Long Beach City jumps to No. 1 in women's water polo poll; Men's top three unchanged
Previous Polls (women): Sept. 2 l Sep. 9
Previous Polls (men): Sept. 2 l Sep. 9
SARATOGA - For the first time in over two years, there’s a new #1 team in the CCCWPCA Women’s Top Ten poll. Long Beach City replaces two-time defending champion Santa Barbara City after knocking off the Vaqueros and previous #2 Riverside.
On the men’s side, the top three teams remained unchanged, but previously unranked LA Valley jumped all the way to #4. There was plenty of movement in spots four through ten.
The attention last week was on a pair of SoCal tournaments – the Golden West Invitational for the men and the Orange Coast Invitational for the women - that featured a plethora of Top Ten squads. This week, conference action begins for most teams. Will next week’s rankings stay the same or will change ripple the pools across the state?
2024 CCCWPCA WOMEN'S RANKINGS (Sep. 16) | |||||
RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | Comments |
1. | Long Beach City (9) | 7-1 | 198 | 3 | 4-0 at OCC Invite, topping prev. #1 SBCC, #3 RCC, #6 OCC |
2. | Santa Barbara City (1) | 7-1 | 188 | 1 | Beat #8 OCC, #10 Fullerton, lost to Long Beach at OCC Invite |
3. | Riverside City | 4-1 | 181 | 2 | W’s over #7 Saddleback and #8 OCC, lost 9-7 thriller to LBCC |
4. | West Valley | 6-3 | 163 | 4 | Went 4-0 at West Valley Invitational, topped #9 Cuesta |
5. | Sierra | 4-0 | 162 | 5 | Almost leapfrogged WVC after 10-6 win over Vikings |
6. | San Joaquin Delta | 5-1 | 110 | 9 | Lost season opener to WVC, went 4-0 at WVC Invite |
7. | Saddleback | 6-2 | 108 | 10 | 2-2 at OCC Invite, including win over #10 Fullerton |
8. | Orange Coast | 4-5 | 105 | 6 | Lost to murderer’s row: #1 LBCC, #2 SBCC, #3 RCC |
9. | Cuesta | 8-5 | 79 | 8 | Lost to #4 WVC, #6 Delta at WVC Invite |
10. | Fullerton | 2-5 | 62 | 7 | Lost twice to #7Saddleback and once to #2 SBCC |
Others receiving votes: Ventura (60), Merced (48), Citrus (34), SD Miramar (25), Golden West (15), Mt. San Antonio (12). | |||||
2024 CCCWPCA MEN'S RANKINGS (Sep. 16) | |||||
RK | School | Record | Pts | PR | Comments |
1. | Golden West (6) | 7-0 | 195 | 1 | Opened OEC with win over #6 OCC, went 6-0 at GW Invite |
2. | West Valley (3) | 6-2 | 193 | 2 | Beat #5 ARC, and UC Merced, fell to D1s UC Davis and Cal |
3. | Cuesta (1) | 4-0 | 107 | 3 | Had the week off, #1 GW and #2 WVC at Mt. SAC tourney Fri. |
4. | L.A. Valley | 2-3 | 151 | NR | Jumped into Top Ten with 2-2 showing at Golden West Invite |
5. | American River | 2-1 | 145 | 4 | Lost to #2 WVC at UC Davis Aggie Roundup |
6. | Orange Coast | 4-2 | 143 | 6 | 2 L’s to #1 GW, beat #4 LA Valley, #8 Cerritos, #10 Saddleback |
7. | Long Beach City | 3-1 | 132 | 5 | Idle for the week, #1 GW and #3 Cuesta on the horizon |
8. | Cerritos | 5-3 | 121 | 7 | Lost to #1 GW and #6 OCC, beat #10 Saddleback |
9. | Mt. San Antonio | 3-4 | 102 | 9 | No 3C2A contests, fell to four-year Whittier and Occidental |
10. | Saddleback | 2-4 | 101 | 8 | Fall to four ranked squads: GW, LA Valley, OCC, Cerritos |
Others receiving votes: Cypress (59), Grossmont (24), Modesto (11), Riverside (11). |
(Matt Folsom, CCWPCA)