2026 Men’s Collegiate Club Sierra Pacific Division Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases a revised 2026 Men’s Collegiate Club Sierra Pacific Division schedule following the decision of California Polytechnic State University Maritime Academy (formerly California Maritime Academy) to not compete this year.
The division membership adjusts to eight teams as California State University-Chico, California State University-Monterey Bay, Fresno State University, San Jose State University, the University of California, the University of California-Davis, the University of California-Santa Cruz and the University of San Francisco will vie for the crown in 2026.
The Sierra Pacific Division will contest its 15th season in the CWPA with UC-Santa Cruz (2011), California (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023), Cal Maritime (2019, 2024) and Chico State (2025) combining to claim all 14 previous championship titles. The 2020 season was not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The schedule for the lone regular season tournament at Cal State-Monterey Bay in Monterey Bay, Calif., on Friday-Sunday, October 16-18, adjusts due to the elimination of Cal Poly Maritime. Games on Saturday, October 17, will use five minute quarters with neither overtime nor timeouts.
In addition, the division championship on Saturday-Sunday, October 24-25, at UC-Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., changes to a 12-game format.
The victor of the division championship earns an automatic berth to the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship on Friday-Sunday, November 6-8, at the Huntsville Aquatics Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
