BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — As a service to the men’s Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC), Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference (MAWPC) membership, along with the women’s Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) institutions, the league posts a list of the approved National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship sites for the 2018-to-2021 men’s seasons and 2019-to-2022 women’s seasons.
Men’s NCAA Championships (2018-2021)
The NCAA will utilize Stanford University (2018, 2020), University of the Pacific (2019) and the University of California-Los Angeles (2021) as hosts of the 2018-to-2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo National Championships.
Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center will serve as site of both the 2018 (December 1-2) and 2020 (December 5-6) tournaments with Pacific’s Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex hosting the 2019 event on December 7-8. In addition, UCLA’s Spieker Aquatic Center will host the 2021 tournament on December 4-5.
| National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Water Polo National Championships (2018-2021) | ||||
| Date | Host(s) | City | State | Venue |
| December 1-2, 2018 | Stanford University | Stanford | Calif. | Avery Aquatic Center |
| December 7-8, 2019 | University of the Pacific & Visit Stockton | Stockton | Calif. | Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex |
| December 5-6, 2020 | Stanford University | Stanford | Calif. | Avery Aquatic Center |
| December 4-5, 2021 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Calif. | Spieker Aquatics Center |
Women’s NCAA Championships (2019-2022)
Stanford, Pacific, UCLA and the University of Michigan will host the 2019-to-2022 NCAA Women’s Championships.
Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center will host the 2019 Championship on May 10-12 in Stanford, Calif., prior to Pacific and Visit Stockton taking on responsibilities for the 2020 Championship on May 8-10 at the Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex in Stockton, Calif.
2021 brings the NCAA Championship back to Los Angeles, Calif., as UCLA hosts the event on May 14-16 at Spieker Aquatics Center. The NCAA Championship then takes a trip North and East as the Wolverines of Michigan round out the four selected sites when the program hosts the 2022 field on May 13-15 at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich.
| National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Water Polo National Championships (2019-2022) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Host(s) | City | State | Venue |
| May 10-12, 2019 | Stanford University | Stanford | Calif. | Avery Aquatic Center |
| May 8-10, 2020 | University of the Pacific & Visit Stockton | Stockton | Calif. | Chris Kjeldsen Pool Complex |
| May 14-16, 2021 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Calif. | Spieker Aquatics Center |
| May 13-15, 2022 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Mich. | Canham Natatorium |
