NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: 2019 Bracket | Rankings | Championship Historical past
INDIANAPOLIS — The Nationwide Collegiate Athletic Affiliation (NCAA) Males’s Water Polo Committee introduced at this time the seven groups vying for the 2019 Nationwide Collegiate Males’s Water Polo Championship. The highest two seeds have been positioned within the bracket; the remaining 5 groups will compete for the final two berths within the bracket by way of three opening-round video games. The opening-round video games will probably be contested November 30, hosted by Harvard College, and December 5, hosted by College of the Pacific, which can even host the championship to be held on Saturday-Sunday, December 7 and eight. The semifinal and championship video games will probably be performed on the Chris Kjeldsen Aquatic Heart in Stockton and streamed dwell on NCAA.com.
Within the first opening-round sport, Northeast Water Polo Convention (NWPC) Champion Harvard (29-0) will host Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Convention (MAWPC) Champion Bucknell College (22-8) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 30. The winner will advance to the second opening-round sport to play at-large choice the College of Southern California (14-5), with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play Mountain Pacific Sports activities Federation (MPSF) Champion Stanford College (19-2) at Pacific. Within the third opening-round sport, Golden Coast Convention Champion Pepperdine College (24-7) will play Western Water Polo Affiliation (WWPA) Champion the College of California-Davis (16-7) at Pacific, with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play at-large choice/host Pacific (16-5). Recreation occasions for the opening-round video games are listed on the bracket. Recreation occasions for the semifinals are 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Jap time Dec. 7, and the championship sport will probably be performed at 6 p.m. Jap time December 8.
Conferences receiving automated qualification included the Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Convention (MAWPC), Golden Coast Convention, Mountain Pacific Sports activities Federation, Northeast Water Polo Convention and the Western Water Polo Affiliation. The remaining two groups had been chosen at-large with out geographical restrictions.
Launch courtesy Nationwide Collegiate Athletic Affiliation (NCAA)
