Princeton University (95 points), Brown University (90 points), Harvard University.(85 points) and Saint Francis University (64 points) round out the Top Five.
2022 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 5 (Week 9/March 23)
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Rank | Team | Week 8 Poll |
Points |
1 | University of Michigan |
1 | 100 |
2 | Princeton University |
2 |
95 |
3 |
Brown University |
3 | 90 |
4 | Harvard University |
4 |
85 |
5 | Saint Francis University |
5 |
64 |
RV | Bucknell University |
RV |
16 |
2022 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Top 5 (Week 9)
2021 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III champion Austin College remains the top-ranked program in the 2022 CWPA Division III Week 9/March 23 Top Five Poll.
The Kangaroos (100 points) continue as a unanimous No. 1 pick with Augustana College (95 points), Wittenberg University (90 points), Macalester College (66 points) and Washington & Jefferson College (51 points) following at No. 2-to-5, respectively.
2022 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Top 5 (Week 9/March 23)
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Rank | Team | Week 8 Poll |
Points |
1 | Austin College |
1 | 100 |
2 |
Augustana College |
2 | 95 |
3 | Wittenberg University |
3 | 90 |
4 | Macalester College | 4 | 66 |
5 | Washington & Jefferson College |
5 | 51 |
RV | Grove City College |
RV | 48 |