BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — ESPN will once again present live coverage of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Water Polo Championship final in 2025. The championship will be decided at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana, live on ESPNU and ESPN+ on Sunday, May 11 at Noon ET/9:00 a.m. Pacific.
Outside of the United States, water polo fans will be able to watch the telecast on ESPN networks and digital platforms in parts of Latin America including Mexico, Central America, Brazil & Spanish speaking South America plus the Caribbean, Australia/New Zealand, Netherlands, and Africa, and via the TSN+ direct-to-consumer streaming service in Canada.
The field for the 2025 NCAA Tournament will be announced on April 28 and features eight teams from around the country. Six conference champions from the Big West Conference, Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), Golden Coast Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), and Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) will make up the field alongside two teams selected at-large. The University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) won the title in 2024, their first since 2009, defeating host the University of California in Berkeley, Calif.
Quarterfinal and semifinal action will stream at NCAA.com. For more information on the NCAA Championship, visit https://www.ncaa.com/sports/waterpolo-women.