Who are the pollsters?
Each poll has a set of pollsters that rank the teams. For example, there are 10 pollsters that rank the Varsity Top 20 polls. These pollsters represent all areas of the country and are drawn from each of the conferences and independents that make up collegiate water polo. The pollsters must be official representatives of their institutions and can be either coaches or staff from the Sports Information office. They maintain their position unless there are consistent discrepancies in their voting, demonstrating either an obvious bias or a lack of understanding of the process. New pollsters are selected through a nomination process and chosen by the staff of the Collegiate Water Polo Association. The names of the pollsters are kept in privacy by the CWPA office to prevent undue influence from being placed on them and impacting the polling process.
