The 2021 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 20th edition of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship, the annual tournament to decide the championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The tournament was held May 14–16, 2021, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, California, which was hosted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Qualifying teams The field of teams was revealed in a selection show on May 3, 2021. Seven conferences were 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, Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and Western Water Polo Association. Three additional teams gained entry into the tournament with at-large bids, with all of them coming from the MPSF. Seed School Conference Record Berth Source 4 Arizona State MPSF 13–11 At-large Cal Lutheran SCIAC 7–0 Automatic Fresno State Golden Coast 12–5 Automatic Hawaii Big West 11–1 Automatic Marist MAAC 8–0 Automatic Michigan CWPA 21–4 Automatic Salem WWPA 18–11 Automatic 2 Stanford MPSF 12–5 At-large 3 UCLA MPSF 13–4 At-large 1 USC MPSF 19–1 Automatic
Schedule and results All times Pacific (UTC-07:00). GameTimeMatchupScoreTVAttendance First Round – Wednesday, May 12 1 11:00 a.m. Marist vs. Salem 9–8 P12+ UCLA 2 1:00 p.m. Fresno State vs. Cal Lutheran 15–7 Quarterfinals – Friday, May 14 3 12:00 p.m. No. 1 USC vs. Marist 24–5NCAA.com 4 2:00 p.m. No. 4 Arizona State vs. Michigan 9–5 5 4:00 p.m. No. 2 Stanford vs. Fresno State 16–9 6 6:00 p.m. No. 3 UCLA vs. Hawaii 12–7 Semifinals – Saturday, May 15 7 3:00 p.m. No. 1 USC vs. No. 4 Arizona State 10–4NCAA.com 8 5:00 p.m. No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 3 UCLA 7–9 Championship – Sunday, May 16 9 3:00 p.m. No. 1 USC vs. No. 3 UCLA 18-9 NCAA.com
Tournament bracket
Game summaries Opening round
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