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National Collegiate Athletic Association Releases Rating Percentage Index Rankings Through Games of April 19

Apr 21, 2026

National Collegiate Athletic Association Releases Rating Percentage Index Rankings Through Games of April 19
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2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Water Polo RPI (through Games of April 19)

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 19, and the conclusion of conference championship competition in each league.

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 19)
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 0.74663 1
2 UCLA MPSF 0.74197 2
3 Southern California MPSF 0.69564 3
4 California MPSF 0.68474 4
5 Arizona St. MPSF 0.63555 5
6 Loyola Marymount (AQ) Golden Coast 0.62755 6
7 Harvard (AQ) CWPA 0.62751 7
8 Hawaii (AQ) Big West 0.62687 8
9 Princeton CWPA 0.60835 9
10 Long Beach State Big West 0.60718 10
11 Michigan CWPA 0.60303 11
12 Marist MAAC 0.60052 12
13 Fresno St. Golden Coast 0.59396 13
14 Indiana MPSF 0.58932 14
15 San Diego St. Golden Coast 0.58874 15
16 Wagner (AQ) MAAC 0.58017 16
17 UC Irvine Big West 0.57227 17
18 Villanova MAAC 0.55511 18
19 UC San Diego Big West 0.54551 19
20 California Baptist Golden Coast 0.54048 20
21 San Jose St. MPSF 0.53924 21
22 UC Davis Big West 0.53443 22
23 Pacific Golden Coast 0.52789 23
24 Brown CWPA 0.52564 24
25 La Salle MAAC 0.5058 25
26 Concordia (AQ) WWPA 0.50109 26
27 Cal St. Fullerton Big West 0.50084 30
28 CSUN Big West 0.49994 29
29 Bucknell CWPA 0.49862 27
30 Salem (W.Va.) WWPA 0.49845 28
31 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps SCIAC 0.49757 34
32 Pomona-Pitzer SCIAC 0.4961 31
33 Siena MAAC 0.49152 32
34 Augustana (Ill.) CWPA 0.48431 33
35 Saint Francis CWPA 0.48036 36
36 Azusa Pacific Golden Coast 0.47992 35
37 Macalester CWPA 0.4758 41
38 Iona MAAC 0.46996 37
39 Long Island MAAC 0.46646 38
40 Mount St. Mary’s MAAC 0.46449 39
41 Biola WWPA 0.45574 42
42 Cal Lutheran SCIAC 0.45486 40
43 McKendree WWPA 0.45271 43
44 UC Santa Barbara Big West 0.44779 44
45 VMI MAAC 0.44337 45
46 Chapman SCIAC 0.43529 46
47 Cal St. Monterey Bay WWPA 0.42795 47
48 Santa Clara Golden Coast 0.4153 48
49 Fresno Pacific WWPA 0.41058 49
50 Carthage CWPA 0.40929 57
51 Austin CWPA 0.40839 53
52 Mercyhurst CWPA 0.4074 50
53 Gannon WWPA 0.40649 51
54 Washington & Jefferson CWPA 0.4031 52
55 Occidental SCIAC 0.3843 55
56 Whittier SCIAC 0.38262 54
57 UC Merced WWPA 0.37687 56
58 Grove City CWPA 0.36996 60
59 Connecticut College CWPA 0.364 59
60 La Verne SCIAC 0.35188 58
61 Redlands SCIAC 0.33686 61
62 Penn St.-Behrend CWPA 0.32661 62
63 Caltech SCIAC 0.3055 63
64 Wheaton (Mass.) CWPA 0.26859 64

 

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