Founded 1969 Most successful club(s) California (14) Current champion California | Current champions California (14) Website NCAA.com Number of teams 4 | |
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Instances 2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship |
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The NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship is an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. It has been held every year since 1969. With a limited number of NCAA water polo programs at the national level, all men's teams, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, are eligible to compete each year. The tournament was expanded from a four-team bracket in 2013 by adding two play-in games that are contested by the bottom four seeds, effectively creating a six-team bracket with a first-round bye for the top two teams.
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- 2009 Championship
- 2010 Championship
- 2011 Championship
- 2012 Championship
- 2013 Championship
- 2014 Championship
- 2015 Championship
- References
While the championship often includes teams from around the country, most programs are located within the state of California, and no school from outside California has ever surpassed third place or participated in the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship game.
The four California based PAC-12 schools have been the most successful. California is the most successful program, with 14 titles, followed by Stanford and UCLA (10 each), and USC with 9. One of these four schools has won the championship every year since 1998.
2009 Championship
Semifinals scores (Princeton University, December 5, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm (ET)):
National Championship (Princeton University, December 6, 2:00 pm (ET)):
2009 NCAA All-Tournament Teams:
2010 Championship
Semifinals (December 4, 2010, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California)
Championship (December 5, 2010, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California)
2010 NCAA All-Tournament Teams:
2011 Championship
Conferences receiving automatic qualification included the Collegiate Water Polo Association, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining team was selected at-large without geographical restrictions.
Semifinals (December 3, 2011, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California)
Championship (December 4, 2010, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California)
2011 NCAA All-Tournament Teams:
2012 Championship
The NCAA men's water polo championship was held December 1 and 2, 2012 at Southern California's McDonald’s Swim Stadium. Conferences receiving automatic qualification included the Collegiate Water Polo Association, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining team was selected at-large without geographical restrictions. All four championship games will be streamed live on www.NCAA.com.
Semifinals - December 1, 2012
Finals - December 2, 2012
2013 Championship
The NCAA men's water polo championship was held December 7 and 8, 2013 at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center. This season marked the introduction of an expanded format. Six teams were seeded into the tournament, with the bottom four participating in Play-in games to fill the four team bracket. Four conferences received automatic qualification: the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). The remaining two teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions. The tournament was seeded by the Men’s Water Polo Committee on December 1. Conference representatives were Southern Cal (MPSF), Whittier College (SCIAC), UC San Diego (WWPA), and St. Francis College Brooklyn (CWPA).
Play-in – December 5, 2013
Semifinals – December 7, 2013
Finals – December 8, 2013
2014 Championship
The NCAA men's water polo championship was held December 6 and 7, 2014 at UC San Diego's Canyonview Aquatic Center, La Jolla, CA. The tournament continued with the new format by adding two more teams to play in the four-team play-in games. Conferences received automatic qualification were the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). The remaining teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions. They were selected by the Men’s Water Polo Committee on November 23, 2014.
Play-in – November 29, 2014
Semifinals – December 6, 2014
Championship Dec. 7, 2014
2015 Championship
The NCAA men's water polo championship will be held December 5 and 6, 2015 at UCLA's Spieker Aquatics Center, Los Angeles, CA. The tournament continued with the new format by adding two more teams to play in the four-team play-in games. Conferences received automatic qualification were the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). The remaining teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions. They are selected by the Men’s Water Polo Committee on November 22, 2015.
Play-in – December 2, 2015
Semifinals – December 5, 2015
Championship Dec. 6, 2015