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National Collegiate Athletic Association Releases Rating Percentage Index Rankings Through Games of April 12

Apr 14, 2026

National Collegiate Athletic Association Releases Rating Percentage Index Rankings Through Games of April 12
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2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Water Polo RPI (through Games of April 12)

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) published the organization’s Rating Percentage Index (RPI) calculations for women’s water polo through games of Sunday, April 12, and the conclusion of conference championship competition in each league with the exception of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC).

The rating is utilized to compare teams based upon a program’s wins, losses and strength of schedule.

2025-26 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Water Polo Rating Percentage Index (through Games of April 12)
NOTE: AQ indicates automatic qualifier for 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s National Collegiate Championship

RPI Rank Team Conference RPI Value Previous RPI
1 Stanford (AQ) MPSF 0.74654 2
2 UCLA MPSF 0.74192 1
3 Southern California MPSF 0.69489 3
4 California MPSF 0.68471 4
5 Arizona St. MPSF 0.63584 5
6 Loyola Marymount (AQ) GCC 0.62771 7
7 Harvard (AQ) CWPA 0.6268 8
8 Hawaii (AQ) Big West 0.6267 6
9 Princeton CWPA 0.6085 11
10 Long Beach State Big West 0.60633 10
11 Michigan CWPA 0.60298 9
12 Marist MAAC 0.60044 12
13 Fresno St. GCC 0.59438 14
14 Indiana MPSF 0.58932 13
15 San Diego St. GCC 0.58849 15
16 Wagner (AQ) MAAC 0.57944 17
17 UC Irvine Big West 0.5715 16
18 Villanova MAAC 0.55503 18
19 UC San Diego Big West 0.54535 19
20 California Baptist GCC 0.53965 21
21 San Jose St. MPSF 0.5392 20
22 UC Davis Big West 0.53368 22
23 Pacific GCC 0.52834 23
24 Brown CWPA 0.52559 24
25 La Salle MAAC 0.50661 26
26 Cocordia (AQ) WWPA 0.50064 32
27 Bucknell CWPA 0.49873 29
28 Salem WWPA 0.49862 25
29 CSUN Big West 0.49825 27
30 Cal St. Fullerton Big West 0.49783 28
31 Pomona-Pitzer SCIAC 0.49346 33
32 Siena MAAC 0.49151 30
33 Augustana CWPA 0.48546 36
34 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps SCIAC 0.4843 34
35 Azusa Pacific GCC 0.48025 35
36 Saint Francis CWPA 0.4802 31
37 Iona MAAC 0.46913 37
38 Long Island MAAC 0.46563 40
39 Mount St. Mary’s MAAC 0.46467 39
40 Cal Lutheran SCIAC 0.45666 41
41 Macalester CWPA 0.4557 42
42 Biola WWPA 0.45561 44
43 McKendree WWPA 0.45244 38
44 UC Santa Barbara Big West 0.4475 43
45 VMI MAAC 0.44025 45
46 Chapman SCIAC 0.43118 47
47 Cal St. Monterey Bay WWPA 0.42731 48
48 Santa Clara GCC 0.41506 50
49 Fresno Pacific WWPA 0.41114 53
50 Mercyhurst CWPA 0.40715 49
51 Gannon WWPA 0.40439 46
52 Washington & Jefferson CWPA 0.40134 51
53 Austin CWPA 0.40104 52
54 Whittier SCIAC 0.38449 55
55 Occidental SCIAC 0.38339 54
56 UC Merced WWPA 0.37553 56
57 Carthage CWPA 0.36952 57
58 La Verne SCIAC 0.34997 58
59 Connecticut College CWPA 0.34707 59
60 Grove City CWPA 0.33843 60
61 Redlands SCIAC 0.33369 61
62 Penn St.-Behrend CWPA 0.31687 62
63 Caltech SCIAC 0.29603 63
64 Wheaton CWPA 0.27084 64

 

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