Princeton University Athletics
Women's Water Polo Ranked No. 18 in the Nation
January 25, 2012 | Women's Water Polo
The Princeton women's water polo team enters the 2012 campaign behind a No. 18 national ranking in the CWPA Women's Varsity National Top 20 Poll. The Tigers are also ranked No. 3 in the CWPA Division I/II Poll.
Princeton, who went 18-11 last season, is slated to face four teams currently in the top-20 poll, including San Jose State and Arizona State, who are No. 5 and 6, respectively.
The Tigers will kickoff the season versus Harvard on Saturday, Feb. 11, as part of the Princeton Invitational two-day tournament. In addition to the Crimson, Princeton will face Mercyhurst, No. 20 Colorado State and Villanova in the season-opening tournament at DeNunzio Pool.
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2012 VARSITY TOP 20 (WEEK 1 - JANUARY 25) |
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Rank |
Team |
2012 Preseason |
Points |
|
1 |
Stanford University |
1 |
100 |
|
2 |
University of California |
2 |
95 |
|
3 |
University of Southern California |
3 (T) |
89 |
|
4 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
3 (T) |
87 |
|
5 |
San Jose State University |
5 |
76 |
|
6 |
Arizona State University |
7 |
74 |
|
7 |
University of California-Irvine |
6 |
72 |
|
8 |
San Diego State University |
8 |
61 |
|
9 |
Indiana University |
10 |
58 |
|
10 |
University of Hawaii |
9 |
56 |
|
11 |
Loyola Marymount University |
11 |
52 |
|
12 |
Hartwick College |
13 |
47 |
|
13 |
University of Michigan |
12 |
39 |
|
14 |
University of California-San Diego |
15 |
30 |
|
15 |
University of California-Davis |
16 |
29 |
|
16 |
Long Beach State University |
14 |
28 |
|
17 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
17 |
19 |
|
18 |
Princeton University |
18 |
18 |
|
19 |
California State University-Northridge |
19 |
8 |
|
20 |
Colorado State University |
RV |
6 |
|
RV |
University of Maryland |
20 |
4 |
|
RV |
Iona College |
RV |
2 |
|
RV |
California Baptist University |
RV |
2 |
|
RV |
University of the Pacific |
RV |
1 |
|
RV |
Santa Clara University |
RV |
1 |