BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 and Division III Top 10 Week 11/April 16 Polls.
2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 (Week 11)
The University of Michigan retains its prior position as a unanimous top selection in the Week 11/April 16 Women’s Collegiate Club Top 20 rankings.
The Wolverines (100 points) – who returned to the lead position last week – is followed by the University of California-San Diego (89 points) and the University of California (89 points) as the Tritons and Golden Bears move into a tie at No. 2.
The University of Florida (85 points) continues at No. 4 with the University of California-Los Angeles (84 points), Arizona State University (68 points), California Polytechnic State University (66 points) and the University of California-Santa Barbara (65 points) taking over at No. 5-to-8.
The University of Texas (59 points) and the United States Naval Academy (59 points) tie at No. 9 to complete the Top 10.
Northeastern University (55 points), the University of Washington (40 points), California State University-Chico (38 points), San Diego State University (36 points), Grand Valley State University (32 points), Pennsylvania State University (22 points) and the University of Colorado (13 points) rearrange to rate at No. 11-to-17.
Cornell University (9 points) and Yale University (9 points) tie at No. 18 before San Jose State University (8 points) completes the Top 20 in the final position.
2026 Women’s Club Top 20 (Week 11/April 16) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 10 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of Michigan | 1 | 100 |
| 2 (T) | University of California-San Diego | 8 | 89 |
| 2 (T) | University of California | 3 | 89 |
| 4 | University of Florida | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California-Los Angeles | 6 (T) | 84 |
| 6 | Arizona State University | 9 | 68 |
| 7 | California Polytechnic State University | 6 (T) | 66 |
| 8 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 2 | 65 |
| 9 (T) | University of Texas | 5 | 59 |
| 9 (T) | United States Naval Academy | 13 | 59 |
| 11 | Northeastern University | 12 | 55 |
| 12 | University of Washington | 15 | 40 |
| 13 | California State University-Chico | 10 | 38 |
| 14 | San Diego State University | 16 (T) | 36 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State University | 19 | 32 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania State University | 16 (T) | 22 |
| 17 | University of Colorado | 11 | 13 |
| 18 (T) | Cornell University | RV | 9 |
| 18 (T) | Yale University | 18 | 9 |
| 20 | San Jose State University | NR | 8 |
| RV | University of Oregon | RV | 5 |
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University of Notre Dame | 20 | 4 |
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University of California-Santa Cruz | 14 | 2 |
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Texas A&M University | RV | 2 |
2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Division III Top 10 (Week 11)
The University of California-Santa Cruz continues at No. 1 in the Week 11/April 16 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) maintaining the No. 6-to-10 positions as the Top 10 experiences no changes this week.
2026 Women’s Club Top 10 (Week 11/April 16) |
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| Rank | Team | Week 10 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 | 6 | 72 |
| 7 | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | 7 | 69 |
| 8 | Middlebury College | 8 | 66 |
| 9 | Carnegie Mellon University | 9 | 64 |
| 10 | Colby College | 10 | 57 |
