By New programs, new conferences, re-alignment: the 2016 men’s varsity season opens this weekend with big new storylines from East to West and the usual slate of opening weekend tournaments. Here are just a few previews of teams that will be jostling for NCAA tournament bids this fall season. 2016 Johns
By Changing of the Guard: Johns Hopkins, NCAA Contender
After a 2015 campaign unlike any in program history — coming within a goal of being the first DIII program to represent the East in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Tournament — the Johns Hopkins University men’s water polo team opens a new season today against Harvard at the Bruno
Three New Men’s Teams Begin 2016 Season
The biggest increase in the number of men’s varsity intercollegiate water polo programs for many years is under way beginning this weekend. Three new programs will kick off their seasons at the Navy Open in Annapolis, Maryland and the Bruno Classic at Brown University in Rhode Island beginning on Saturday. The
St. Francis Brooklyn: Retooling to Contend for the East’s Top Spot
PELHAM, NY. With a brilliant sunset in the background of the New York Athletic Club’s (NYAC) Travers Island pool, the St. Francis Brooklyn men’s water polo team put in final preparation for its opening match tomorrow against the University of the Pacific at Brown’s Bruno Classic. After swimming reps, a
MPSF Pads Men’s Field with Penn State-Behrend
Penn State-Behrend is the newest member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The conference announced it had granted membership to the Pennsylvania varsity men’s program on June 30 after six major programs withdrew from it in January. Behrend will join UCLA, USC, Stanford and Cal in the powerhouse conference on
Golden Coast Conference Roils NCAA Men’s Water Polo
With expectations of an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships the newly minted members of the Golden Coast Conference have shaken up the sport. The GCC announced on Thursday that it would begin fielding a men’s division beginning this fall. Six schools have peeled off from the
HIGHLIGHTS: UCLA Repeats as NCAA Men's Water Polo Champs
The tally is now 113 NCAA championships for UCLA athletics thanks to the men’s water polo team, which defeated USC on Sunday for its second title in a row. The Bruins ended the season undefeated with 30 wins and haven’t lost a match since 2014. No shortage of post-game coverage, both
