BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently released the bracket format for the 2019 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship.
For the 2019 National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship, there were six conferences awarded automatic qualification (AQ). These conferences included the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC), Golden Coast Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). However, the SCIAC provided written notice to the NCAA that they are going to decline or withdraw their AQ into the championship in order to participate in the USA Water Polo sponsored Division III Collegiate Water Polo National Championship. As such, there are now five AQ eligible conferences but only a four-team championship bracket, so three opening round games will be required (as opposed to four opening round games last year). The top two seeded teams, as determined by the Men’s Water Polo Committee, will be placed in the championship bracket. The remaining five teams will compete in opening round games to determine which two teams will advance to the championship bracket. Opening round teams, match-ups, competition dates, and locations will be determined by the Men’s Water Polo Committee at the time of selections. Opening round games must be completed before the semifinal round of the championship begins.
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