Some of you might recall this poll from earlier this year. The majority of poll respondents chose Women's Soccer (I did), which came oh-so-close to extending Stanford's national championship streak to 50 years.
With thanks to BobK who corrected some wrong dates from my poll, here are the remaining national championship dates, excluding Stanford teams that have been officially eliminated (sorry Men's Soccer and Football):
Dec. 20: Women's Volleyball
Mar. 14: Men's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 14: Women's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 21: Wrestling
Mar. 21: Women's Swimming & Diving
Mar. 28: Men's Swimming & Diving
Apr. 5: Women's Basketball
Apr. 6: Men's Basketball
Apr. 18: Men's Gymnastics
Apr. 18: Women's Gymnastics
May 3: Beach Volleyball
May 11: Men's Volleyball
May 17: Men's Tennis
May 17: Women's Tennis
May 24: Women's Lacrosse
May 26: Women's Water Polo
May 27: Women's Golf
May 31: Men's Rowing
May 31: Women's Rowing
June 3: Men's Golf
June 6: Softball
June 14: Men's Outdoor Track & Field
June 14: Women's Outdoor Track & Field
June 23: Baseball
I don't know how to restart the poll, but I invite folks like me who picked Women's Soccer to use a mulligan and pick the first Stanford team to win a natty in 2025-26.
I'm going with Women's Golf.
With thanks to BobK who corrected some wrong dates from my poll, here are the remaining national championship dates, excluding Stanford teams that have been officially eliminated (sorry Men's Soccer and Football):
Dec. 20: Women's Volleyball
Mar. 14: Men's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 14: Women's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 21: Wrestling
Mar. 21: Women's Swimming & Diving
Mar. 28: Men's Swimming & Diving
Apr. 5: Women's Basketball
Apr. 6: Men's Basketball
Apr. 18: Men's Gymnastics
Apr. 18: Women's Gymnastics
May 3: Beach Volleyball
May 11: Men's Volleyball
May 17: Men's Tennis
May 17: Women's Tennis
May 24: Women's Lacrosse
May 26: Women's Water Polo
May 27: Women's Golf
May 31: Men's Rowing
May 31: Women's Rowing
June 3: Men's Golf
June 6: Softball
June 14: Men's Outdoor Track & Field
June 14: Women's Outdoor Track & Field
June 23: Baseball
I don't know how to restart the poll, but I invite folks like me who picked Women's Soccer to use a mulligan and pick the first Stanford team to win a natty in 2025-26.
I'm going with Women's Golf.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)