UCLA Outlasts Cal for NCAA Women’s Crown; First of Many Bruin Titles?
Last Sunday UCLA women’s water polo won it’s eighth NCAA title—the first of the Adam Wright era. There could be many more; the 2024 squad had 18 underclassmen, including freshman stars Lauren Steele and Panni Szegedi.
2024 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament: Quarterfinals are Today
The 2024 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament is underway! Today there are four quarterfinal matches at Cal. By Sunday a champion will be crowned, and it could be an historic moment for #2 Hawai’i.
It’s NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship Time!
After a weekend of intense action, participants for the 2024 NCAA women’s tournament have been decided. In two weeks one of the world’s top polo competitions will take place in Berkeley, CA.
2024 Kalbus Invite: Change at the Top of NCAA Women’s Water Polo
Great times for the Bruins and Rainbow Wahine at the 2024 Barbara Kalbus Invitational. They’re in the final against Hawai’i—and UCLA fans are ecstatic!
CWPA Top 25 Women’s Varsity Water Polo: There’s USC, Stanford… and Everyone Else
Last weekend all of the nation’s top women’s water polo teams were in action. An upset shaped this week’s CWPA Women’s Varsity Poll rankings, but USC & Stanford remain 1, 2.
Great Opening for Michigan Water Polo; For Arizona State, Not So Much
The 1st matches of the 2022 NCAA women’s water polo season took place in Santa Barbara and Tempe—and surprises abound, with Michigan beating #7 UCI and Wagner topping #9 UC San Diego.
Here We Go Again: 2022 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Preseason Poll
NCAA women’s water polo is back and the folks who publish the CWPA varsity polls published their 2022 preseason varsity poll—and the Man with a Hat chimes in.
Top Five Stories from 2021: No 5—Water Polo is Back!
Man w/a Hat is looking at the 5 biggest water polo stories for 2021. Up first; after a year of COVID-19-related cancellations, a slew of major tournaments took place.
View From the East: Princeton Emerges as Region’s Best
By virtue of beating #17 Fordham in the 1st round of the 2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament, #11 (T) Princeton moves on to the quarterfinals and mighty UCLA. The Tigers are but one of many stories that defined East Coast men’s polo this season.
On to the Postseason! 2021 Men’s Varsity Water Polo Set for Conference Championships
Regular season play for the 2021 NCAA men’s varsity season ended last weekend. Up next: which teams will capture the seven NCAA spots—five conference automatic berths and two at-large bids—for this year’s national championship.
CWPA Top 20 Week Two: No Stopping Cal, Stanford, UCLA or USC
Six teams remain unbeaten in NCAA men’s varsity water polo; four of them—Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC—are in the MPSF and occupy the top spots in this week’s CWPA Top 20 poll.
The TWp 2021 Men’s College Water Polo Previews Are Complete
Previews of the seven men’s water polo conferences that will send (directly or not) teams to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament are live at TotalWaterpolo.com
Bruins vs. Trojans: Was There REALLY Any Other Way to end the 2021 Women’s Water Polo Season?
After a season marked by COVID-19 challenges, the final match of the 2021 women’s collegiate water polo season comes down to cross-town rivals UCLA vs. USC.
No Surprises THIS Year; An All-MPSF Final Four at 2021 NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship
For the fourth year in a row, it’s an all-MPSF Final Four at the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Tournament. Is that a good thing?