NCAA.com | October 31, 2014 Stanford practices in costumes Share Wednesday might have been the most difficult practice that junior Brittany Howard has endured throughout top-ranked Stanford's undefeated run. It wasn't the pressures of remaining unbeaten or the upcoming weekend series in Oregon against both Oregon and Oregon State that weighed on Howard's back, but rather an inflatable crocodile. The nation's top-ranked volleyball team held it's annual Halloween practice on Wednesday and Howard came dressed as a crocodile wrangler. John Dunning, head coach of No. 1 @StanfordWVB dressed as Mark Marquess for today's Halloween practice... pic.twitter.com/oYQm9aNjEQ — Stanford Baseball (@StanfordBSB) October 29, 2014 Stanford beats Southern California to win its eighth women's water polo national championship For the eighth time in school history, Stanford won the National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship. READ MORE Stanford softball shuts out No. 2 UCLA in back-to-back games Stanford managed two straight 1-0 wins over No. 2 UCLA on April 9 and 10, giving the Cardinal their first series win over the Bruins since 2013. READ MORE The 50 states, ranked by the total number of men's basketball championships Here's every state, ranked by how many men's basketball national championships each school has won. READ MORE