Cal beat #1 USC in water polo in Los Angeles today.Cal was #2 until losing, somehow, losing to #12 Pepperdine; so they dropped to #5. It will be interesting to see how they rank them next Wednesday. Cal has beaten #2 UCLA in their only meeting and is 1-1 v Sc.
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coachdeke said:
Cal beat #1 USC in water polo in Los Angeles today.Cal was #2 until losing, somehow, losing to #12 Pepperdine; so they dropped to #5. It will be interesting to see how they rank them next Wednesday. Cal has beaten #2 UCLA in their only meeting and is 1-1 v Sc.
Thanks for posting!
Go Bears!
Am definitely going to the next home match vs UCSB on Sunday at Noon.
https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/2021-mens-varsity-week-6-october-13-polls-released-the-university-of-california-los-angeles-reclaims-no-1-position/
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2021 MEN'S VARSITY NATIONAL TOP 20 (WEEK 6)
The University of California-Los Angeles returns to the lead position in the 2021 Week 6/October 13 National Men's Varsity Top 20 Poll.
UCLA (98 points) which shared the No. 1 berth in the Week 2 Poll with sole custody of the rating in the Preseason, Week 1 and Week 3 voting dislodges the University of Southern California as the Trojans dropped a 7-6 game to the University of California over the weekend.
The victory allows California (95 points) to jump three spots to take over at No. 2, while USC (92 points) slips to No. 3. The rise of the Golden Bears combined with the fall of the Trojans drives Stanford University (86 points) back to No. 4. Long Beach State University (78 points) and the University of California-Santa Barbara (76 points) which rated at No. 8 and 4 last week ascend and sink to No. 5 and 6, respectively, , with University of the Pacific (71 points) and the University of California-Davis (64 points) taking over at No. 7 and 8.
Pepperdine University (58 points) inches back to No. 9...
Interesting order to the rankings; Cal beat Ucla in their only meeting 10 or so days ago. The Pepperdine loss is being held against the Bears even though Cal holds the best head to head record among the so called "Big Four."
It's reminiscent of 2018, when a loss against Harvard kept Cal out of the NCAA tournament after apparently qualifying with late season wins over USC and Ucla.
It's reminiscent of 2018, when a loss against Harvard kept Cal out of the NCAA tournament after apparently qualifying with late season wins over USC and Ucla.
Just wanted to say that the Cal water polo matches broadcast LIVESTREAM have been excellent!
DiabloWags said:
Just wanted to say that the Cal water polo matches broadcast LIVESTREAM have been excellent!
I have found the quality of the livestream inconsistent, but usually pretty good.
The stream gets bad when there is steam coming off the pool...and heavy rain! Before these kicked in against Princeton the quality of the stream was excellent. The play in the pool, however, left much to be desired until the fourth quarter...again.coachdeke said:DiabloWags said:
Just wanted to say that the Cal water polo matches broadcast LIVESTREAM have been excellent!
I have found the quality of the livestream inconsistent, but usually pretty good.
I'm wondering if Cal's Covid problems this weekend will effect their ranking this Wednesday. My guess is some coaches will drop Cal; will it be enough to drop them from number #2.
Some big matches coming up this weekend!
UCLA vs SC
Cal vs Furd
Saturday
UCLA vs SC
Cal vs Furd
Saturday
https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/2021-mens-varsity-week-9-november-3-polls-released-the-university-of-california-los-angeles-remains-no-1/coachdeke said:
I'm wondering if Cal's Covid problems this weekend will effect their ranking this Wednesday. My guess is some coaches will drop Cal; will it be enough to drop them from number #2.
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2021 MEN'S VARSITY NATIONAL TOP 20 (WEEK 9)
The University of California-Los Angeles stays at No. 1 in the 2021 Week 9/November 3 Men's Varsity National Top 20 rankings.
UCLA (98 points) which shared the No. 1 berth in the Week 2 Poll with sole custody of the rating in the Preseason, Week 1 and Week 3 voting prior to returning to the lead position three weeks ago expands its lead over the runner-up position to four points after leading by three last week.
The University of California (94 points), which rated as the runner-up last week, gains company at No. 2 as the University of Southern California (94 points) pulls even with the Golden Bears.
Stanford University (85 points), Long Beach State University (80 points), University of the Pacific (74 points) and the University of California-Santa Barbara (71 points) remain at No. 4-to-7, respectively, while San Jose State University (63 points) and the University of California-Davis (59 points) exchange the No. 8 and 9 spots. Pepperdine University (54 points) once again rounds out the Top 10.
https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/polls/2021-mens-varsity-polls-week-9-november-3/
1 University of California-Los Angeles (98)
2 (T) University of California (94)
2 (T) University of Southern California (94)
4 Stanford University (85)
Nasal Mucus Goldenbear said:https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/2021-mens-varsity-week-9-november-3-polls-released-the-university-of-california-los-angeles-remains-no-1/coachdeke said:
I'm wondering if Cal's Covid problems this weekend will effect their ranking this Wednesday. My guess is some coaches will drop Cal; will it be enough to drop them from number #2.Quote:
2021 MEN'S VARSITY NATIONAL TOP 20 (WEEK 9)
The University of California-Los Angeles stays at No. 1 in the 2021 Week 9/November 3 Men's Varsity National Top 20 rankings.
UCLA (98 points) which shared the No. 1 berth in the Week 2 Poll with sole custody of the rating in the Preseason, Week 1 and Week 3 voting prior to returning to the lead position three weeks ago expands its lead over the runner-up position to four points after leading by three last week.
The University of California (94 points), which rated as the runner-up last week, gains company at No. 2 as the University of Southern California (94 points) pulls even with the Golden Bears.
Stanford University (85 points), Long Beach State University (80 points), University of the Pacific (74 points) and the University of California-Santa Barbara (71 points) remain at No. 4-to-7, respectively, while San Jose State University (63 points) and the University of California-Davis (59 points) exchange the No. 8 and 9 spots. Pepperdine University (54 points) once again rounds out the Top 10.
https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/polls/2021-mens-varsity-polls-week-9-november-3/
1 University of California-Los Angeles (98)
2 (T) University of California (94)
2 (T) University of Southern California (94)
4 Stanford University (85)
A couple of coaches dropped us, probably due to COVID.
We were back on top at #1 heading into the UCLA match yesterday and soundly defeated the Bruins 16-9.
The Bears lead 10-5 at halftime and the Bruins never got closer than 3 goals at 11-8 in the third.
Standing room only at Spieker with the Cal Band yesterday!
We are the #1 seed heading into the MPSF Championship next weekend down on The Farm!
Our first match is Friday at 9:30AM
Will be Livestreamed!
MPSF Quarterfinals: Friday, November 19
Austin College vs. Penn State Behrend (5/6 seed game)---9:00 am PT
Game 1: No. 3 seed UCLA vs. No. 6 seed---1:00 pm PT
Game 2: No. 4 seed Stanford vs. No. 5 seed---2:45 pm PT
MPSF Semifinals: Saturday, November 20
Game 3: No. 1 seed California vs. Game 2 Winner---9:30 am PT
Game 4: No. 2 seed USC vs. Game 1 Winner---11:15 am PT
MPSF Finals: Sunday, November 21
Game 5 (5th-Place): Losers Games 1 and 2---11:15 am PT
Game 6 (3rd-Place): Losers Games 3 and 4---1:00 pm PT
Game 7 (Championship): Winners Games 3 and 4---2:45 pm PT
The Bears lead 10-5 at halftime and the Bruins never got closer than 3 goals at 11-8 in the third.
Standing room only at Spieker with the Cal Band yesterday!
We are the #1 seed heading into the MPSF Championship next weekend down on The Farm!
Our first match is Friday at 9:30AM
Will be Livestreamed!
MPSF Quarterfinals: Friday, November 19
Austin College vs. Penn State Behrend (5/6 seed game)---9:00 am PT
Game 1: No. 3 seed UCLA vs. No. 6 seed---1:00 pm PT
Game 2: No. 4 seed Stanford vs. No. 5 seed---2:45 pm PT
MPSF Semifinals: Saturday, November 20
Game 3: No. 1 seed California vs. Game 2 Winner---9:30 am PT
Game 4: No. 2 seed USC vs. Game 1 Winner---11:15 am PT
MPSF Finals: Sunday, November 21
Game 5 (5th-Place): Losers Games 1 and 2---11:15 am PT
Game 6 (3rd-Place): Losers Games 3 and 4---1:00 pm PT
Game 7 (Championship): Winners Games 3 and 4---2:45 pm PT
Go Bears!
Sadly, Saturday morning's 9:30 AM match is being livestreamed by FLOW-SWIM and they are charging a monthly subscription fee of $30.
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