Streaming & Ticket Information Released for 2026 Collegiate Water Polo Association Championship at the University of Michigan

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Streaming and ticket information for the 2026 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championship at the University of Michigan’s Canham Natatorium on Friday-Sunday, April 13-5, is now available.

The 10-game championship event with Brown University, Bucknell University, Harvard University, Mercyhurst University, Princeton University, Saint Francis University and the host Wolverines decides the league’s qualifier for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Women’s Water Polo Championship set for Friday-Sunday, April 24-26 at the Canyonview Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of California-San Diego in La Jolla, Calif.

Video Streaming:

• The 10-game CWPA Championship will be streamed on CWPATV.com at a cost of $15 per day or $35 for a weekend pass of all 10 games.

Tickets:

• Fans attending the CWPA Championship can pay for either a three-day tournament pass ($35) or a one-day pass ($15). University of Michigan students, faculty and staff with a valid college ID, and senior citizens 65 and older, will be admitted at discounted prices of $10 (tournament pass) and $5 (one-day pass). All children 12 and under are free of charge. All tickets are exclusively available at the door as there will be no presale in advance of the championship.

Championship Field & Bracket:

• Three of the seven positions in the championship bracket are known as Bucknell University, Mercyhurst University and Saint Francis University hold the No. 5-to-7 positions, respectively.  The remainder of the championship seeding is dependent upon the outcome of a game matching Harvard University versus host Brown University on Saturday, April 4, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern in Providence, R.I.
• Currently, the University of Michigan and Princeton University sit a top of the league standings as the Wolverines and Tigers hold 5-1 marks, while Harvard University (4-1) and Brown (3-2) have competed in one less game..
• If Harvard wins, the Crimson claim the No. 1 position with Princeton, Michigan and Brown following at No. 2-to-4.  Harvard – which will tie Princeton and Michigan for the regular season title with 5-1 marks via the victory – finishes first in the standings due to goal differential as the Crimson defeated the Tigers (8-5 W) and fell to the Wolverines (14-13 L) for a +2 differential, compared to Princeton’s -2 (8-5 L vs. Harvard, 9-8 W vs. Michigan) and Michigan’s even total (14-13 W vs. Harvard, 9-8 L vs. Princeton).  The tiebreaker for the No. 2 position between Princeton and Michigan reverts to their head-to-head competition with the Tigers coming out on top due to their 9-8 win.  Brown take the No. 4 seed due to finishing with a 3-3 record. 
• If Brown wins, Princeton and Michigan finish with 5-1 records as the Tigers take the top spot due to their head-to-head defeat of the Wolverines.  Michigan comes in at No. 2, while Brown and Harvard tie at 4-2 with the Bears clipping the Crimson for the No. 3 position due to holding a head-to-head win.