October 31, 2007

COLLEGIATE WATER POLO ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES MEN'S NATIONAL POLLS

COLLEGIATE WATER POLO ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES MEN'S OCTOBER 31 CWPA, DIVISION III, VARSITY & COLLEGIATE CLUB NATIONAL POLLS

BRIDGEPORT, PA (October 31, 2007) - The Collegiate Water Polo Association has announced the October 31 CWPA Top 10, Division III Top 10, National Collegiate Varsity Top 20 and National Collegiate Club Men's Water Polo polls.

The University of Redlands maintained its position as the #1 team in the nation as the squad received 100 points to stay a unanimous selection as the top squad in the Division III ranks. Johns Hopkins University, Pomona-Pitzer College, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges and California Lutheran University round out the Top Five as the top eight positions in the poll remained unchanged. Whittier College, which received votes last week, jumped up to #9 this week forcing the University of La Verne back to #10 and Chapman University out of the Top 10.

Men's Division III National Collegiate Top 10 Poll

  October 31 Poll   
Rank School Name 10/24 Poll Total Points
1 University of Redlands 1 100
2 Johns Hopkins University 2 94
3 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 3 91
4 Claremont Mudd Scripps Colleges 4 85
5 California Lutheran University 5 79
6 University of California, Santa Cruz 6 73
7 MIT 7 71
8 Occidental College 8 67
9 Whittier College RV 47
10 University of La Verne 9 45
RV Chapman University 10 23




The National Varsity Top 20, CWPA, Division III and National Collegiate Club polls will be released each Wednesday during the season by 5:00 p.m.  Additional information can be found at:  www.collegiatewaterpolo.org