BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2025 Week 13/April 16 Women’s Varsity National Top 25, Division III Top 10, CWPA Top Five and CWPA Division III Top Five Polls.
The University of Southern California and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges remain locks at No. 1 in National Top 25 and Division III Top 10 balloting, while Princeton University acquires sole custody of the lead position in the CWPA Top Five poll with 2025 CWPA Division III Champion Augustana College climbing up the ranks to the top spot in the CWPA Division III Top 5 voting.
Voted on by a panel of coaches from around the country based on the cumulative results of the season, the polls will be compiled and released on Wednesday during the season starting the Wednesday following the first regular season contest.
2025 Women’s Varsity National Top 25 (Week 13)
The University of Southern California retains the No. 1 position in the Week 13/April 16 Women’s Varsity National Top 25 Poll.
USC (99 points) – which was tied with Stanford University (97 points) for the No. 1 spot two weeks ago prior to moving ahead of the Cardinal last week – retains a two point margin to remain on top of the national women’s water polo scene.
The first change comes at No. 3 as the University of California-Los Angeles (91 points) surpasses the University of Hawaii (87 points). The University of California (76 points), Long Beach State University (70 points), the University of California-Irvine (61 points) and Fresno State (60 points) hang on at No. 5-to-8, respectively, with Princeton University (58 points) and Loyola Marymount University (54 points) exchanging the No. 9 and 10 berths.
Arizona State University (53 points), Indiana University (51 points) and the University of California-San Diego (49 points) rearrange to stand at No. 11-to-13, while San Jose State University (48 points) and Harvard University (48 points) enter a tie at No. 14.
The University of Michigan (40 points) slips back to No. 16 with the University of California-Davis (33 points), Wagner College (27 points), the University of California-Santa Barbara (26 points) and Brown University (22 points) remaining stagnant at No. 17-to-20.
San Diego State University (14 points) and University of the Pacific (14 points) move into a tie at No. 21 prior to Marist College (10 points) and California State University-Northridge (8 points) taking over at No. 23 and 24.
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (5 points) and Long Island University (5 points) complete the Week 13 Top 25 rankings in a tie for the final position.
2025 Women’s Varsity Top 25 (Week 13/April 16)
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| Rank | Team | Week 12 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of Southern California | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 2 | 97 |
| 3 |
University of California-Los Angeles | 4 | 92 |
| 4 | University of Hawaii | 3 | 87 |
| 5 |
University of California | 5 | 76 |
| 6 | Long Beach State University | 6 | 70 |
| 7 | University of California-Irvine | 7 | 61 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 8 | 60 |
| 9 | Princeton University | 10 | 58 |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount University | 9 | 54 |
| 11 | Arizona State University | 11 (T) | 53 |
| 12 | Indiana University | 14 (T) | 51 |
| 13 | University of California-San Diego | 11 (T) | 49 |
| 14 (T) | San Jose State University | 13 | 48 |
| 14 (T) | Harvard University | 14 (T) | 48 |
| 16 | University of Michigan | 14 (T) | 40 |
| 17 | University of California-Davis | 17 | 33 |
| 18 | Wagner College | 18 | 27 |
| 19 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 19 | 26 |
| 20 | Brown University | 20 | 22 |
| 21 (T) | University of the Pacific | 23 | 14 |
| 21 (T) | San Diego State University | 21 | 14 |
| 23 | Marist College | RV | 10 |
| 24 | California State University-Northridge | 22 | 8 |
| 25 (T) | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 24 | 5 |
| 25 (T) | Long Island University | RV | 5 |
| RV | California Baptist University | 25 | 2 |
| RV | La Salle University | NR | 1 |
2025 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 13)
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges continues at No. 1 in the Week 13/April 16 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 Poll.
Pomona-Pitzer (100 points), Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (95 points), Chapman University (89 points), California Lutheran University (86 points) and the University of La Verne (79 points) hang on at No. 1-to-5, respectively, with Occidental College (74 points) rising to No. 6.
2025 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Champion Augustana College (66 points) and runner-up Washington & Jefferson College (65 points) move up to No. 7 and 8, while Macalester College (64 points) and Austin College (57 points) slip back to No. 9 and 10.
2025 Women’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 13/April 16)
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| Rank | Team | Week 12 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
1 | 100 |
| 2 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
2 | 95 |
| 3 |
Chapman University | 3 | 89 |
| 4 | California Lutheran University | 4 | 86 |
| 5 |
University of La Verne | 5 | 79 |
| 6 | Occidental College | 7 | 74 |
| 7 | Augustana College | 10 | 66 |
| 8 | Washington & Jefferson College | 9 | 65 |
| 9 | Macalester College | 8 | 64 |
| 10 | Austin College | 6 | 57 |
2025 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 5 (Week 13)
The No. 1 position in the Week 13/April 16 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division I Top Five Poll becomes the solo property of Princeton University as the Tigers shatter a tie with Harvard University from last week.
2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023 and 2024 league champion Princeton (99 points) and Harvard (95 points) – which share the CWPA regular season title – remain on top of the CWPA mountain with 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022 league champion the University of Michigan (91 points) just off the pace of the Tigers and Crimson.
Brown University (85 points) and Bucknell University (80 points) remain steady at No. 4 and 5 for another week.
2025 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 5 (Week 13/April 16)
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| Rank | Team | Week 12 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Princeton University | 1 (T) | 99 |
| 2 | Harvard University | 1 (T) | 95 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 3 | 91 |
| 4 |
Brown University |
4 | 85 |
| 5 | Bucknell University |
5 | 80 |
2025 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Top 5 (Week 13)
Augustana College takes over at No. 1 in the Week 13/April 16 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Top Five Poll following the Vikings’ victory at home during the 2025 CWPA Division III Championship over the weekend in Rock Island, Ill.
Ranked No. 4 last week, three-time CWPA Champion (2023, 2024, 2025) Augustana (97 points) and runner-up Washington & Jefferson College (95 points) – which was rated at No. 3 in the Week 12 voting – flip the poll to take over at No. 1 and 2 from 2021 and 2022 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Champion/2025 CWPA Division III regular season champion Austin College (87 points) and 2017, 2018 and 2019 CWPA Division III Champion Macalester College (91 points).
Macalester and Austin drop back to No. 3 and 4 based on the order of finish at the CWPA Division III Championship with previously unranked Carthage College (80 points) claiming the No. 5 position.
2025 Women’s Varsity Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Top 5 (Week 13/April 16)
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| Rank | Team | Week 12 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | Augustana College | 4 | 97 |
| 2 |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3 | 95 |
| 3 | Macalester College | 2 | 91 |
| 4 | Austin College | 1 | 87 |
| 5 | Carthage College | NR | 80 |
