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2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesMay 10–14, 2023
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsStanford
Runner-upUSC
Third placePrinceton, UCLA
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The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 21st edition of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, the annual tournament to decide the championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The tournament was held from May 10 to May 14, 2023, at the Eberhardt Aquatics Center in Stockton, California. The championship game was streamed live on ESPNU.[1] Stanford defeated USC 11-9 for the program's ninth national title.[2][3]

Qualifying teams

The field of teams was revealed in a selection show on May 1, 2023.[4] Six conferences were granted automatic qualification to the championship: the Big West Conference, Collegiate Water Polo Association, Golden Coast Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and Western Water Polo Association. Three additional teams earned entry into the tournament with at-large bids, with all of them coming from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.[5]

Seed Team Conference Bid type Appearance
1 Stanford MPSF Automatic 22nd
2 USC MPSF At-large 18th
3 California MPSF At-large 9th
4 UCLA MPSF At-large 21st
Biola WWPA Automatic 1st
Fresno State GCC Automatic 3rd
Long Island MAAC Automatic 1st
Princeton CWPA Automatic 4th
UC Irvine Big West Automatic 8th

Schedule and results

All times Eastern.[5][6]

Game Time Matchup Score TV Attendance
Opening Round – Wednesday, May 10
1 4:00 p.m. LIU vs. Biola 10–8 NCAA.com
Quarterfinals – Friday, May 12
2 3:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. LIU 23–0 NCAA.com
3 5:00 p.m. No. 4 UCLA vs. UC Irvine 14–12
4 7:00 p.m. No. 2 USC vs. Fresno State 12–8
5 9:00 p.m. No. 3 California vs. Princeton 9–11
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13
6 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 4 UCLA 14–9 NCAA.com
7 10:00 p.m. No. 2 USC vs. Princeton 18–8
Championship – Sunday, May 14
8 10:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 2 USC 11–9 ESPNU

Tournament bracket

Opening round
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Quarterfinals
Friday, May 12, 2023
Semifinals
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Championship
Sunday, May 14, 2023
1 Stanford 23
Long Island 10 Long Island 0
Biola 8 1 Stanford 14
4 UCLA 9
4 UCLA 14
UC Irvine 12
1 Stanford 11
2 USC 9
2 USC 12
Fresno State 8
2 USC 18
Princeton 8
3 California 9
Princeton 11

References

  1. ^ Hofheimer, Bill (2023-04-24). "ESPNU & ESPN+ to Present 2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship on May 14". ESPN Press Room U.S. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ Ingemi, Marisa (2023-05-16). "Stanford defends women's water polo title and turns to its future". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ Overend, Riley (2023-05-14). "Stanford Set for Rematch with USC in NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship Final". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ^ NCAA.com. "Stanford wins the 2023 NC women's water polo championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. ^ a b https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/waterpolo-women/nc/2023
  6. ^ "2023 NC Women's Water Polo Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.