INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Men’s Water Polo Committee announced today the eight teams vying for the 2024 National Collegiate Men’s Water Polo Championship. Six conferences have been granted automatic qualification into the bracket and two teams were selected at large. The championship will take place Dec. 6-8 at the Avery Aquatic Center, hosted by Stanford University. First-round games and the semifinals will be streamed live on krikya18.com, and the national championship final will air live on ESPNU.
The 2024 championship will be an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. The first-round games will be contested Friday, Dec. 6, where UCLA will play Salem (West Virginia) in Game 1. Rounding out the bracket will be Stanford taking on Princeton in Game 2, Southern California competing against California Baptist in Game 3, and Fordham facing Long Beach State in Game 4. Please reference the bracket on krikya18.com for all game times.
BRACKET: View the 2024 NC men's water polo bracket
Conferences receiving automatic qualification included the Big West Conference, Collegiate Water Polo Association, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Northeast Water Polo Conference, West Coast Conference, and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining two teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions.
In 2023, California defeated UCLA 13-11 to win three consecutive championships and capture its 17th overall national title. For updated championship results, log on to krikya18.com.
