The UCLA men's water polo team (23-2) will head to Stanford for the 2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship Dec. 6-8.
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Top-Ranked UCLA Earns No. 1 Seed, At-Large Selection
November 25, 2024 | Men's Water Polo
INDIANAPOLIS – The UCLA men's water polo team (23-2) has earned an at-large bid into the 2024 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship and was seeded first, placing the Bruins in the first quarterfinal game as announced by the NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee Monday morning on its Selection Show.
The eight teams vying for the National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship will be in competition Dec. 6-8 at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center. There will be a new champion crowned this season as the Bruins essentially eliminated the three-time defending champs, California, in the semifinals of the MPSF Championship Tournament. The MPSF Tournament champion, USC, was seeded second. UCLA will be seeking its 13th NCAA title in the sport and the school's 124th overall.
The top four seeds were placed in the bracket with the the MPSF Tournament champions, USC (21-5), grabbing the second seed, and Fordham (30-0) getting the nod as the three seed. NCAA Championship hosts, Stanford (21-4), got the final at-large bid and was seeded fourth on the Bruins side of the bracket. The two teams will meet in the semifinals should they both win their quarterfinals games.
Marking the second-straight year the Bruins have earned the overall No. 1 seed, UCLA will face Salem (20-3) in the first quarterfinal game on Friday, Dec. 6 at Noon. The second game will take place at 2:00 p.m. and will feature No. 4 Stanford against Princeton (23-8). The third quarterfinal at 4:00 p.m. will pit No. 2 USC against California Baptist University (23-13). The last quarterfinal, slated for 6:00 p.m. will be Fordham against Long Beach State (20-10).
The eight teams vying for the National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship will be in competition Dec. 6-8 at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center. There will be a new champion crowned this season as the Bruins essentially eliminated the three-time defending champs, California, in the semifinals of the MPSF Championship Tournament. The MPSF Tournament champion, USC, was seeded second. UCLA will be seeking its 13th NCAA title in the sport and the school's 124th overall.
The top four seeds were placed in the bracket with the the MPSF Tournament champions, USC (21-5), grabbing the second seed, and Fordham (30-0) getting the nod as the three seed. NCAA Championship hosts, Stanford (21-4), got the final at-large bid and was seeded fourth on the Bruins side of the bracket. The two teams will meet in the semifinals should they both win their quarterfinals games.
Marking the second-straight year the Bruins have earned the overall No. 1 seed, UCLA will face Salem (20-3) in the first quarterfinal game on Friday, Dec. 6 at Noon. The second game will take place at 2:00 p.m. and will feature No. 4 Stanford against Princeton (23-8). The third quarterfinal at 4:00 p.m. will pit No. 2 USC against California Baptist University (23-13). The last quarterfinal, slated for 6:00 p.m. will be Fordham against Long Beach State (20-10).
The semifinals will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The NCAA Championship will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 live on ESPNU.
Six teams earned automatic selections to this year's NCAA Championships by winning their respective conference tournaments. They include USC (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), California Baptist University (West Coast Conference), Princeton (Northeast Water Polo Conference), Fordham (Collegiate Water Polo Association), Long Beach State (Big West Conference), and Salem (Western Water Polo Association). The remaining two teams were selected at-large without geographical restrictions.
