January 15, 2009

CWPA Releases 2009 Women's National Collegiate Club Preseason Top 20 Poll

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- California Polytechnic State University will begin the 2009 National Collegiate Club Championship season in a familiar position as the 2008 National Champion Mustangs are a unanimous No. 1 selection in the 2009 Women's Collegiate Club Preseason Top 20 poll.

Overall, the top three positions from the final 2008 poll remain unchanged as the University of Oregon and the University of California-Davis remain second and third.  The University of California-Los Angeles, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Florida, Michigan State University, the University of Arizona and the University of Pennsylvania round out the Top 10 teams entering the new season.

Middlebury College, New York University, Duke University, Grand Valley State University and the University of Illinois rank No. 11-15, while the University of California-San Diego, Boston College, the University of Washington, California State University-Chico and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology account for positions No. 16-20.

Released each week during the season, the Top 20 poll is voted on by coaches around the country and has no bearing on qualifiers to the National Collegiate Club Championship tournament.

Club Top 20 (Preseason)

 Rank

 School Name

 2008 Final Poll

 Total Points

 1  California Polytechnic State University  1  100
 2  University of Oregon  2  93
 3  University of California, Davis  3  90
 4  University of California, Los Angeles
 6  85
 5  University of Notre Dame  9  73
 6  University of Florida
 8  70
 7  Michigan State University  11  68
 8  University of Arizona  4  67
 9  University of Michigan  7  65
 10  University of Pennsylvania  5  57
 11  Middlebury College  10  48
 12  New York University  13  39
 13  Duke University  NR  32
 14  Grand Valley State University  19  30
 15  University of Illinois  15 29
 16  University of California, San Diego  16  26
 17  Boston College  12  22
 18  University of Washington  17  19
 19  California State University-Chico  14  16
 20  MIT  RV  12
 RV  Texas A&M University  18  7
 RV  Miami University  NR  6
 RV  Florida State University  RV  5
RV  University of Central Florida 20 3
RV  University of Texas NR 1

 


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