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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: DEFEATS DON'T IMPACT USC'S POLO SEEDING.


Byline: SCOTT FRENCH Staff Writer

USC's losses to Hawaii and UCLA at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I.  women's water polo tournament had zero impact on its postseason fortunes.

The top-ranked Trojans (25-2), who finished fourth at the MPSF Championship, on Monday received the No. 1 seed for the May 12-14 NCAA Championship at UC Davis. USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code.  will open the eight-team tournament against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (15-9), the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) is a college athletic conference that operates in the NCAA's Division III. It consists of eleven small private schools which are located in Southern California and organized into eight athletic programs.  champion.

UCLA and Hawaii also were awarded at-large berths. The Bruins (26-4) were seeded third and will face Hartwick (27-9) in the first round. Fourth- seeded Hawaii (17-10) takes on UC Davis (20-11). MPSF champion Stanford (22-4), seeded second, faces Marist (23-12).

Missing is Loyola Marymount (25-5), which was upset by No. 14 UC Davis in the Western Water Polo Association The Western Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the western United States that compete in water polo. Schools competing in the WWPA
Men's teams
  • Brigham Young University Hawaii
  • Chaminade University
 title game, ending its five-year reign.

Dominant 10: Nine of the Pacific-10 Conference schools received berths for the May11-13 NCAA Division I women's golf regionals, with champion UCLA and Arizona State picking up No. 1 seeds and USC a No. 2.

UCLA is the top seed at the West Regional in Auburn, Wash. USC, led by Pac-10 Golfer of the Year Irene Cho, is No. 2 and West Coast Conference champ Pepperdine is No. 3 at the Central Regional in College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San . ASU leads the East Regional at Bryan Park, N.C.

Second-best: Pierce College's men's volleyball team lost to unbeaten Long Beach City in the state JC title match Saturday night, extending the top-ranked Vikings to five games before falling 25-13, 23-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-5.

Pierce (13-6), which beat host Irvine Valley in the semifinals, was led by all-tournament selections David Hunt and Chris Reyes.

Also: USC clinched the Gauntlet Trophy - the biggest prize in the USC-UCLA rivalry, based on results in all sports - with a victory Saturday in women's crew. ... UCLA's men's golf team captured its 11th title of the season, winning the Pac-10 championship behind medalist Daniel Im. ... Cal Lutheran's men's golf team is the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Division III Championship in Lincoln, Neb. ... LMU won its first West Coast Conference women's crew championship. ... Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties.  was seeded fourth and College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation.  eighth for the Southern California JC softball regionals.
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