Cal Edges USC 13-12 to Win 2021 NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament
All-tournament MVP Nikos Papanikolaou and the Cal Bears defeated USC 13-12 on Sunday to win their 15th NCAA championship.
Undefeated No. 1 USC Men’s Water Polo Tops Pacific 16-9
Ten Trojans had scored by the close of the third, with Hannes Daube and Wyatt Barker both holding hat tricks on the day. Carson Kranz (pictured) added two.
Stanford’s Ben Hallock Repeats as Division I Water Polo Player of the Year
Ben Hallock was tabbed as Player of the Year and John Vargas was named Coach of the Year after leading Stanford to the NCAA men’s water polo title.
#2 USC, #4 Pepperdine Advance to NCAA Semifinals with Thursday Victories
#2 USC and #4 Pepperdine punched their tickets to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships semifinals with victories in Stockton, California, on Thursday.
#6 Pepperdine, RV Santa Clara Score WP Week 11 Upsets
Collegiate men’s water polo regular season play wrapped up with 19 matches, including two Top 20 upsets and two overtime affairs.
RV Brown Notches 2 Upsets, #6 Pepperdine Tops #4 USC on WP Week 7
Six upsets highlighted the Week 7 slate, including a Top 10 result that saw #6 Pepperdine edge past #4 USC and two surprise results for RV Brown.
Three Top 10 Rematches on Tap for Water Polo Week 6
#5 UC Santa Barbara, #7 Pepperdine and #5 USC are looking to avenge earlier season losses to #2 UCLA, #6 Cal and #3 Pacific respectively on water polo Week 6.
Preseason Polls Aim to Predict Men’s Water Polo Conference Races
With conference play on the horizon in men’s collegiate water polo, SwimSwam looks at the projected standings from each league’s preseason coaches poll.
Stanford Regains #1 Spot in Men’s Water Polo, Whittier Makes Top 20 Debut
Stanford regained the #1 spot in the collegiate water polo Top 20 with three Top 10 wins. Whittier College earned its first ranking of 2019 at #20.
USC Takes Top Spot in Preseason Men’s Water Polo Coaches Poll
USC was picked to repeat as the NCAA men’s water polo champion, receiving 98 points in the preseason Top 20 coaches poll. just ahead of UCLA and Stanford.
USA Men Win WP Gold, Lead in Scoring Efficiency, Saves at Pan American Games
The United States won its seventh straight Pan American Games water polo gold, defeating Canada for the title and securing a spot in the 2020 Olympics.
USA Looks to Grab Double Gold in Water Polo at Pan American Games
The United States men’s and women’s water polo teams will face off against Canada on Saturday each looking for a Pan American Games gold medal.
Canada Seeks First Pan Am Games Men’s Water Polo Gold, Will Face USA in Final
Canada will be looking to claim its first ever Pan American Games men’s water polo gold when it faces the USA, the six-time reigning champion on Saturday.
USA Men, Women Advance to Pan Am Games Water Polo Semifinals
The USA men’s and women’s water polo teams advanced to the Pan American Games semifinals with victories over Peru on Thursday.
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, United States Move on to Pan Am Games Men’s WP Semis
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and the USA are heading to the men’s water polo semifinals at the Pan Am Games after posting quarterfinal wins on Thursday.
