2022 Men’s Varsity Top 20 (Preseason) |
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| Rank | Team | 2021 Final Poll | Points |
| 1 | University of California | 1 | 98 |
| 2 |
University of Southern California | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles |
3 | 92 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 4 | 84 |
| 5 (T) |
University of the Pacific |
7 | 75 |
| 5 (T) | Long Beach State University |
6 | 75 |
| 7 | University of California-Davis | 5 | 70 |
| 8 | University of California-Santa Barbara |
8 | 65 |
| 9 | San Jose State University | 9 | 55 |
| 10 | Pepperdine University | 10 | 52 |
| 11 |
Princeton University |
12 | 49 |
| 12 |
University of California-Irvine |
11 | 42 |
| 13 (T) |
University of California-San Diego |
15 |
35 |
| 13 (T) |
California Baptist University |
13 | 35 |
| 15 |
Loyola Marymount University |
14 | 34 |
| 16 |
Harvard University |
20 |
27 |
| 17 |
Fordham University |
17 |
21 |
| 18 |
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
16 |
15 |
| 19 | Brown University |
19 | 11 |
| 20 |
St. Francis College Brooklyn |
18 |
8 |
| RV | George Washington University |
NR | 5 |
| RV | Santa Clara University |
RV | 4 |
| RV | Bucknell University |
NR | 4 |
| RV | United States Naval Academy |
RV | 3 |
| RV | United States Air Force Academy |
RV | 1 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Preseason) |
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| Rank | Team | 2021 Final Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
2 | 95 |
| 3 | Whittier College | 4 | 88 |
| 4 | California Lutheran University | 3 | 82 |
| 5 |
Johns Hopkins University |
5 |
78 |
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
8 | 76 |
| 7 | University of Redlands |
9 |
60 |
| 8 | Chapman University |
6 | 57 |
| 9 | University of La Verne |
10 | 49 |
| 10 | Austin College |
RV | 39 |
| RV | Occidental College |
7 | 28 |
| RV | Washington & Jefferson College |
NR | 12 |
| RV | Augustana College |
NR | 11 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Preseason) |
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| Rank | Team | 2021 Final Poll | Points |
| 1 | Fordham University | 1 | 97 |
| 2 | George Washington University |
3 | 96 |
| 3 (T) |
United States Naval Academy | 2 | 87 |
| 3 (T) | Bucknell University | 5 | 87 |
| 5 | Wagner College | 4 | 49 |
| RV | Johns Hopkins University | RV | 34 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Northeast Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Preseason) |
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| Rank | Team | 2021 Final Poll | Points |
| 1 | Princeton University | 1 | 99 |
| 2 (T) |
St. Francis College Brooklyn |
2 | 92 |
| 2 (T) | Harvard University |
3 (T) | 92 |
| 4 | Brown University |
3 (T) |
86 |
| 5 | Iona University |
5 | 81 |
