BRIDGEPORT, Pa. – The University of Hawai'i women's water polo team is ranked No. 4 in the CWPA Division I Top 20 poll, voted on by national coaches and released today by the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
Stanford is ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll, followed by USC at No. 2 and UCLA No. 3. Following UH at No. 4 is California at No. 5 and San Jose State at No. 6.
The Rainbow Wahine finished ranked No. 4 in last season's poll after finishing fourth at the NCAA Championships. UH went 19-10 in 2009 and return five starters from a year ago.
UH begins the regular season at the California Tournament on Jan. 29 in Berkeley, Calif. The Rainbow Wahine will hold their annual alumnae game on Jan. 16 at 12 p.m. at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex.
Rank Team Final 2009 Poll Points
1 Stanford University 3 97
2 University of Southern California 2 95
3 University of California, Los Angeles 1 92
4 University of Hawaii 4 84
5 University of California 5 83
6 San Jose State University 6 70
7 San Diego State University 8 67
8 Arizona State University 10 61
9 University of California, Irvine 9 60
10 University of Michigan 7 56
11 Loyola Marymount University 11 53
12 California State University, Northridge 14 46
13 Hartwick College 13 44
14 University of California, Davis 12 37
15 University of California, Santa Barbara 15 30
16 Long Beach State University 16 26
17 California State University, Bakersfield 19 17
18 Santa Clara University 17 12
19 Indiana University NR 19
20 Brown University 20 7
RV University of Maryland 18 6
RV Princeton University NR 4
RV Marist College NR 1
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