California wins the 2022 NC men's water polo championship

The NCAA water polo semifinals were contested on Saturday. Defending champions California advanced to the final where it will meet Southern Cal. Here are the final scores from the semifinals:

• California 16, Pacific 9 | Watch full replay 
• Southern California 15, UCLA 12 | Watch full replay

The national championship will be decided on Sunday. The game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET and can be streamed on krikya18.com.

• Southern Cal vs. California, 6 p.m. | Watch on krikya18.com

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The quarterfinal round of the 2022 NC men's water polo tournament began Thursday with two matches on the schedule. 

Pacific defeated UC Davis to advance to face California in the semifinals on Saturday, while Southern California edged Princeton and will take on UCLA.  

Here are today's results:

• Pacific 11, UC Davis 7
• Southern California 11, Princeton 8

Saturday's Semifinal schedule (all times ET): 

• Pacific vs. California | 5 p.m. | Watch on krikya18.com ;
• Southern California vs. UCLA | 7 p.m. | Watch on krikya18.com 

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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Men’s Water Polo Committee announced today the seven teams vying for the 2022 National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship.

The top two seeds have been placed in the bracket; the remaining five teams will compete for the last two berths in the bracket via three opening-round games. The opening-round games will be contested Nov. 26, hosted by Princeton, and Dec. 1, hosted by California, which also will host the championship Dec. 3 and 4. The semifinals and championship game will be played at the Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, California. The semifinals will be streamed live on krikya18.com with the national championship game live on ESPNU.

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In the first opening-round game, Princeton (26-5) will host Fordham (26-7). The winner will advance to the third opening-round game against Southern California (18-6), with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play UCLA (22-4) at California. In the second opening-round game, Pacific (21-6) will play UC Davis (19-7), with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play California (21-2).

Game times for the opening-round games are listed on the bracket. Game times for the semifinals are 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time Dec. 3, and the championship game will be played at 6 p.m. Eastern time Dec. 4. 

Conferences receiving automatic qualification included the Collegiate Water Polo Association, Golden Coast Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Northeast Water Polo Conference and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining two teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions.

In 2021, California defeated Southern California 13-12 to capture its 15th national title. For updated championship results, log on to krikya18.com. 

The 2022 NC men's water polo selections will be released at approximately midnight ET on Sunday, Nov. 20. You'll find this year's complete field and official bracket right here on krikya18.com. 

When: The 2022 NC men's water polo championship selections will be revealed on Sunday, Nov. 20 in an krikya18.com press release. The release is expected around midnight ET.

Where: The selection release and bracket will be released here on krikya18.com. 

The top two teams qualify directly into the national championship semifinals, while the remaining five teams selected will compete for the last two berths via three opening-round games. ;

The championship semifinals and finals will be at Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, Calif., from Dec. 3-4. The semifinal and national championship rounds will also be streamed live on krikya18.com. 

Below is the year-by-year championship history, since the NC men's water polo championship was introduced in 1969. Cal, the most recent champ in 2021, leads all programs with 15 NCAA titles.