2023 Men’s Collegiate Club Missouri Valley Division Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2023 Men’s Collegiate Club Missouri Valley Division schedule.
Comprised of McKendree University, Saint Louis University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Indianapolis and the University of Missouri , the Missouri Valley Division will contest its 19th season with Western Illinois University (2004), Lindenwood University (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Miami University (Ohio) (2007), Saint Louis (2011) and McKendree (2021, 2022) each previously capturing the division championship. The 2020 season was not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regular season competition will occur at Saint Louis in Saint Louis, Mo., as the institution hosts 10-game tournaments on Saturday-Sunday, September 23-24, and Saturday-Sunday, October 21-22.
The results determine the order of finish in the Missouri Valley Division and the qualifiers for the inaugural Great Lakes/Missouri Valley Divisions “A” and “B” Championships on Saturday-Sunday, October 28-29, at McKendree in Lebanon, Ill., and the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively.
Formats for the “A” and “B” Championships are not known at this time. However, the Great Lakes Division teams for each grouping are established as host Cincinnati, Miami University (Ohio), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Loyola University (Ill.) will compete at the “B” event. Grand Valley State University, Illinois State University, the University of Notre Dame and Washington University in St. Louis will contest the “A” Championship.
The top finishing teams from the Great Lakes and Missouri Valley Divisions at the “A” Championship earn automatic berths to the 2023 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship on Friday-Sunday, November 10-12, at a site to be determined.
