Wolverines Announce 2026 Schedule
11/3/2025 2:00:00 PM | Water Polo
• U-M 2026 Water Polo Schedule
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan water polo program and head coach Cassie Churnside announced Monday (Nov. 3) the schedule for the upcoming 2026 season.
U-M is set to host the Collegiate Water Polo Association Championship from April 10-12 at Canham Natatorium to crown a conference champion.
The Wolverines are slated to start the season traveling to the West Coast three straight weekends, beginning with Polopalooza at Fresno State (Jan. 16-18), followed by the Arizona State Invite (Jan. 24-25) and the Triton Invite at UC San Diego (Jan. 30-Feb. 1).
Following the bye week, U-M will hold its only regular-season tournament, the Midwest Invite, at Canham Auditorium (Feb. 14-15). The Wolverines will host competitors from UC Davis, McKendree University and Mercyhurst.
U-M will then travel to Bucknell, competing in a Conference Crossover (Feb. 21-22) and to Pomona-Pitzer for the Convergence Tournament (March 6-7), with a Spring Break trip, including four non-conference opponents, scheduled between the two.
Finally, the Wolverines are set to compete in another Conference Crossover, this time at Princeton (March 21). This will be followed by a single game against Indiana hosted at Canham on April 4, before closing out the season with the CWPA Championship.
2026 Michigan Water Polo Schedule
| Date | Event | Opponents |
| Jan. 16-18 | Polopalooza | Fresno State, Hawaii, TBD |
| Jan. 24-25 | Arizona State Invite | Loyola Marymount, Arizona State |
| Jan. 30-Feb. 1 | Triton Invite | TBD |
| Feb. 14-15 | Midwest Invite | UC Davis, McKendree University, Mercyhurst |
| Feb. 21-22 | Conference Crossover | Brown, Harvard, Bucknell |
| Feb. 28-March 4 | Spring Break Trip | UCLA, Concordia/Chapman, Biola, UC San Diego |
| March 6-7 | Convergence Tournament | TBD |
| March 21 | Conference Crossover | Princeton, St. Francis |
| April 4 | --- | Indiana |
| April 10-12 | CWPA Championship | TBD |
