Will No. 12 IU water polo move up in Wednesday’s rankings?
After going 3-1 in the Bison Invitational, the No. 12 IU water polo team has a decent shot of moving up in the national rankings come Wednesday.
The Hoosiers secured their first top-10 victory of the season by defeating No. 10 Princeton 4-2. The team also beat Villanova 12-3 and Wagner 15-12. IU’s only loss came to division rival Hartwick, who while unranked, still received votes in the most recent poll and has been ranked in every 2013 poll preceding last week’s.
Given a 3-1 record on the weekend and a win over Princeton, it’s unlike IU will fall in the rankings, though No. 14 UC Davis went 4-0 with two wins over ranked foes (IU beat UC Davis 9-8 on Feb. 1).
A much more likely scenario would be IU and Princeton swapping places. No. 11 Long Beach State could also stay above IU in the rankings. The 49ers suffered an eight-goal loss, but it was to No. 2 USC.
Here’s a complete look at how teams No. 7 – 16 fared this past weekend. (Note: RV = received votes in latest poll)
No. 7 San Diego State – week off
No. 8 San Jose State – week off
No. 9 Hawaii – week off
No. 10 Princeton –Wagner (RV), W 16-8; Marist, W 13-6; No. 12 IU, L 4-2; Hartwick (RV), W 7-6
No. 11 Long Beach State – No. 2 USC, L 9-1; Cal-Baptist (RV), W 8-3; Occidental, W 13-6; Calgary Renegades (exhibition), W 12-6
No. 12 IU – Hartwick (RV), L 8-7; Villanova, W 12-3; Wagner (RV), W 15-12; No. 10 Princeton, W 4-2
No. 13 UC Santa Barbara – week off
No. 14 UC Davis – Cal Lutheran, W 16-3; No. 20 CSU Bakersfield, W 12-7; No. 18 Pacific, W 12-5; Sonoma State, W 8-6
No. 15 CSU Northridge – week off
No. 16(T) Loyola Marymount – week off
No. 16(T) UC San Diego – week off
Trent Stutzman is a senior at IU Bloomington majoring in journalism. In his second year with the IDS, he is the water polo beat writer. He covered women's basketball and the Little 500 during the 2011-2012 school year and served as the sports editor and national sports columnist in the Fall 2012 semester. Email him at tlstutzm@indiana.edu and follow him on Twitter at @trentstutzman.
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