2025 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 9–11, 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Stanford, 10th title |
| Runners-up | USC |
| Third place | Hawaii and UCLA |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Christine Carpenter, Stanford |
The 2025 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 24th edition of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, for the annual tournament to decide the championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The tournament was held from May 9 to May 11, 2025, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana. In the championship game, aired live on ESPNU, Stanford defeated Southern California 11-7. It was Stanford's 10th NCAA title in women's water polo plus it was 137th NCAA title in a team sport.
The field of teams was revealed in a selection show that was on April 28, 2025. Six conferences are 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.[1]
| Seed | Team | Conference | Bid type | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | MPSF | Automatic | 24th |
| 2 | UCLA | MPSF | At-large | 23rd[2] |
| 3 | USC | MPSF | At-large | 21st[3] |
| 4 | Hawai'i | Big West | Automatic | 9th |
| California | MPSF | At-large | 19th | |
| Loyola Marymount | GCC | Automatic | 10th[4] | |
| Harvard | CWPA | Automatic | 1st[5] | |
| McKendree | WWPA | Automatic | 1st[6] | |
| Wagner College | MAAC | Automatic | 8th |
Schedule and results
All times Eastern
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | TV | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Wednesday, May 7 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner vs. McKendree | 19–7 | NCAA.com | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, May 9 | |||||
| 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford vs. Wagner | 28–7 | NCAA.com | |
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Hawaii vs. California | 8–7 | 287 | |
| 4 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. LMU (CA) | 11–8 | 302 | |
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern California vs. Harvard | 18–7 | 345 | |
| Semifinals – Saturday, May 10 | |||||
| 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford vs. Hawaii | 13–4 | NCAA.com | 329 |
| 7 | 2:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Southern California | 13–15 | 348 | |
| Championship – Sunday, May 11 | |||||
| 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford vs. Southern California | 11–7 | ESPNU | 398 |
