BRIDGEPORT, Pa — 2025 Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) Champion/No. 5-ranked Fordham University and Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Champion/No. 14 Princeton University join Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Champion/No. 2 the University of Southern California, Big West Conference Champion/No. 8 the University of California-Davis, West Coast Conference Champion/No. 9 San Jose State University and Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Champion Concordia University-Irvine along with at-large selections MPSF runner-up/No. 1 the University of California-Los Angeles and MPSF Third Place finisher/No. 3 Stanford University will compete at the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship on Friday-Sunday, December 5-6, at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, Calif.
For fans unable to make the trip to Stanford, the NCAA will stream games on Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, on NCAA.com, while the National Championship contest on Sunday, December 7, will be televised on ESPNU at 6:00 p.m. Eastern/3:00 p.m. Pacific.
Competition begins on Friday, December 5, as No. 1 seed Southern California will take on Concordia at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/Noon Pacific. Fordham will dive in at 5:00 p.m. Eastern/2:00 p.m. Pacific against San Jose State, UCLA meets Princeton at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific before Stanford and UC-Davis face-off at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Pacific.
The victors of the USC/Concordia and Fordham/San Jose State compete in the first semifinal on Saturday, December 6 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern/2:00 p.m. Pacific prior to the winners of the UCLA/Princeton and Stanford/UC-Davis contests returning to the tank at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific in the second semifinal.
The National Championship game matching the two semifinal victors occurs at 6:00 p.m. Eastern/3:00 p.m. Pacific on Sunday, December 7.
