BRIDGEPORT, Pa. - The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) has revealed its weekly Women's Varsity Top 25 national poll on Wednesday, April 30th, with the McKendree women's water polo team placed 23rd within the rankings. 

It is the first time in the CWPA polling history (since 2008) that the Bearcat program made its way into the polls. McKendree has been a varsity program since 2018, as they were a club team in their inaugural season in 2017. 

The team is currently sitting at 21-7 overall, finishing with a 3-1 mark in conference play. They are just coming off their first-ever WWPA title in their tournament and will begin competing in the National Collegiate Water Polo Championships on May 7th. 

Women's Varsity Top 25

1 Stanford University 

2 University of California-Los Angeles 

3 University of Southern California 

4 University of California 

5 University of Hawaii  

6 Long Beach State University  

7 University of California-Irvine 

8 Loyola Marymount University 

9 Fresno State  

10 (T) Arizona State University 

10 (T) Harvard University 

12 Princeton University 

13 University of California-San Diego 

14 Indiana University 

15 San Jose State University 

16 University of Michigan 

17 University of California-Davis 

18 University of California-Santa Barbara 

19 Wagner College 

20 University of the Pacific 

21 San Diego State University  

22 Marist College 

23 McKendree University 

24 (T) Bucknell University 

24 (T) Brown University 

24 (T) Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 

(5 RV) California State University-Northridge 

(2 RV) Long Island University 

UP NEXT

McKendree will face off against 19th-ranked Wagner College in the Opening Round of the National Collegiate Water Polo Championships, held at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Date is set for Wednesday, May 7th, with a start time of 5:00 PM CT. 

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