BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –After a 1-1 start to year, the No. 13 Hoosiers will head to Palo Alto, California to the Stanford Invitational. Indiana will join six California schools and Hawai’i for a tournament in which all schools are ranked in the top 16 of the national rankings. Five of the eight teams — No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 California, No. 6 UC Irvine and No. 13 Indiana — all participated in the 2014 NCAA Championships. Rounding out the list is No. 7 San Jose State, No. 8 Hawai’i and No. 18 UC Davis.
The Hoosier water polo team last played in the Stanford Invitational in 2013. This year, just as in 2013, Indiana will be in a bracket with California, Hawai’i and UCLA. Day number one will see the Hoosiers match-up with California at 2:30 pm (ET) and a 8 pm (ET) game with Hawai’i.
On the second day will play the Bruins of UCLA at 12:10 pm (ET). The final game of the tournament will be a match up against the team from Bracket A that finishes in the same respective place.
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Bracket A
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Bracket B
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#1 Stanford Cardinal |
(2-0)
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#13 Indiana Hoosiers |
(1-1)
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#6 UC Irvine Anteaters |
(0-0)
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#2 UCLA Bruins |
(6-0)
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#7 San Jose State Spartans |
(8-0)
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#4 California Golden Bears |
(6-0)
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#18 UC Davis Aggies |
(1-1)
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#8 Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine |
(0-0)
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STANFORD INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
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Saturday, January 31
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Sunday, February 1
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TIME
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DARK
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vs.
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LIGHT |
TIME
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DARK
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vs.
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LIGHT |
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11 am
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UC Irvine
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vs.
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San Jose State |
11 am
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Stanford
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vs.
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San Jose State |
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12:10 pm
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Stanford
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vs.
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UC Davis |
11 am
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UC Irvine
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vs.
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UC Davis |
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1:20 pm
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UCLA
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vs.
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Hawai’i |
12:10 pm
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California
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vs.
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Hawai’i |
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2:30 pm
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California
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vs.
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INDIANA |
12:10 pm
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UCLA
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vs.
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INDIANA |
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6:45 pm
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Stanford
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vs.
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UC Irvine |
4 pm
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4th in Bracket A
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vs.
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4th in Bracket B
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6:45 pm
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San Jose State
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vs.
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UC Davis |
4 pm
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3rd in Bracket A
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vs.
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3rd in Bracket B
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8 pm
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UCLA
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vs.
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California |
5:15 pm
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2nd in Bracket A
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vs.
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2nd in Bracket B
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8 pm
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INDIANA
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vs.
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Hawai’i |
6:30 pm
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1st in Bracket A
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vs.
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1st in Bracket B
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