BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Seeding for the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship at a site to be determined was released by Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Commissioner Dan Sharadin.
The tournament is not seeded by ability, since there is no equitable means to determine the respective strength of the teams. Too few teams play outside of their division schedules to create an accurate seeding. Match-ups are therefore based upon the 2025 National Collegiate Club Championship results by division. The host region receives two automatic bids, one of which is assumed by the division champion and the other by the host site or division runner-up (the 16th position). This ensures the tournament host is always a participant.
Seeding for positions No. 1-11 is based on the results of the 2025 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship. Due to the 13th and 15th place positions not being played out, the No. 12-to-15 spots in the field are determined by random draw with the host institution receiving No. 16 berth.
1. Pacific Coast
2. Southwest
3. Texas
4. Southeast
5. Sierra Pacific
6. Rocky Mountain
7. Florida
8. Atlantic
9. New England
10. Big Ten
11. Northwest
12. Great Lakes
13. Mid-Atlantic
14. Missouri Valley
15. New York
16. Host institution/division runner-up if host wins division
