The Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) is a single sport college athletic conference sponsoring men's and women's water polo. The WWPA is affiliated with the NCAA, and includes 8 member institutions across California, Illinois, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The league has seven teams in its men's league and eight in its women's league, with Cal State Monterey Bay only fielding a women's team.
The WWPA members play a regular season of conference and non-conference games, followed by a championship tournament at the conclusion of both the men's and women's seasons, with the winner earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAAs.
Members NCAA water polo is a fall sport for men and a spring sport for women. For women's members, the year of joining is the calendar year before the first season of competition. For men's members, the year of departure is the calendar year after the final season of competition. All current institutions are members of NCAA Division II.
Men's teams InstitutionLocationNicknameJoinedPrimaryConferenceBiola UniversityLa Mirada, CaliforniaEagles2022Pacific WestConcordia University–IrvineIrvine, CaliforniaEagles2016Pacific WestFresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CaliforniaSunbirds2014Pacific WestGannon UniversityErie, PennsylvaniaGolden Knights2023Pennsylvania StateMcKendree UniversityLebanon, IllinoisBearcats2023Great Lakes ValleySalem UniversitySalem, West VirginiaTigers2023IndependentUniversity of California, MercedMerced, CaliforniaBobcats2025California
Women's teams InstitutionLocationNicknameJoinedPrimaryConferenceBiola UniversityLa Mirada, CaliforniaEagles2022Pacific WestCalifornia State University, Monterey BaySeaside, CaliforniaOtters2005CaliforniaConcordia University–IrvineIrvine, CaliforniaEagles2025Pacific WestFresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CaliforniaSunbirds2017Pacific WestGannon UniversityErie, PennsylvaniaGolden Knights2014Pennsylvania StateMcKendree UniversityLebanon, IllinoisBearcats2017Great Lakes ValleySalem UniversitySalem, West VirginiaTigers2018IndependentUniversity of California, MercedMerced, CaliforniaBobcats2025California
Former members InstitutionLocationNicknameJoinedLeftPrimaryConferenceDivision(M)(W)Colorado Springs, ColoradoFalcons 1981 2023Mountain WestNCAA D-ICalifornia Baptist UniversityRiverside, CaliforniaLancers 2013 2023WACNCAA D-IUniversity of California, Davis(UC Davis) Davis, California Aggies 1981 2023Big WestNCAA D-I University of California, San Diego(UC San Diego) San Diego, California Tritons 1981 2023Big WestNCAA D-I 2015 2020Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CaliforniaLions 1987 2023West CoastNCAA D-IMercyhurst UniversityErie, PennsylvaniaLakers 2015 2024NortheastNCAA D-I 2023Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, CaliforniaBroncos 1981 2023West CoastNCAA D-ISonoma State University Rohnert Park Seawolves 2015 2020CCAANCAA D-II
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