2023 Men’s Collegiate Club North Atlantic Division Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2023 Men’s Collegiate Club North Atlantic Division schedule.
Comprised of Bowdoin College, Colby College, Middlebury College, Tufts University and the University of Vermont, the North Atlantic Division will contest its 26th season in 2023 with previous titles held by Vermont (2022), Colby (2021), Tufts (1997, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016), Bates College (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2017, 2018, 2019), Dartmouth College (2003), Middlebury (2004, 2005), Boston College (2006), the United States Coast Guard Academy (2008), Amherst College (2011, 2012, 2014) and Northeastern University (2015). The 2020 season was not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competition begins on Saturday-Sunday, September 30-October 1, with 10 games at Middlebury in Middlebury, Vt.
The final regular season tournament occurs on Saturday-Sunday, October 14-15, as Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, hosts 10 games.
The order of finish from the regular season establishes the North Atlantic Division’s seeding for the combined Colonial/North Atlantic “A” and “B” Championships slated for Saturday-Sunday, October 21-22, at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and Bowdoin in Brunswick, Maine, respectively.
The “A” Championship will pit the top three finishers from the North Atlantic Division versus the top three teams from the Colonial Division in a nine-game event to determine an overall champion. In addition, the top finishing teams in both divisions claim their respective group’s titles.
The “B” Championship pits the No. 4-to-6 seeds from the Colonial Division along with the No. 4 and 5 regular season North Atlantic Division finishers in an eight-game tournament.
The North Atlantic and Colonial Divisions’ top Division III finishers at the “A Championship both earn automatic berths to the 2023 Division III Collegiate Club Championship at a site to be finalized in the upcoming weeks.
