Western Water Polo Association

Western Water Polo Association (WWPA)
Established	1981
Association	NCAA
Division	National Collegiate
Members	18 (total) 12 men's, 9 women's
Sports fielded	Water polo (men's: yes; women's: yes)
Region	Western United States
Commissioner	Ellen Moore (since 2011)
Website	thewwpa.com

The Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) is a single sport intercollegiate college athletic conference sponsoring men's and women's water polo. The WWPA is affiliated with NCAA. The WWPA includes 18 member institutions are located in California and Colorado. Its members field 12 men's teams and 9 women's teams.

The WWPA members play a regular season of conference and non-conference games, followed by a championship tournament at the conclusion of both the men’s and women’s seasons, with the winner earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAAs.

Members

Men's teams

Institution	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary Conference
Chapman University	Orange, California	Private (Disciples of Christ)	6,398	Panthers	SCIAC
Claremont McKenna College	Claremont, California	Private (Nonsectarian)	1,250	Stags	SCIAC
University of La Verne	La Verne, California	Private (Nonsectarian)	7,482	Leopards	SCIAC
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, California	Private (Catholic)	9,015	Lions	WCC
Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Private (Nonsectarian)	1,989	Tigers	SCIAC
Pomona College	Claremont, California	Private (Nonsectarian)	1,550	Sagehens	SCIAC
University of Redlands	Redlands, California	Private (Baptist)	4,500	Bulldogs	SCIAC
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California	Private (Catholic)	8,831	Broncos	West Coast
University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Public	21,372	Aggies	Big West
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, California	Public	28,418	Tritons	CCAA
United States Air Force Academy	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Public (Federal)	4,620	Falcons	Mountain West
Whittier College	Whittier, California	Private (Quaker)	2,093	Poets	SCIAC

Women's teams

Institution	Location	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Primary Conference
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Public	28,902	Rams	Mountain West
California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California	Public	8,003	Roadrunners	DI Independent (WAC in 2013)
California State University, East Bay	Hayward, California	Public	14,749	Pioneers	CCAA
California State University, Monterey Bay	Seaside, California	Public	4,688	Otters	CCAA
California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino, California	Public	17,852	Coyotes	CCAA
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, California	Private (Catholic)	9,015	Lions	West Coast
Sonoma State University	Rohnert Park, California	Public	8,546	Seawolves	CCAA
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, California	Private (Catholic)	8,831	Broncos	West Coast
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, California	Public	28,418	Tritons	CCAA

External links

• Official website