BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2024 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 and Division III Top 10 Week 7/October 31 Polls.
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.
2024 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 (Week 7/October 31)
The University of California-San Diego continues at No. 1 in the Week 7/October 31 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 Poll.
Southwest Division Champion UC-San Diego (96 points) – which was tied with the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of California-Davis at No. 1 last week two weeks ago prior to attaining sole custody of the lead spot last week – holds a one point lead over new runner-up/Pacific Coast Division Champion California Polytechnic State University.
Sierra Pacific Division Champion California Maritime Academy (85 points) improves four places to achieve a No. 3 ranking, while Florida Division Champion the University of Florida (83 points), the University of California (78 points), the University of California-Los Angeles (77 points), Big Ten Division Champion the University of Michigan (73 points), the University of California-Santa Barbara (69 points), UC-Davis (58 points) and San Diego State University (48 points) rearrange to complete the Top 10.
Michigan State University (39 points), the United States Military Academy (38 points) and the University of Texas (31 points) take over at No. 11-to-13 with the duo of the University of Oregon (27 points) and Boston University (27 points) tying at No. 14.
The University of Colorado (22 points), Pennsylvania State University (21 points) and Oregon State University (20 points) come in at No. 16-to-18 with Texas A&M University (17 points) and the University of Virginia (17 points) tying at No. 19 to complete the Top 20.
2024 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 (Week 7/October 31) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 6 Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
University of California-San Diego |
1 |
96 |
| 2 |
California Polytechnic State University |
5 |
95 |
| 3 |
California Maritime Academy |
7 |
85 |
| 4 |
University of Florida |
3 |
83 |
| 5 |
University of California |
11 |
78 |
| 6 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
2 |
77 |
| 7 | University of Michigan | 8 (T) |
73 |
| 8 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
6 |
69 |
| 9 | University of California-Davis |
4 | 58 |
| 10 |
San Diego State University |
10 |
48 |
| 11 |
Michigan State University |
8 (T) |
39 |
| 12 |
United States Military Academy | 13 | 38 |
| 13 |
University of Texas |
NR | 31 |
| 14 (T) |
University of Oregon |
17 |
27 |
| 14 (T) |
Boston University |
20 | 27 |
| 16 |
University of Colorado |
15 |
22 |
| 17 |
Pennsylvania State University |
19 |
21 |
| 18 |
Oregon State University |
NR |
20 |
| 19 (T) |
Texas A&M University |
12 |
17 |
| 19 (T) |
University of Virginia |
16 | 17 |
| RV | Georgia Institute of Technology | 14 | 15 |
| RV | Iowa State University |
NR | 5 |
| RV | University of Notre Dame |
RV | 4 |
| RV | California State University-Chico | 18 |
3 |
| RV | Boise State University |
RV | 1 |
| RV | West Chester University |
NR | 1 |
2024 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 (Week 7/October 31)
Washington University in St. Louis maintains the top spot in the 2024 Week 7/October 31 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 Poll.
A seven-time Division III Collegiate Club National Champion and the 2024 Great Lakes Division Champion, Washington (99 points) expands its lead in the Division III rankings to four points compared to the University of California-Santa Cruz (95 points), while Tufts University (91 points) continues at No. 3.
Augustana College (83 points), the United States Coast Guard Academy (79 points), Amherst College (78 points), New York University (69 points), Bowdoin College (65 points), Colby College (59 points) and Middlebury College (35 points) rate at No. 4-to-10, respectively.
2024 Men’s Club Division III Top 10 (Week 7/October 31) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 6 Poll | Points |
| 1 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
1 |
99 |
| 2 |
University of California-Santa Cruz |
2 |
95 |
| 3 |
Tufts University | 3 |
91 |
| 4 |
Augustana College |
4 (T) |
83 |
| 5 |
United States Coast Guard Academy |
4 (T) |
79 |
| 6 |
Amherst College |
6 (T) |
78 |
| 7 | New York University | 6 (T) | 69 |
| 8 |
Bowdoin College |
8 | 65 |
| 9 | Colby College |
9 | 59 |
| 10 |
Middlebury College |
10 |
35 |
| RV |
Carnegie Mellon University |
RV | 11 |
| RV |
Bates College |
RV | 11 |
