2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Big Ten Division Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) releases the 2026 Women’s Collegiate Club Big Ten Division schedule.
Comprised of Michigan State University, The Ohio State University, Purdue University, the University of Illinois, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan “A”, the University of Michigan “B” and the University of Wisconsin, the division will contest its 15th season of competition in 2026.
In the history of the division, Michigan (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), Ohio State (2017, 2018) and Michigan State (2019) hold the prior 14 championship crowns awarded since the Big Ten Division joined the CWPA league structure prior to the 2010 season. A Big Ten Division champion was not crowned during either the 2020 or 2021 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic terminating the completion and start of the campaigns, respectively.
Competition begins on Saturday-Sunday, February 21-22, at Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., as the Wolverines host a 16-game weekend. Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., will welcome Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin for an eight-game event on Saturday-Sunday, February 28-March 1, prior to an eight-game event on Saturday-Sunday, March 21-22, with Michigan “A”, Michigan “B”, Michigan State and Ohio State at a site to be determined.
The 12-game Big Ten Division Championship is set for Saturday-Sunday, April 11-12, at Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, with the victor earning the group’s automatic berth to the 2026 Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship on Friday-Sunday, April 17-19, at the Carlisle YMCA Aquatic Center in Carlisle, Pa.
