2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

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2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship - Wikipedia

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2023 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details

Dates	May 10–14, 2023
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Stanford
Runner-up	USC
Third place	Princeton, 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
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	NCAA.com
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

^ 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.
^ Ingemi, Marisa (2023-05-16). "Stanford defends women's water polo title and turns to its future". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ Overend, Riley (2023-05-14). "Stanford Set for Rematch with USC in NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship Final". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ NCAA.com. "Stanford wins the 2023 NC women's water polo championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ ^a ^b https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/waterpolo-women/nc/2023
^ "2023 NC Women's Water Polo Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.

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