16 WWP Ranked Teams in Action at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine

All but two of the 29 teams ranked or receiving votes in the Feb. 19 CWPA Poll are in action on collegiate women’s water polo Week 6.

With seven matches already in the books, Week 6 continues on Friday with the start of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational in Irvine, California, and the Fresno State Invitational in Fresno.

Sixteen ranked teams, including each of the nation’s Top 10, will be facing off in Irvine. All total, the tournament will feature 32 matches, eight on Friday, 16 on Saturday and eight placing matches on Sunday.  #1 Stanford, #2 UCLA, #3 Hawai’i, #4 USC, #5 Arizona State, #6 UC Irvine, #7 Cal, #8 UC San Diego, #9 UC Santa Barbara, #10 Michigan, #12 Long Beach State, #13 San Jose State, #15 UC Davis, #16 Loyola Marymount, #21 Pacific and #22 San Diego State make up the field.

#11 Fresno State welcomes RV Azusa Pacific, Cal Lutheran and Fresno Pacific for a six-match affair Friday through Sunday.

Tournament play ramps up with events in Washington, Pennsylvania (Washington & Jefferson Invitational), Poughkeepsie, New York (Courtney Fisher Invitational hosted by Marist) and St. Paul, Minnesota (Macalester Invitational).

The Washington & Jefferson Invitational is a 17-match tournament with nine contests on Saturday and eight on Sunday. Gannon, Grove City, McKendree, Penn State Behrend, Salem, VMI and Wittenberg join the host Presidents.

The Courtney Fisher Invitational is a 10-match affair on Saturday. #18 Wagner and RV Brown along with the host #24 Marist Red Foxes headline the tournament. Iona, La Salle, LIU Brooklyn, Mercyhurst, Siena, St. Francis Brooklyn and Villanova round out the field.

The Macalester Invitational opens the season for the Scots. Carthage, La Verne and Monmouth join Macalester at Riley Pool for the two-day event.

Week 6 Results

Week 6 Schedule