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NCAA Water Polo
![]() UCLA BRUINS Current
Men's
NCAA Title Holders
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![]() STANFORD CARDINAL Current Women's NCAA Title Holders |
Men's National Champions
Women's National Champions
Through the 2025 Championships
Men's
Championship Schools Women's
Championship Schools
| YEAR | WINNER | LOSER | SCORE |
| 1969 |
UCLA Bruins |
California Golden Bears |
5-2 |
| 1970 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
UCLA Bruins |
7-6 3OT |
| 1971 | UCLA Bruins |
San Jose State Spartans |
5-3 |
| 1972 | UCLA Bruins |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
10-5 |
| 1973 | California Golden Bears |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
8-4 |
| 1974 | California Golden Bears |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
7-6 |
| 1975 | California Golden Bears |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
9-8 |
| 1976 | Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
13-12 |
| 1977 | California Golden Bears |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
8-6 |
| 1978 | Stanford Cardinal |
California Golden Bears |
7-6 3OT |
| 1979 | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
UCLA Bruins |
11-3 |
| 1980 | Stanford Cardinal |
California Golden Bears |
8-6 |
| 1981 | Stanford Cardinal |
Long Beach State 49ers |
17-6 |
| 1982 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
Stanford Cardinal |
7-4 |
| 1983 | California Golden Bears |
USC Trojans |
10-7 |
| 1984 | California Golden Bears |
Stanford Cardinal |
9-8 |
| 1985 | Stanford Cardinal |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
12-11 2OT |
| 1986 | Stanford Cardinal |
California Golden Bears |
9-6 |
| 1987 | California Golden Bears |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
9-8 OT |
| 1988 | California Golden Bears |
UCLA Bruins |
14-11 |
| 1989 | UC Irvine Anteaters |
California Golden Bears |
9-8 |
| 1990 | California Golden Bears |
Stanford Cardinal |
8-7 |
| 1991 | California Golden Bears |
UCLA Bruins |
7-6 |
| 1992 | California Golden Bears |
Stanford Cardinal |
12-11 3OT |
| 1993 | Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
11-9 |
| 1994 | Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
14-10 |
| 1995 | UCLA Bruins |
California Golden Bears |
10-8 |
| 1996 | UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
8-7 |
| 1997 | Pepperdine Waves |
USC Trojans |
8-7 2OT |
| 1998 | USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
9-8 2OT |
| 1999 | UCLA Bruins |
Stanford Cardinal |
6-5 |
| 2000 | UCLA Bruins |
UC San Diego Tritons |
11-2 |
| 2001 | Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
8-5 |
| 2002 |
Stanford Cardinal |
California Golden
Bears |
7-6 |
| 2003 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
9-7
2OT |
| 2004 |
UCLA Bruins |
Stanford
Cardinal |
10-9 OT |
| 2005 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford
Cardinal |
3-2 |
| 2006 |
California
Golden Bears |
USC Trojans |
7-6 |
| 2007 |
California
Golden Bears |
USC Trojans |
8-6 |
| 2008 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
7-5 |
| 2009 |
USC Trojans |
UCLA Bruins |
7-6 |
| 2010 |
USC Trojans |
California Golden Bears |
12-10
OT |
| 2011 |
USC Trojans |
UCLA Bruins |
7-4 |
| 2012 |
USC Trojans |
UCLA Bruins |
11-10 |
| 2013 |
USC Trojans |
Pacific Tigers |
12-11
2OT |
| 2014 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
9-8 |
| 2015 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
10-7 |
| 2016 |
California Golden Bears |
USC Trojans |
11-8 |
| 2017 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
7-5 |
| 2018 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
14-12 |
| 2019 |
Stanford Cardinal |
Pacific Tigers |
13-8 |
| 2020 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
7-6 |
| 2021 |
California Golden Bears |
USC Trojans |
13-12 |
| 2022 |
California Golden Bears | USC Trojans | 13-12 |
| 2023 |
California Golden Bears |
UCLA Bruins |
13-11 |
| 2024 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
11-8 |
| 2025 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
11-10 |
| MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS |
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| POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP |
| 1 |
California
Golden Bears |
17 |
2023 |
| 2 |
UCLA Bruins |
14 |
2025 |
| 3 |
Stanford
Cardinal |
11 |
2019 |
| 4 |
USC Trojans |
10 |
2018 |
| 5 |
UC Irvine Anteaters |
3 |
1989 |
| 6 |
UC Santa
Barbara Gauchos |
1 |
1979 |
| 7 |
Pepperdine Waves |
1 |
1997 |
Women's National Champions Men's National Champions
| YEAR | WINNER | LOSER | SCORE |
| 2001 | UCLA Bruins |
Stanford Cardinal |
5-4 |
| 2002 |
Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
8-4 |
| 2003 |
UCLA Bruins |
Stanford Cardinal |
4-3 |
| 2004 |
USC Trojans |
Loyola
Marymount Lions |
10-8 |
| 2005 |
UCLA Bruins |
Stanford
Cardinal |
3-2 |
| 2006 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
9-8 |
| 2007 |
UCLA Bruins |
Stanford
Cardinal |
5-4 |
| 2008 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
6-3 |
| 2009 |
UCLA Bruins |
USC Trojans |
5-4 |
| 2010 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
10-9 |
| 2011 |
Stanford Cardinal |
California Golden Bears |
9-5 |
| 2012 |
Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
6-4 |
| 2013 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
10-9 |
| 2014 |
Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
9-5 |
| 2015 |
Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
7-6 |
| 2016 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
8-7 |
| 2017 |
Stanford Cardinal |
UCLA Bruins |
8-7 |
| 2018 |
USC Trojans |
Stanford Cardinal |
5-4 |
| 2019 |
Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
9-8 |
| 2020 |
Tournament |
Canceled |
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| 2021 |
USC Trojans |
UCLA Bruins |
18-9 |
| 2022 |
Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
10-7 |
| 2023 |
Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
11-9 |
| 2024 |
UCLA Bruins |
California Golden Bears |
7-4 |
| 2025 |
Stanford Cardinal |
USC Trojans |
11-7 |
| WOMEN'S
CHAMPIONSHIP
SCHOOLS |
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| POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP |
| 1 |
Stanford Cardinal | 10 |
2025 |
| 2 |
UCLA Bruins |
8 |
2024 |
| 3 |
USC Trojans |
6 |
2021 |