BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The University of Southern California, Whittier College and the United States Naval Academy remain the top teams in the nation as the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) released the November 11 Men's Varsity Top 20, Division III Top 10 and CWPA Top 10 polls.
Voted on by a panel of coaches and administrators from around the country during each week of the season and based on the cumulative results of each team, the Varsity Top 20, Division III Top 10 and Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 polls are released each Wednesday during the season until the Wednesday following the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship hosted by Princeton University in early December.
Men's Top 20 Varsity Poll
The University of Southern California earned its fifth consecutive week, and seventh overall, as the No. 1 team in the nation as the Trojans were previously ranked in the top spot in the Preseason, September 9, September 16, October 14, October 21, October 28 and November 4 polls.
Further, for a third consecutive week the Trojans are a unanimous selection as the nation's best earning 100 points.
Overall, 19 of the teams ranked in the Top 20 last week remained in the poll as former No. 20 Bucknell University dropped out of the poll.
The first eight positions in the poll remain unchanged from the November 4 balloting as the first changes occurred at positions 9-10.
Concordia University (Calif.), which was ranked 10th last week, moves up one place to take over the No. 9 position and drop University of California-Santa Barbara back to No. 10.
University of California-San Diego and the United States Naval Academy held onto their positions at No. 11-12, while Santa Clara University and the United States Air Force Academy climbed one place to claim possession of the No. 13 and 14 rankings, respectively.
University of the Pacific slips to No. 15, while University of California-Davis, Princeton University, Saint Francis College (N.Y.) and California Baptist University remain at NO. 16-19.
The lone newcomer to the Top 20 poll is Johns Hopkins University, which finsihed third at the CWPA Southern Championship to displace Bucknell University and take over the final spot in the poll.
2009 Varsity Top 20 (November 11 - Week 10) |
Rank | Team | Nov. 4 Poll | Points |
| 1 | University of Southern California
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley | 2 | 95 |
| 3 | Stanford University | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of California, Los Angeles | 4 | 85 |
| 5 | Pepperdine University | 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount University | 6 | 75 |
| 7 | University of California, Irvine
| 7 | 66 |
| 8 | Long Beach State University | 8 | 65 |
| 9 | Concordia University (Calif.) | 10 | 62 |
| 10 | University of California, Santa Barbara
| 9 | 58 |
| 11 | University of California, San Diego
| 11 | 48 |
| 12 | United States Naval Academy
| 12 | 46 |
| 13 | Santa Clara University
| 14 | 40 |
| 14 | United States Air Force Academy
| 15 | 34 |
| 15 | University of the Pacific
| 13 | 33 |
| 16 | University of California, Davis | 16 | 26 |
| 17 | Princeton University | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | Saint Francis College (N.Y.)
| 18 | 15 |
| 19 | California Baptist University
| 19 | 9 |
| 20 | Johns Hopkins University
| NR | 4 |
| RV | Whittier College | NR
| 2 |
| RV | Bucknell University | 20 | 2 |
| RV | Brown University | RV | 1 |
Men's Division III Top 10 Varsity Poll
Whittier College garnered 99 points to remain No. 1 in the Division III Top 10 Poll for a third week in-a-row.
The Poets, who recorded 99 points and 100 points over the past two weeks, is followed by University of Redlands, Johns Hopkins University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Chapman University in the Top 10.
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Occidental College, California Lutheran University and Washington & Jefferson College round out the Top 10 as all 10 teams ranked last week remain in the poll for another seven-day stretch.
2009 Division III Poll (November 11 - Week 10) |
| Rank | Team | Nov. 4 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Whittier College | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of Redlands
| 2 | 93 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University
| 4 | 87 |
| 4 | Pomona Pitzer College | 3 | 86 |
| 5 | Chapman University
| 5 | 80 |
| 6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
| 6 | 74 |
| 7 | MIT | 8 | 69 |
| 8 | Occidental College
| 9 | 61 |
| 9 | California Lutheran University
| 7 | 58 |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson College | 10 | 57 |
| RV | University of La Verne | NR | 11 |
Men's Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 Poll
The United States Naval Academy garnered 100 points for a fourth consecutive week to retain its position as a unanimous top selection in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 Poll.
Navy, which first earned 100 points to rate as the consenus No. 1 team in the league on October 21, won the Southern Division title last weekend leads a string of division teams as Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University and Bucknell University rate 2-4, in line with the order of finish at Southerns.
Brown University, which captured its first Northern Division tilte last weekend since 1993, continues to rank fifth, while Nothern Division runner-up Fordham University held onto the sixth place ranking.
Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Iona College, George Washington University and Harvard University complete the Top 10 teams in the league.
2009 CWPA Poll (November 11 - Week 10)
Rank | Team | Nov. 4 Poll
| Points |
| 1 | United States Naval Academy
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Princeton University
| 2 | 95 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins University | 4 | 90 |
| 4 | Bucknell University
| 3 | 83 |
| 5 | Brown University
| 5 | 82 |
| 6 | Fordham University | 6 | 75 |
| 7 | MIT | 8 | 66 |
| 8 | Iona College | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | George Washington Univ. | 10 | 59 |
| 10 | Harvard University
| 9 | 56 |
