2022 Men’s Varsity Top 20 (Week 1/September 7) |
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| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | University of California | 1 | 100 |
| 2 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
3 | 95 |
| 3 | University of Southern California |
2 | 90 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 4 |
86 |
| 5 |
University of the Pacific |
5 (T) | 70 |
| 6 | University of California-Davis |
7 | 76 |
| 7 | Long Beach State University |
5 (T) |
70 |
| 8 | University of California-Santa Barbara |
8 | 65 |
| 9 | Pepperdine University | 10 | 58 |
| 10 (T) |
San Jose State University | 9 | 51 |
| 10 (T) |
Princeton University |
11 | 51 |
| 12 |
University of California-Irvine |
12 | 49 |
| 13 |
University of California-San Diego |
13 (T) |
38 |
| 14 |
Harvard University |
16 | 35 |
| 15 |
Loyola Marymount University |
15 | 29 |
| 16 |
California Baptist University |
13 (T) |
26 |
| 17 |
Fordham University |
17 |
14 |
| 18 (T) |
Brown University |
19 |
9 |
| 18 (T) |
St. Francis College Brooklyn |
20 | 9 |
| 20 |
United States Naval Academy |
RV |
8 |
| RV | Santa Clara University |
RV | 5 |
| RV | George Washington University |
RV | 4 |
| RV | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
NR | 2 |
| RV | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
18 | 2 |
| RV | United States Air Force Academy |
RV | 2 |
| RV | Wagner College |
NR | 1 |
| RV | Bucknell University |
RV | 1 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Division III Top 10 (Week 1/September 7) |
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| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
1 | 99 |
| 2 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
2 | 95 |
| 3 | California Lutheran University |
4 | 91 |
| 4 (T) |
Johns Hopkins University | 5 | 77 |
| 4 (T) |
Whittier College |
3 |
77 |
| 6 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
6 | 76 |
| 7 | University of La Verne |
9 |
70 |
| 8 | University of Redlands |
7 | 59 |
| 9 | Chapman University |
8 | 52 |
| 10 | Occidental College |
RV | 38 |
| RV | Austin College |
10 | 28 |
| RV | Washington & Jefferson College |
RV | 13 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 1/September 7) |
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| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy |
3 (T) | 96 |
| 2 | Fordham University |
1 |
95 |
| 3 |
George Washington University |
2 | 94 |
| 4 | Wagner College |
5 | 84 |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University | RV | 49 |
| RV | Bucknell University | 3 (T) | 32 |
2022 Men’s Varsity Northeast Water Polo Conference Top 5 (Week 1/September 7) |
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| Rank | Team | Preseason Poll | Points |
| 1 | Princeton University | 1 | 100 |
| 2 |
Harvard University |
2 (T) |
95 |
| 3 | St. Francis College Brooklyn |
2 (T) | 89 |
| 4 | Brown University |
4 |
86 |
| 5 | Iona University |
5 | 80 |
