(02-22-2021, 08:59 AM)martyup Wrote: It would be a travesty if only the winner of the MPSF qualified for the NCAAs. The top 4 ranked teams are Cal, UCLA, Stanford, and USC. We beat Cal and USC. Cal and USC beat UCLA. UCLA beat us and USC. It's crazy, but it shows that any of these 4 teams are capable of winning it all. The NCAA water polo NC is only a 6 team bracket. I'm not sure how they fill the bracket, but you can rest assured that at least one, and probably 2, of the top 4 ranked water polo teams are going to be left out.And yet the championship structure is very clear....No at-large bids.
Let's just hope that our last two matches are the start of an upward trajectory in the quality of our play. In the last 2 matches we have outscored our opponents 32-19.
So unless a conference elects not to send an AQ, there will only be one MPSF representative.
https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/national...20Stanford
https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2...ips-spring
Men’s water polo
The finals site is scheduled for March 20-21, with a six-team bracket. All six teams will be automatic qualifiers.