Cal-USC Battle in 21st-Straight All-MPSF NCAA Final

Cal-USC Battle in 21st-Straight All-MPSF NCAA Final

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Photo: Julia Bonaguidi (by: Cal Athletics)


MPSF Women's Water Polo NCAA Championship Notes:


*The NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship game will feature an All-MPSF final for the 21st-straight year (and in 24 of the 25 contested years). 

*The MPSF will win its 125th overall national championship, including a 30th-straight in women's water polo dating back to 1996. 

*The MPSF will own all 59 NCAA Water Polo titles since the inaugural year of the conference in 1992 (men--34, women--25).

*California seeks a first-ever women's water polo national title, while USC goes for its eighth. 

 

The 2026 NCAA women's water polo championship will be held Apri. 24-26 at Canyonview Pool at UC San Diego, in La Jolla, Calif. 

Stanford, UCLA, USC, and California are the top four seeds. 

Interactive Bracket: 2026 NC Women's Water Polo Official Bracket | NCAA.com

Every game leading up to the national championship will be live streamed here on NCAA.com. The Championship game is televised by ESPNU. 
The Stanford Cardinal is coming off its 10th national title win in 2025 to boast the most championships of any program in NC women's water polo. 


2026 NCAA women's water polo championship schedule


Championship: Sunday, April 26 | 6:00 pm PT | ESPNU

No. 3 seed USC vs. No. 4 seed California 

www.thefosh.net/live/20000


Semifinals: Saturday, April 25

No. 3 seed USC 11, No. 2 seed UCLA 10

Final Stats & Recap:

The FOSH - UCLA vs. Southern California Live Stats

No. 4 seed California 13, No. 1 seed Stanford 11

Final Stats & Recap:

The FOSH - California vs. Stanford Live Stats


First round: Friday, April 24 

No. 1 Stanford 18, Wagner 6
No. 4 California 15, Hawaii 10 
No. 2 UCLA 15, Harvard 5
No. 3 Southern California 10, LMU 5