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Collegiate Water Polo Association Releases 2024 Week 1/September 19 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 & Division III Top 10 Polls

Collegiate Water Polo Association Releases 2024 Week 1/September 19 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 & Division III Top 10 Polls

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2024 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 and Division III Top 10 Week 1/September 19 Polls.

Released each week during the season, the Top 20 and Division III Top 10 polls have no bearing on qualifiers for either the National Collegiate Club Championship or the Division III Collegiate Club Championship.

2024 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 (Week 1/September 19)

Defending National Champion the University of California-San Diego remains at No. 1 in the nation as the 2024 Week 19/September 19 Men’s Collegiate Club National Top 20 Poll is released by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA).

UC-San Diego (93 points) holds a narrow two point margin over both the University of Florida (91 points) and the University of California (91 points) as the Gators and Golden Bears share the No. 2 berth after rating at No. 2 and 3, respectively, in the preseason voting.

Michigan State University (89 points), the University of California-Los Angeles (86 points), California Polytechnic State University (79 points) and Washington University in St. Louis (64 points) remain at No. 4-to-7 with the University of Virginia (59 points) and San Diego State University (53 points) cracking the Top 10 at No. 8 and 9.

Dartmouth College (51 points) and the University of Michigan (48 points) slip to No. 10 and 11, while the University of California-Irvine (47 points), Pennsylvania State University (40 points) and the University of Colorado (34 points) rate at No. 12-to-14.

The United States Military Academy (26 points) and the United States Naval Academy (26 points) march and sail into a tie at No. 15. 

The University of California-Santa Barbara (17 points), Arizona State University (14 points) and the University of Texas (30 points) take over at No. 17-to-19 with the University of Oregon (9 points) and the University of Washington (9 points) completing the Top 20 in a tie for the final position.

2024 Men’s Collegiate Club Top 20 (Week 1/September 19)

Rank Team 2024 Preseason Poll
Points
1
University of California-San Diego
1
93
2 (T)
University of Florida
2
91
2 (T) University of California
3
91
4 Michigan State University
4 89
5
University of California-Los Angeles
5 82
6
California Polytechnic State University
6
79
7
Washington University in St. Louis 7 64
8
University of Virginia
11
59
9 San Diego State University
14 (T) 53
10
Dartmouth College
8
51
11
University of Michigan
9
48
12
University of California-Irvine
13 47
13
Pennsylvania State University
17 40
14
University of Colorado
10
34
15 (T)
United States Military Academy
RV 26
15 (T)
United States Naval Academy
NR
26
17
University of California-Santa Barbara
14 (T)
17
18
Arizona State University
12 14
19
University of Texas
RV
12
20 (T)
University of Washington
NR 9
20 (T) University of Oregon
16 9
RV Georgia Institute of Technology
RV 6
RV University of Utah
18 5
RV Baylor University
20 (T) 5
RV Virgnia Polytechnic Institute & State University
NR 2
RV University of Alabama 20 (T) 1

 

2024 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 (Week 1/September 19)

Washington University in St. Louis tops the 2024 Week 1/September 19 Men’s Division III Collegiate Club National Top 10 Poll.

A seven-time Division III Collegiate Club National Champion, Washington (97 points) leads a Top 10 poll which experiences significant changes from the preseason voting.

The University of California-Santa Cruz (92 points), Macalester College (90 points) and Tufts University (87 points) break a tie at No. 2 to stand at No. 2-to-4, respectively, this week with Carnegie Mellon University (81 points), New York University (74 points), Augustana College (63 points) and Bowdoin College (61 points) retaining their prior billing at No. 5-to-8.

Middlebury College (42 points) and Wesleyan University (38 points) complete the rankings by breaking into the Top 10 after receiving votes in the Preseason Poll.

2024 Men’s Club Division III Top 10 (Week 1/September 19)

Rank Team 2024 Preseason Poll Points
1
Washington University in St. Louis
1
97
2
University of California-Santa Cruz
2 (T)
92
3
Macalester College
2 (T)
90
4
Tufts University
2 (T)
87
5
Carnegie Mellon University
5
81
6
New York University
6
74
7 Augustana College
7 63
8
Bowdoin College
8
61
9 Middlebury College
RV 42
10
Wesleyan University
RV 38
RV
United States Coast Guard Academy
9 24
RV
Amherst College
RV 15
RV
Colby College
10 11

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