USC, Stanford Tie for the #1 Spot in CWPA Water Polo Top 20 Poll
USC, which occupied the #1 spot in the first two CWPA Top 20 polls in 2019, has found its way back to the top, but the Trojans share the slot with Stanford.
Fodor’s 14 Scores, Sullivan’s 12 Lead Standout Week 10 WP Scoring Efforts
Oliver Fodor put in a school record 14 goals for Wagner in a 23-22 loss to Johns Hopkins, while the Bluejays were led by Emerson Sullivan’s record 12 scores.
#4 USC Knocks Off Another #1 Team in UCLA on Water Polo Week 10
Week 10 of collegiate men’s water poll saw the #1 team fall for the second straight week and also featured another Top 10 upset and three overtime affairs.
Harvard Men Wrap Regular Season at 27-0 with Win over MIT
The #9 Harvard men defeated MIT 14-5 to finish the regular season with a 27-0 (10-0 NWPC) record. With the win, the Crimson tie a school record with 27 wins.
Three Top 10 Battles, MAWPC West Region Tourney Highlight WP Week 10 Slate
Conference play is in full swing on Week 10 of the collegiate men’s water polo season with the Mid-Atlantic West Region Championships highlighting the slate.
Bucknell, USC Each Earn Two Week 9 Conference Honors
Bucknell’s Rade Joksimovic and Andu Vlasceanu garnered MAWPC accolades, while USC’s Nic Porter and Marcus Longston were honored by the MPSF.
UCLA Assumes #1 Spot in CWPA Poll after Stanford Loses
UCLA takes over as the #1 team in collegiate men’s water polo after spending the entire 2019 season (nine weeks) in the #2 spot.
UCSB Men’s Water Polo Sanctioned after Committing NCAA Rules Violations
The UCSB men’s water polo program committed multiple violations regarding impermissible benefits for student athletes, the NCAA has ruled.
Bucknell’s Joksimovic Scores 9 vs. Johns Hopkins to Top WP Week 9 Scorers
#15 Bucknell’s Rade Joksimovic rattled the cage nine times in a 15-7 win over Johns Hopkins on Sunday to lead all individual scoring efforts on Week 9.
#7 USC Knocks Off #1 Stanford 9-8 Among 2 Top 10 Upsets on Water Polo Week 9
NCAA champion USC, ranked #7, knocked off #1 Stanford 9-8 Saturday in both teams’ MPSF opener, while #8 Cal defeated #6 Long Beach State 11-10 in overtime.
#6 Long Beach State Hosts Three Top 10 Teams among WP Week 9 Slate
LBSU is set for three Top 10 home contests on Week 9 as #9 UC San Diego, #3 Pacific and #8 Cal also are set to visit the 49ers.
Puentes Role in 2 UCSB Top 10 Wins Leads WP Conference Honorees
With seven upsets and six overtime contests and 171 scoring efforts of three goals or more, the choices for conference players of the week were plentiful.
Top 5 Stands Pat; Princeton, Cal Baptist Earn Spots in the WP Top 20
Princeton and Cal Baptist joined the CWPA Top 20 rankings at 18 and 19, while #1 Stanford leads the water polo Top 5 for the fifth straight week.
Lapkin Racks Up 10 Goals vs. Ottawa to Pace Week 8 WP Scoring Efforts
Lapkin scored 10, while men’s water polo Week 8 also included 7 seven-goal tallies , 12 six-goal efforts, 17 five-goal outings and 37 four-goal performances.
Harvard Wins 22nd Straight; Cal Baptist, Santa Clara Notch 2 WP Week 8 Upsets
#9 Harvard went 4-0 at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament to move to 22-0, while RV Cal Baptist and Santa Clara each posted two water polo Week 8 upsets.