The Week 8 CWPA top 20 poll is out and the top three teams remained unchanged with the UCLA Bruins, Stanford Cardinal and USC Trojans a top the polls. Each of the top three went unscathed this weekend. The rest of the top-10 had some shuffling with the Arizona St. Sun Devils moving to the No. 4 spot which is the highest they have ever been ranked in program history.
Arizona State moved up after the defeated then-No. 5 California Golden Bears 10-7 at home. In that game Arizona State had early lead of 3-0 and 4-1 at the end of the first quarter as they held off any Cal comeback, so both schools switched spot. The win also puts Arizona State in a very good position for an at-large berth for the NCAA Tournament. Also, Arizona State gets to take on top ranked UCLA this weekend in Los Angeles.
Rank |
Team |
March 7 Poll |
Points |
| 1 | University of California, Los Angeles | 1 | 99 |
| 2 | Stanford University | 2 | 96 |
| 3 | University of Southern California | 3 | 90 |
| 4 | Arizona State University |
5 | 85 |
| 5 | University of California | 4 | 80 |
| 6 (T) |
University of California, Irvine |
8 | 71 |
| 6 (T) | Loyola Marymount University | 7 | 71 |
| 8 | San Diego State University |
6 | 68 |
| 9 | San Jose State University |
10 | 59 |
| 10 | University of Maryland |
11 | 53 |
| 11 | Indiana University |
12 | 48 |
| 12 | California State University, Northridge |
13 | 44 |
| 13 | University of Michigan |
9 | 44 |
| 14 | University of Hawaii |
14 | 35 |
| 15 | University of California, Davis |
15 | 28 |
| 16 (T) |
Hartwick College |
16 (T) |
24 |
| 16 (T) |
University of California, Santa Barbara | 16 (T) |
22 |
| 18 | Princeton University | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | University of California, San Diego |
20 |
5 |
| 20 | CSU Bakersfield |
NR | 4 |
| RV | Brown University |
NR | 3 |
| RV | Long Beach State University | 19 | 3 |
| RV | California Baptist University | RV | 2 |