2020 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


The 2020 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship occurred from March 18–21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center. This was the 52nd NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship. Six teams participated in this championship. Although this was the 2020 championship, it was played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings before the tournament: No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 California, No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 USC.

Schedule

March 18March 20March 21
Opening RoundSemifinalsChampionship

Bracket

The championship featured a knockout format where schools that lost were eliminated from the tournament.

Qualification

Automatic qualifications were awarded to six conferences. Three conferences, the Golden Coast Conference, Northeast Water Polo Conference and the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference withdrew their automatic qualification. Participating in this year's tournament were teams from the Collegiate Water Polo Association, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, and the Western Water Polo Association. Automatic qualification teams were Bucknell, California Baptist, and Stanford. At-large bids were awarded to California, UCLA and USC from MPSF.

All-NCAA Tournament

First Team
  • Jake Cavano, UCLA
  • Jake Ehrhardt, USC
  • Bernardo Maurizi, UCLA
  • Jacob Mercep, USC
  • Nicolas Saveljic, UCLA
Second Team
  • Tommy Gruwell, UCLA
  • Carson Kranz, USC
  • Nic Porter, USC