BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- Stanford University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges and Hartwick College retain their holds on the No. 1 rankings in the nation as the Cardinal, Sagehens and Hawks remain the top teams in the April 1 Women's Varsity Polls released by the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
The ranking marks the sixth consecutive week Stanford has held the No. 1 spot in the Varsity Top 20 as the Cardinal took over the top-ranking from the University of Southern California in the February 25 poll.
Among the Top 10 teams, little changed as University of Southern California, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Hawaii, University of California, San Jose State University, San Diego State University, Arizona State University, University of California-Irvine and Loyola Marymount University held firm at No. 2 through 10.
The only change in the Top 10 occurred at No. 10 as University of California-Davis climbed one place to tie Loyola Marymount University for the final place among the 10-best teams in the country.
Unlike the Top 10, the No. 12 through 20 positions saw dramatic change as only two of the nine teams retained their positions from the March 25 poll.
Hartwick College remains at No. 12, while the University of Michigan and California State University-Northridge climbed one and two places, respectively, to No. 13 and 14.
University of California-Santa Barbara dropped two places to No. 15, California State University-Bakersfield rose to No. 16, Long Beach State University stayed at No. 17, University of California-San Diego and Indiana University slipped to No. 18 and 19, while the University of Maryland moved into the Top 20 at No. 20.
2009 Varsity Top 20 (Week 11 - April 1) |
Rank | Team | March 25 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Stanford University
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of Southern California
| 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of California, Los Angeles
| 3 | 90 |
| 4 | University of Hawaii
| 4 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California
| 5 | 77 |
| 6 | San Jose State University
| 6 | 76 |
| 7 | San Diego State University | 7 | 69 |
| 8 | Arizona State University
| 8 | 68 |
| 9 | University of California, Irvine | 9 | 60 |
| 10 (T) | Loyola Marymount University
| 10 | 52 |
| 10 (T) | University of California, Davis
| 11 | 52 |
| 12 | Hartwick College
| 12
| 44 |
13
| University of Michigan
| 14 | 39 |
| 14 | California State University, Northridge
| 15 | 34 |
| 15 | University of California, Santa Barbara
| 13 | 29 |
| 16 | California State University, Bakersfield
| 19 | 23 |
| 17 | Long Beach State University
| 17 | 19 |
| 18 | University of California, San Diego | 16 | 17 |
| 19 | Indiana University
| 18 | 15 |
| 20 | University of Maryland
| RV | 3 |
| RV | Santa Clara University | 20 | 1 |
| RV | Brown University | NR | 1 |
| RV | Sonoma State University | NR | 1 |
| RV | Harvard University | NR | 1 |
The Division III Poll also saw the No. 1 position unchanged as Pomona-Pitzer University remained a top the rankings. It marks the 12th week the Sagehens have been ranked No. 1 this year as Pomona-Pitzer has held the spot since the preseason poll. In addition, it marks the 14th week in a row dating back to April 30, 2007 that Pomona-Pitzer has stood a top the Division III ranks.
Occidental College and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges stayed at No. 2 and 3 this week, while California Lutheran University ascended to No.4 and California Lutheran University slipped to No. 5.
California State University-East Bay, University of Redlands, Whittier College and Chapman University remain locked in at No. 6 through 9, while Grove City College progressed from outside the Top 10 to the No. 10 position this week.
2009 Division III Poll (Week 11 - April 1) |
| Rank | Team | March 25 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Pomona Pitzer Colleges | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | Occidental College
| 2 | 95 |
3
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
| 3 | 88 |
4
| California Lutheran University
| 5 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California, Santa Cruz
| 4 | 80 |
| 6 | California State University-East Bay
| 6 | 74 |
| 7 | University of Redlands
| 7 | 72 |
| 8 | Whittier College | 8 | 64 |
| 9 | Chapman College | 9 | 62 |
| 10 | Grove City College
| RV | 33 |
| RV | Macalester College | 10 | 11 |
| RV | Washington & Jefferson College | RV | 11 |
In the Collegiate Water Polo Association Top 10 poll, Hartwick College and the University of Michigan were unanimous No. 1 and 2 selections, while the University of Maryland improved to No. 3 to lead the poll.
Indiana University fell back to No. 4 this week on the heels of a loss to Maryland, Brown University and Bucknell University climbed to No. 5 and 6, Princeton University dropped back to No. 7, Harvard University remained at No. 8, Gannon University rose to No. 9 and George Washington University slid to No. 10.
2009 CWPA Poll (Week 11 - April 1) |
Rank | Team | March 25 Poll | Points |
| 1 | Hartwick College
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | University of Michigan
| 2 | 95 |
| 3 | University of Maryland | 4 | 89 |
4
| Indiana University | 3 | 86 |
5
| Brown University
| 6 | 78 |
| 6 | Bucknell University | 7 | 75 |
| 7 | Princeton University | 5 | 69 |
| 8 | Harvard University | 8 | 68 |
| 9 | Gannon University | 10 | 58 |
| 10 | George Washington University
| 9 | 57 |
