BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Fans unable to make the trip to La Jolla, Calif., for the 2026 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s National Collegiate Championship at the University of California-San Diego can follow the action from home thanks to streaming and live television coverage of the competition.
The first round and semifinal games on Friday-Saturday, April 24-25, will be streamed on NCAA.com. The national championship game will take place on Sunday, April 26, with coverage available on ESPNU.
On Friday, April 24, No. 1-ranked/Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Champion Stanford University faces No. 17/Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Champion Wagner College in Game 1 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/Noon Pacific. No. 4 the University of California takes on No. 5/Big West Champion the University of Hawaii in Game 2 at 5:00 p.m Eastern/2:00 p.m. Pacific, No. 3 the University of California-Los Angeles (20-4) competes against No. 9/Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Champion Harvard University in Game 3 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. Pacific and No. 2 the University of Southern California battles No. 6/Golden Coast Conference Champion Loyola Marymount University (23- 4) in Game 4 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Pacific.
The semifinals take place at 7:00 and 10:00 p.m. Eastern/4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Pacific on Saturday, April 25, prior to the National Championship game on Sunday, April 26, a 9:00 p.m. Eastern/6:00 p.m. Pacific.
Conferences receiving automatic qualification include the Big West Conference, Collegiate Water Polo Association, Golden Coast Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining three teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions.
