Western Water Polo Association
Western Water Polo Association
(WWPA) |
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| Established |
1981 |
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| Association |
NCAA |
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| Division |
National Collegiate |
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| Members |
13 |
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| Sports fielded |
1 (men's: 1; women's: 1) |
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| Region |
Western United States and Pennsylvania |
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| Commissioner |
Ellen Moore (since 2011) |
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| Website |
thewwpa.com |
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The Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) is a single sport intercollegiate college athletic conference sponsoring men's and women's water polo. The WWPA is affiliated with the NCAA, and includes 12 member institutions, mostly in California, with one institution in Colorado and two in Erie, Pennsylvania. The league has seven men's teams and six women's teams, with only UC San Diego fielding both men's and women's teams in the WWPA. The two Pennsylvania schools, Gannon and Mercyhurst, also field teams for both men and women, but only the women's teams are in the WWPA, with the men's teams instead playing in the Collegiate Water Polo Association.
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.[1]
Members
Men's teams
| Institution |
Location |
Nickname |
Joined |
Primary
Conference |
Division |
| Air Force !United States Air Force Academy |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Falcons |
1981 |
Mountain West |
NCAA D-I |
| California Baptist University |
Riverside, California |
Lancers |
2013 |
Pacific West |
NCAA D-II |
| California, Davis !University of California, Davis |
Davis, California |
Aggies |
1981 |
Big West |
NCAA D-I |
| California, San Diego !University of California, San Diego |
La Jolla, California |
Tritons |
1981 |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
| Concordia University–Irvine |
Irvine, California |
Eagles |
2016 |
Pacific West |
NCAA D-II |
| Fresno Pacific University |
Fresno, California |
Sunbirds |
2014 |
Pacific West |
NCAA D-II |
| Loyola Marymount University |
Los Angeles, California |
Lions |
1987 |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
| Santa Clara University |
Santa Clara, California |
Broncos |
1981 |
West Coast |
NCAA D-I |
- Reclassifying institution in yellow.
Women's teams
| Institution |
Location |
Nickname |
Joined |
Primary
Conference |
Division |
| California State University, East Bay |
Hayward, California |
Pioneers |
2002 |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
| California State University, Monterey Bay |
Seaside, California |
Otters |
2005 |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
| California, San Diego !University of California, San Diego |
La Jolla, California |
Tritons |
1981 |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
| Gannon University |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
Golden Knights |
2014 |
Pennsylvania State |
NCAA D-II |
| Mercyhurst University |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
Lakers |
2015 |
Pennsylvania State |
NCAA D-II |
| Sonoma State University |
Rohnert Park, California |
Seawolves |
2004 |
California Collegiate |
NCAA D-II |
References
- ↑ "The WWPA". Western Water Polo Association. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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