NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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The NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship has existed since the 2001 season. Three conferences have teams competing in women's water polo, the Collegiate Water Polo Association, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Some teams compete at Division III either as members of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference or independently.
The following conferences and institutions received automatic qualification for the 2008 Championship: Collegiate Water Polo Association, Michigan; Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Marist; Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, UCLA; Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Pomona-Pitzer; and Western Water Polo Association, UC Davis. The following institutions received at-large bids to the championship field: Stanford, Southern California, and San Diego State.
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[edit] Championship winners
[edit] Division I
| Year | National Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Host or site |
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| 2001 | UCLA | 5-4 | Stanford | Stanford University, Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California |
| 2002 | Stanford | 8-4 | UCLA | Southern California, McDonald's Swim Stadium, Los Angeles, California |
| 2003 | UCLA (2) | 4-3 | Stanford | UC San Diego, Canyonview Pool, San Diego, California |
| 2004 | Southern California | 10-8 | Loyola Marymount | Stanford University, Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California |
| 2005 | UCLA (3) | 3-2 | Stanford | Michigan, Canham Natatorium , Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2006 | UCLA (4) | 9-8 | Southern California | UC Davis, Schaal Aquatics Center , Davis, California |
| 2007 | UCLA (5) | 5-4 | Stanford | Long Beach St., Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, California |
| 2008 | UCLA (6) | 6-3 | Southern California | Stanford University, Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California |
| 2009 | University of Maryland, Campus Recreation Center Natatorium, College Park, Maryland |
[edit] Tournament notes
No school from outside the state of California has ever surpassed fourth place. Hence, no non-California school has ever participated in the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship game, nor has a non-California school ever won the consolation game. In fact, with the exception of Stanford University in Stanford, California (in the northern part of the state), all of the schools who have achieved first, second, or third place have been located in Los Angeles, California.
The women's water polo team from UCLA has won 6 of the eight championships, and won the 100th and 101st NCAA Championship for the school in 2007 and 2008 respectively.[2][3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ [1] National Collegiate Women's Records Book
- ^ Women's Water Polo Wins UCLA's 100th NCAA Title. Bruins capture third consecutive women's water polo crown with 5-4 win over Stanford. UCLA Athletic Department, May 13, 2007
- ^ UCLA Defeats USC, 6-3, To Win Fourth-Straight NCAA Title. Women's water polo goes undefeated to win UCLA's 101st NCAA championship. UCLA Athletic Department, May 11, 2008.
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