Trent Stutzman

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

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