The 2023 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Water Polo Championship was the 22nd 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 from May 10 to May 14, 2023, from the Eberhardt Aquatics Center in Stockton, California. The championship game was streamed live on ESPNU. Stanford defeated USC 11-9 for the program's ninth national title in this sport.
Qualifying teams The field of teams was revealed in a selection show held on May 1, 2023. Six 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, 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.https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/print/waterpolo-women/nc/2023 Seed Team Conference Bid type Appearance 1 Stanford MPSF Automatic22nd2 USC MPSF At-large18th3 California MPSF At-large9th4 UCLA MPSF At-large21st Biola WWPA Automatic1st Fresno State GCC Automatic3rd Long Island MAAC Automatic1st Princeton CWPA Automatic4th UC Irvine Big West Automatic8th
Schedule and results All times Eastern. GameTimeMatchupScoreTVAttendance Opening Round – Wednesday, May 10 1 4:00 p.m. LIU vs. Biola 10–8 NCAA.com Quarterfinals – Friday, May 12 2 3:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. LIU 23–0NCAA.com 3 5:00 p.m. No. 4 UCLA vs. UC Irvine 14–12 4 7:00 p.m. No. 2 USC vs. Fresno State 12–8 5 9:00 p.m. No. 3 California vs. Princeton 9–11 Semifinals – Saturday, May 13 6 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 4 UCLA 14–9NCAA.com 7 10:00 p.m. No. 2 USC vs. Princeton 18–8 Championship – Sunday, May 14 8 10:00 p.m. No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 2 USC 11–9 ESPNU 2,449
Tournament bracket
All Tournament Team First Team Aria Fischer (Most Outstanding Player, Stanford) Paige Hauschild (USC) Ava Johnson (UCLA) Tilly Kearns (USC) Lindsey Lucas (Princeton) Ryann Neushul (Stanford) Jovanna Sekulic (Princeton)
Second Team Katrina Drake (UCLA) Elena Flynn (UC Irvine) Daphne Guervremont (Fresno State) Jewel Roemer (Stanford) Carolyne Stern (Stanford) Razanne Voorvelt (California) Bayley Weber (USC)
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