Pacific Men's Water Polo: Pacific Men's Water Polo Picked No. 10 in CWPA Top-20 Poll
In the first national poll of the season, Pacific's men's water polo team has been ranked No. 10 in the top-20 preseason rankings, compiled by the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA). Additionally the Tigers have been picked to finish eighth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation's (MPSF) preseason coaches poll.
Last season the Tigers finished tied for seventh in the MPSF during the regular season and ended the year No. 13 in the CWPA National Poll. This season the Tigers return 16 letter winners and will be led by seniors Joey Gullikson (Sonoma, Calif.) and Austin Delong(Houston, Texas) and sophomore Goran Tomasevic (Split, Croatia).
Pacific kicks off the 2010 season Sept. 4-5 in San Diego, Calif., at UC San Diego's Triton Invitational.
CWPA Top 20 Poll
|
Rank |
Team |
2009 Final Poll |
Points |
|
1 |
University of California |
3 |
95 |
|
2 |
University of California, Los Angeles |
2 |
94 |
|
3 |
Stanford University |
4 |
91 |
|
4 |
University of Southern California |
1 |
90 |
|
5 |
University of California, Irvine |
5 |
76 |
|
6 |
Loyola Marymount University |
9 |
74 |
|
7 |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
7 |
71 |
|
8 |
Pepperdine University |
6 |
68 |
|
9 |
Long Beach State University |
8 |
62 |
|
10 |
University of the Pacific |
13 |
49 |
|
11 |
University of California, San Diego |
11 |
45 |
|
12 |
Concordia University (Calif.) |
12 |
37 |
|
13 |
Santa Clara University |
12 |
34 |
|
14 (T) |
Princeton University |
10 |
31 |
|
14 (T) |
United States Naval Academy |
15 |
31 |
|
14 (T) |
St. Francis College (NY) |
18 |
31 |
|
17 |
University of California, Davis |
16 |
23 |
|
18 |
Bucknell University |
20 |
20 |
|
19 |
United States Air Force Academy |
17 |
17 |
|
20 |
California Baptist University |
19 |
8 |
|
RV |
Brown University |
NR |
5 |
|
RV |
University of Redlands |
RV |
2 |
|
RV |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges |
NR |
1 |
|
RV |
Johns Hopkins University |
RV |
1 |
MPSF 2010 Preseaon Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
Team |
Points (1st Place) |
2009 MPSF Record (Regular Season Finish) |
|
1 |
California |
58 (4) |
6-2 (3rd) |
|
2 |
UCLA |
55 (2) |
5-3 (4th/MPSF Tournament Champions) |
|
3 |
Stanford |
54 (2) |
7-1 (2nd) |
|
4 |
USC |
44 (1) |
8-0 (1st/NCAA Champions) |
|
5 |
UC Irvine |
32 |
3-5 (6th) |
|
6 |
UC Santa Barbara |
31 |
1-7 (T-7th) |
|
7 |
Long Beach State |
18 |
1-7 (T-7th) |
|
8 |
Pacific |
17 |
1-7 (T-7th) |
|
9 |
Pepperdine |
15 |
4-4 (5th) |