# NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship appearances by school

The following is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association college water polo teams from all divisions that qualified for the NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship since its debut in the 1969–70 school year. The list features the qualified schools along with appearances, years, active streak, debut, last, and best result. From 1969 to 1994, the tournament featured a round of eight-team bracket and a single-elimination format along with consolation. From 1994 to 2012, the tournament consisted of only a four-team bracket with a semifinals, third place, and championship match. Since 2012, the tournament had teams qualifying from the first round to semifinals based on regular season performance and other measures.
NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship :
| School | Appearances | Years | Active Streak | Debut | Last | Best Result |
| Air Force | 8 | 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2012 | — | 1974 | 2012 | Semifinals (2012) |
| Arizona$^†$ | 3 | 1975, 1976, 1977 | — | 1975 | 1977 | First Round (1975, 1976, 1977) |
| Army$^†$ | 1 | 1975 | — | 1975 | 1975 | First Round (1975) |
| Brown | 12 | 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2014 | — | 1977 | 2014 | First Round (1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2014) |
| Bucknell | 6 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2016, 2019, 2020 | — | 1977 | 2019 | First Round (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2016, 2019) |
| Cal State Fullerton$^†$ | 2 | 1971, 1974 | — | 1971 | 1974 | Semifinals (1971, 1974) |
| California Baptist | 1 | 2020 | — | 2020 | 2020 | First Round (2020) |
| California | 29 | 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 | 2 (since 2020) | 1969 | 2021 | Champions (1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2021) |
| Claremont–Harvey Mudd | 1 | 2015 | — | 2015 | 2015 | First Round (2015) |
| Colorado State$^†$ | 2 | 1969, 1970 | — | 1969 | 1970 | First Round (1969, 1970) |
| Fordham | 1 | 2021 | — | 2021 | 2021 | First Round (2021) |
| George Washington | 2 | 2017, 2018 | 2 (since 2017) | 2017 | 2018 | First Round (2017, 2018) |
| Harvard | 2 | 2016, 2017, 2019 | – | 2016 | 2019 | Semifinals (2016) |
| Long Beach State | 12 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2018, 2021 | 1 (since 2021) | 1969 | 2021 | Runner–Up (1981) |
| Loyola (IL)$^†$ | 10 | 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 | — | 1972 | 1985 | First Round (1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985) |
| Loyola Marymount | 8 | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | — | 2001 | 2010 | Semifinals (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Massachusetts$^†$ | 7 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001 | — | 1993 | 2001 | Semifinals (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001) |
| Navy | 14 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 | — | 1984 | 2008 | Semifinals (2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| New Mexico$^†$ | 3 | 1971, 1972, 1973 | — | 1971 | 1973 | First Round (1971, 1972, 1973) |
| Pacific | 3 | 1993, 2013, 2017, 2019 | – | 1993 | 2019 | Runner–Up (2013, 2019) |
| Pepperdine | 12 | 1977, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2019 | — | 1977 | 2019 | Champions (1997) |
| Pittsburgh$^†$ | 1 | 1976 | — | 1976 | 1976 | First Round (1976) |
| Pomona–Pitzer | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 | 3 (since 2016) | 2016 | 2018 | First Round (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Princeton | 6 | 1992, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021 | 1 (since 2021) | 1992 | 2021 | Semifinals (2004, 2009, 2011) |
| Queens College$^†$ | 2 | 1997, 2002 | — | 1997 | 2002 | Semifinals (1997, 2002) |
| San Jose State | 4 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 | — | 1970 | 1973 | Runner–Up (1971) |
| Slippery Rock$^†$ | 2 | 1983, 1991 | — | 1983 | 1991 | First Round (1983, 1991) |
| USC | 33 | 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | 17 (since 2005) | 1969 | 2021 | Champions (1998, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018) |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 4 | 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013 | — | 2005 | 2013 | Semifinals (2005, 2010, 2012, 2013) |
| Stanford | 32 | 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 | — | 1970 | 2020 | Champions (1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2019) |
| Texas A&M$^†$ | 2 | 1976, 1978 | — | 1976 | 1978 | First Round (1976, 1978) |
| UALR$^†$ | 2 | 1988, 1989 | — | 1988 | 1989 | First Round (1988, 1989) |
| UC Davis | 6 | 1974, 1975, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 | 1 (since 2021) | 1974 | 2021 | Semifinals (1996, 1997, 2021) |
| UC Irvine | 21 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 | — | 1969 | 1993 | Champions (1970, 1982, 1989) |
| UC San Diego | 15 | 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018 | 1 (since 2018) | 1989 | 2018 | Runner–Up (2000) |
| UC Santa Barbara | 12 | 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1990 | — | 1969 | 1990 | Champions (1979) |
| UCLA | 38 | 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 | 2 (since 2023) | 1969 | 2023 | Champions (1969, 1971, 1972, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2024) |
| Washington$^†$ | 1 | 1971 | — | 1971 | 1971 | First Round (1971) |
| Whittier | 2 | 2013, 2014 | — | 2013 | 2014 | First Round (2013, 2014) |
| Yale$^†$ | 2 | 1969, 1972 | — | 1969 | 1972 | First Round (1969, 1972) |
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