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NCAA men's water polo championship: All-time winners list

The UCLA Bruins won the 2024 NCAA men's water polo championship. Icon Sportswire

The 2025 NCAA men's water polo championship runs from Friday through Sunday at Stanford's Avery Aquatic Center. This year's contenders include Southern California, Concordia University Irvine, Fordham, San Jose State, UCLA, Princeton, Stanford and UC Davis.

California has won more championships than any other team, with 17 titles to its name. UCLA is in second place with 13 titles, followed by Stanford with 11 titles. The Bruins won the 2024 championship after defeating the USC Trojans in the final.

Check out all-time winners below:

2024: UCLA

2023: California

2022: California

2021: California

2020: UCLA

2019: Stanford

2018: Southern California

2017: UCLA

2016: California

2015: UCLA

2014: UCLA

2013: Southern California

2012: Southern California

2011: Southern California

2010: Southern California

2009: Southern California

2008: Southern California

2007: California

2006: California

2005: Southern California

2004: UCLA

2003: Southern California

2002: Stanford

2001: Stanford

2000: UCLA

1999: UCLA

1998: Southern California

1997: Pepperdine

1996: UCLA

1995: UCLA

1994: Stanford

1993: Stanford

1992: California

1991: California

1990: California

1989: UC Irvine

1988: California

1987: California

1986: Stanford

1985: Stanford

1984: California

1983: California

1982: UC Irvine

1981: Stanford

1980: Stanford

1979: UC Santa Barbara

1978: Stanford

1977: California

1976: Stanford

1975: California

1974: California

1973: California

1972: UCLA

1971: UCLA

1970: UC Irvine

1969: UCLA

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