BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 and Division III Top 10 Week 10/April 9 Polls.
2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 (Week 10)
The University of Michigan returns to the lead position in the Week 10/April 9 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 rankings.
The Wolverines (100 points) – who were displaced from No. 1 last week by the University of California-Los Angeles – regains the top spot with the University of California-Santa Barbara (93 points) and the University of California (79 points) moving up to No. 2 and 3.
The University of Florida (78 points) and the University of Texas (76 points) rise to No. 4 and 5 with UCLA (74 points) and California Polytechnic State University (74 points) tying at No. 6. The University of California-San Diego (66 points), Arizona State University (62 points) and California State University-Chico (56 points) complete the Top 10.
The University of Colorado (50 points), Northeastern University (45 points), the United States Naval Academy (40 points), previously unranked the University of California-Santa Cruz (37 points) and the University of Washington (27 points) take over at No. 11-to-15 with San Diego State University (20 points) and Pennsylvania State University (20 points) tying at No. 16.
Previously unranked Yale University (19 points), Grand Valley State University (17 points) and the University of Notre Dame (5 points) complete the Week 10 Top 20.
2026 Women’s Club Top 20 (Week 10/April 9) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 9 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 2 | 100 |
| 2 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 3 | 93 |
| 3 | University of California | 4 | 79 |
| 4 | University of Florida | 7 | 78 |
| 5 | University of Texas | 8 (T) | 76 |
| 6 (T) | California Polytechnic State University | 6 | 74 |
| 6 (T) | University of California-Los Angeles | 1 | 74 |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 5 | 66 |
| 9 | Arizona State University | 11 | 62 |
| 10 | California State University-Chico | 8 (T) | 56 |
| 11 | University of Colorado | 10 | 50 |
| 12 | Northeastern University | 12 | 45 |
| 13 | United States Naval Academy | 13 | 40 |
| 14 | University of California-Santa Cruz | NR | 37 |
| 15 | University of Washington | 14 | 27 |
| 16 (T) | Pennsylvania State University | 16 | 20 |
| 16 (T) | San Diego State University | 15 | 20 |
| 18 | Yale University | NR | 19 |
| 19 | Grand Valley State University | 17 | 17 |
| 20 | University of Notre Dame | 20 | 5 |
| RV | Cornell University | 18 (T) | 3 |
| RV |
University of Vermont | RV | 3 |
| RV |
University of Oregon | 18 (T) | 3 |
2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Division III Top 10 (Week 10)
The University of California-Santa Cruz continues at No. 1 in the Week 10/April 9 Women’s Collegiate Club Division III Top 10 Poll.
The Banana Slugs (100 points), New York University (92 points), Bowdoin College (90 points), Emory University (85 points) and Washington University in St. Louis (83 points) stay at No. 1-to-5 with the quintet of Tufts University (72 points), the United States Coast Guard Academy (69 points), Middlebury College (66 points), Carnegie Mellon University (64 points) and Colby College (57 points) rearranging to rate at No. 6-to-10.
2026 Women’s Club Top 10 (Week 10/April 9) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 9 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | New York University | 2 | 92 |
| 3 | Bowdoin College | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | Emory University | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | Washington University in St. Louis | 5 | 83 |
| 6 | Tufts University | 8 | 72 |
| 7 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | 6 (T) | 69 |
| 8 | Middlebury College | 9 | 66 |
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon University | 6 (T) | 64 |
| 10 | Colby College | 10 | 57 |
