Connor Cup Series – 2018
OPEN DIVISION: (Final Standings)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
SC FIN |
SC PART |
AI* FIN |
AI* PART |
CD FIN |
CD PART |
HTS FIN |
HTS PART |
DFI FIN |
DFI PART |
| 1 | Longhorn Aquatics | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas WPC | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | HOPS | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | West Houston WPC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | San Antonio WPC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Southside Badgers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Trident WPC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Thunder WPC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Alamo Masters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Austin WPC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Houston Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Woodlands Masters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* Alamo Invite not held, no points awarded
WOMEN’S DIVISION: (Final Standings)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
SC FIN |
SC PART |
AI* FIN |
AI* PART |
CD# FIN |
CD# PART |
HTS FIN |
HTS PART |
DFI FIN |
DFI PART |
| 1 | Longhorn Aquatics | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | HOPS | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | West Houston WPC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Thunder WPC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Alamo Masters | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Southside Badgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
* Alamo Invite not held, no points awarded
# Dutton Tourney did not have a women’s division, no points awarded
AGE GROUP DIVISION (ANNUAL): (Final Standings)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
SPRING | SUMMER | FALL |
| 1 | Thunder WPC | 177 | 35 | 98 | 44 |
| 2 | West Houston Water Polo | 75 | 0 | 54 | 21 |
| 3 | Southside Badgers | 68 | 16 | 39 | 13 |
| 4 | Trident Water Polo | 54 | 15 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | Pegasus Water Polo Academy | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | North Houston WPC | 28 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | Longhorn Aquatics | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | CFWPC | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 9 | Boerne WPC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Zilla WPC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
AGE GROUP DIVISION (SPRING SEASON): (After 3 of 3 Events)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
TST | SBB | TAGS |
| 1 | Thunder WPC | 35 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Southside Badgers | 16 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Trident Water Polo | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Pegasus Water Polo Academy | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Longhorn Aquatics | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Zilla WPC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AGE GROUP DIVISION (SUMMER SEASON):(After 4 of 4 Events)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
WTT | JOQ | DSC | SST |
| 1 | Thunder WPC | 98 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 16 |
| 2 | West Houston Water Polo | 54 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Southside Badgers | 39 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | CFWPC | 16 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Trident Water Polo | 15 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | North Houston WPC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Boerne WPC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Longhorn Aquatics | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Zilla WPC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Pegasus Water Polo Academy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
AGE GROUP DIVISION (FALL SEASON): (After 4 of 4 Events)
| PLACE | CLUB | TOTAL POINTS |
AC | *OPF | #SFT | DFI |
| 1 | Thunder WPC | 44 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Trident Water Polo | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | West Houston Water Polo | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Pegasus Water Polo Academy | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | North Houston WPC | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | Southside Badgers | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Longhorn Aquatics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
*OctPoloFest (OPF) tournament has been cancelled, no points to be awarded
#Points only awarded to Storm, Thunder and Southside (partial) due to non-submitted rosters
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NOTES: WHAT: (OPEN/WOMEN) Annual point Series based on final standings in five annually held open water polo tournaments in the USAWP Southwest Zone, namely: WHAT: (AGE GROUP) Seasonal and Annual point Series based on final standings in multiple annually held age group water polo tournaments in the USAWP Southwest Zone, namely: WHO: All USWP Southwest Zone clubs are automatically entered when participating in one of the Series’ tournaments. There is no entry fee. There will be two separate classifications: one for Mens/Open, one for Women and one for Age Group. POINT SYSTEM: The top four finishing teams in each tournament earn placement points for their club: 8 for first, 5 for second, 3 for third and 1 for fourth (OPEN/WOMEN); 5-3-2-1 (AGE GROUP). Each club will also earn participation points for up to two teams: 2 for the first team, 1 for a second team (OPEN/WOMEN only). Placement points will not be awarded for non-Southwest Zone registered clubs, those points are dropped down in the final standings order to the next placing Southwest Zone club(s). Points for ties in standings for any single tournament will have points for the tied placement positions split equally (i.e. a two way tie for Third Place will split 3rd and 4th place points equally). Any ties in total points earned in the Series will be broken first by: 1) head-to-head records between the tied clubs (A teams vs. A teams only) in all Series tournaments in the current year, then 2) total Series participation points earned in the current year. If ties remain, the awards earned by the tied clubs will be split equally. Each classification scores points separately. |
AWARDS – Final Series points are calculated at the end of each year to determine awards for:
• The Connor Cup open trophy for the Mens/Open classification winning club to keep for a year until the following year’s winner is awarded by presenting the cup trophy to the new Series winner.
• The Connor Cup women’s trophy for the Womens classification winning club to keep for a year until the following year’s winner is award by presenting the cup trophy to the new Series winner.
• The Connor Cup Age Group trophy for the Age Group classification winning club to keep for a year until the following year’s winner is award by presenting the cup trophy to the new Series winner.
• Plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each classification for those clubs to keep permanently (Men’s/Open and Women’s divisions)
• Plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place seasonally for the Age Group division for those clubs to keep permanently
RULES:
HOST AND CLUB RESPONSIBILITIES
• All scoring events must be listed on the SW Zone calendar as of January 1st of the scoring year in ordered to be considered for inclusion.
• All scoring events must be multi-day events and open to all eligible zone clubs.
• All scoring events must be sanctioned by USAWP at least 14 days prior to the first date of competition to the first date of competition.
• All teams participating in any Connor Cup Series event must be entered in the event as their official USAWP club name, to avoid confusion between tournament results and Series point standings. This list must be provided to the SW Zone chair at least 5 days prior to the first day of competition, if not already provided within the event game schedule.
• Hosts will ensure all USAWP roster requirements are met for clubs seeking Connor Cup points.
• Any club that enters more than one team in any Connor Cup Series event, must specify to the tournament director which team is designated as their “A” level team. This information to be used should a Series standings tiebreaker be required.
• Hosts will provide results, inclusive of scores and final standings, to the SW Zone Board and all participants no later than 7 days after the event.
• Any conflicts or issues related to participation in a Series event must be brought to the attention of the SW Zone Board within 10 days prior to the event.
ZONE RESPONSIBILITIES
• There are no team roster club affiliation requirements. The Connor Cup Series relates to club performance only. However in the spirit of competition and sportsmanship, once the tournament schedule is released in the Men’s/Open and Women’s Divisions, the Southwest Zone Chair shall declare the Connor Cup Series club-affiliation (or non-affiliation) for each participating team using all resources required. Every effort shall be made to complete this prior to the first day of competition.
• The Southwest Zone Board may review and adjust these rules annually. Any rule change proposals should be sent to southwestwaterpolo@earthlink.net.
GENERAL RULES
• If any of the Series’ tournaments are either cancelled or fail to be sanctioned by USA Water Polo, all related tournament points shall be set to zero for that year.
• If any of the Series’ tournaments do not have a Mens/Open or Womens division, then no points are earned for the respective classification for the event.
• This Series uses each tournament’s final official placement standings ONLY to calculate earned points. The Series is not responsible for tournament seeding, bracket placement, tournament schedules/dates, tournament final standings, tournament protests, failure of a club to properly enter a tournament or if a tournament host disallows a club’s second team to be entered.
• Points will only be awarded to clubs for their team’s rosters that are submitted through the USAWP online event registration system for the respective tournament/event. If a club has teams entered, but no online roster is submitted for one or more teams, then no participation or results points will be awarded for the team’s without an online roster.
• Any team that forfeits 50% or more of their tournament games due to inability to have a legal roster, shall not earn any Connor Cup Series points for that tournament.
• The Southwest Zone Board reserves the right to drop a tournament from the Connor Cup Series on an annual basis should any Series event fail to meet the Connor Cup Series expectations.
• Any Southwest Zone sanctioned tournament not included as a Connor Cup Series event may apply for inclusion by contacting the Southwest Zone.
• Any conflicts or issues raised affecting Series scoring will be ruled upon by the USAWP Southwest Zone Board within 10 days of the results being published for the respective event; otherwise points stand as published within this document.
• Any protests or considerations related to the ConnorCup Series should be sent by email to: southwestwaterpolo@earthlink.net..