University of Florida Selected as Site for 2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship on November 8-10
2024 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) will bring the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship back to the Sunshine State on Friday-Sunday, November 8-10, as the University of Florida will host the 2024 championship at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in Gainesville, Fla.
It marks the third time a Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship will be hosted at Florida as the 2001 and 2009 events occurred in “The Swamp”. Overall, four National Collegiate Club Championships have been contested in Florida with the 2017 Men’s Championship and 2012 Women’s Championship both hosted by Florida State University.
The 16-team club championship tournament is the largest collegiate water polo championship in the nation. Seeds are determined by the order of finish by the divisions at the 2023 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the University of Utah at the Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center in Kearns, Utah, on Friday-Sunday, November 10-12.
Since 1993, 13 different institutions have claimed the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship as Northwestern University (1993), the United States Military Academy (1994), the University of Dayton (1995), the University of Michigan (1996, 1998, 2003), Dartmouth College (1997), California Polytechnic State University (1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007), Michigan State (2000, 2006, 2008, 2021), Grand Valley State University (2005), the University of California-Los Angeles (2009, 2010, 2013), the University of Southern California (2011, 2012), Lindenwood University (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019), San Diego State University (2017) and the University of California-San Diego (2022, 2023) have finished on top.
This also marks the first time the Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship will be hosted on a college campus since the 2019 event at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. Following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the University of Alabama (Huntsville Aquatic Center, Huntsville, Ala.), Oregon State University (Chehalem Aquatic & Fitness Center, Newberg, Ore.) and Utah (Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, Kearns, Utah) hosted the 2021, 2022 and 2023 events at off campus facilities.
For fans attending the National Collegiate Club Championship, a three-day tournament pass ($25) or a one-day pass ($10) for the league’s penultimate club championship will be available at the door. All children 12 and under are free of charge. All tickets are exclusively available at the door as there will be no presale in advance of the championship.
Fans who are unable to make the trip to Florida for the championship, the CWPA will offer live-streaming of the weekend on a pay-per-view basis. Additional information will be released closer to the event.
Previous Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship Hosts (2000-to-Present)
2000 – University of Washington (King County Aquatic Center, Federal Way, Wash.)
2001 – University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.)
2002 – California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
2003 – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)
2004 – University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.)
2005 – Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.)
2006 – Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, Ohio)
2007 – University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.)
2008 – Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
2009 – University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.)
2010 – Southern Utah University (Cedar City, Utah)
2011 – Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Ga.)
2012 – Oregon State University (Osborn Aquatic Center, Corvallis, Ore.)
2013 – University of California-San Diego (La Jolla, Calif.)
2014 – University of Utah (Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, Kearns, Utah)
2015 – University of California-Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
2016 – University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.)
2017 – Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)
2018 – University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.)
2019 – University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa)
2020 – None – COVID-19
2021 – University of Alabama (Huntsville Aquatic Center, Huntsville, Ala.)
2022 – Oregon State University (Chehalem Aquatic & Fitness Center, Newberg, Ore.)
2023 – University of Utah (Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center, Kearns, Utah)
Previous Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship Hosts (2000-to-Present)
2000 – University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.)
2001 – Miami University of Ohio (Oxford, Ohio)
2002 – Emory University (Atlanta, Ga.)
2003 – Carthage College (Kenosha, Wisc.)
2004 – California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
2005 – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)
2006 – Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
2007 – Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.)
2008 – University of Oregon (Mt. Hood Aquatic Center, Gresham, Ore.)
2009 – University of California-Davis (Davis, Calif.)
2010 – University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.)
2011 – University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.)
2012 – Florida State University (Tallahassee, Fla.)
2013 – University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.)
2014 – The Ohio State University (SPIRE Institute, Geneva, Ohio)
2015 – Middlebury College (Middlebury, Vt.)
2016 – University of California-Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
2017 – University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
2018 – University of Washington (Mt. Hood Aquatic Center, Gresham, Ore.)
2019 – University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Ind.)
2020 – None (COVID-19)
2021 – None (COVID-19)
2022 – Collegiate Water Polo Association (Huntsville Aquatic Center (Huntsville, Ala.)
2023 – University of California-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
2024 – Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)
Previous Men’s National Collegiate Club Champions (1993-to-Present)
1993 – Northwestern University def. University of Maryland
1994 – United States Military Academy def. University of Dayton
1995 – University of Dayton def. United States Military Academy
1996 – University of Michigan def. University of Arizona
1997 – Dartmouth College def. University of Colorado
1998 – University of Michigan def. Pennsylvania State University
1999 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Richmond
2000 – Michigan State University def. University of Washington
2001 – California Polytechnic State University def. Villanova University
2002 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Southern California
2003 – University of Michigan def. California Polytechnic State University
2004 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Arizona
2005 – Grand Valley State University def. Michigan State University
2006 – Michigan State University def. Grand Valley State University
2007 – California Polytechnic State University def. Michigan State University
2008 – Michigan State University def. California Polytechnic State University
2009 – University of California-Los Angeles def. Florida International University
2010 – University of California-Los Angeles def. University of Texas
2011 – University of Southern California def. Yale University
2012 – University of Southern California def. University of California
2013 – University of California-Los Angeles def. Lindenwood University
2014 – Lindenwood University def. San Diego State University
2015 – Lindenwood University def. San Diego State University
2016 – Lindenwood University def. Long Beach State University
2017 – San Diego State University def. University of Texas
2018 – Lindenwood University def. University of Utah
2019 – Lindenwood University def. University of Southern California
2020 – No competition – COVID-19
2021 – Michigan State University def. University of California-San Diego
2022 – University of California-San Diego def. California Polytechnic State University
2023 – University of California-San Diego def.University of Florida
Previous Women’s National Collegiate Club Champions (2000-to-Present)
2000 – University of Washington def. Michigan State University
2001 – Michigan State University def. University of Florida
2002 – Michigan State University def. California Polytechnic State University
2003 – California Polytechnic State University def. Michigan State University
2004 – California Polytechnic State University def. Dartmouth College
2005 – California Polytechnic State University def. Dartmouth College
2006 – Michigan State University def. University of Florida
2007 – Fresno State University def. California Polytechnic State University
2008 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Oregon
2009 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Notre Dame
2010 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of Michigan
2011 – California Polytechnic State University def. University of California-Davis
2012 – University of California-Davis def. California Polytechnic State University
2013 – University of California-Davis def. University of Central Florida
2014 – San Diego State University def. University of Michigan
2015 – University of California def. University of Notre Dame
2016 – University of California-Santa Barbara def. University of Michigan
2017 – University of California-Davis def. California Polytechnic State University
2018 – University of California-Davis def. California Polytechnic State University
2019 – University of Florida def. University of California-Davis
2020 – Season terminated – COVID-19
2021 – No competition – COVID-19
2022 – University of California def. University of California-Santa Barbara
2023 – University of Michigan def. University of California-Santa Barbara
2023 – University of Michigan def. University of California-Los Angeles
