2026 CWPA Championship
Fri-Sun., April 10-12 • Canham Natatorium • Ann Arbor, Mich.
The University of Michigan will host the 2026 Collegiate Water Polo Association Championship from April 10-12 at Canham Natatorium. U-M last hosted the CWPA Championship in 2021. The Wolverines have captured 11 CWPA titles in program history, most recently in 2022. Harvard won the 2025 CWPA Women's Water Polo Championship, with Princeton finishing as runner-up.
Schedule of Events (Times ET)
Teams are seeded based on win/loss records during the regular season. Home team is listed first and will wear dark caps. Numbers listed are tournament seeds.
Friday April 10
Saturday April 11
Sunday April 12
Harvard receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship, April 24-26, hosted by the University of California-San Diego at the Canyonview Aquatic Center in La Jolla, Calif.
Facility/Tickets
Canham Natatorium 500 E. Hoover St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104-3715
• Donald B. Canham Natatorium
• Natatorium Information Guide
All tickets will be sold through the CWPA. Tickets are available for purchase online and on-site during the Championship.
• $35 – Three-day pass
• $15 – Single day
• $10 – Sr./Military
• University of Michigan Students - Free
• Under 12 - Free
Parking
State Street Closure Set for Championship Parade Saturday, April 11
State Street will close starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, for a parade celebrating the University of Michigan men's basketball 2026 National Championship team. The road is expected to reopen around 11 a.m. During the parade, fans can access the Canham Natatorium parking lot via the Hoover Avenue entrance. Only fans attending water polo or softball will be able to park in lot SC-20; that lot will not be open for parade attendees.
Parking Note for Sunday, April 12
Michigan Athletics will host the Big House 5K on Sunday, April 12, beginning at 8 a.m. The race starts on State Street near Ocker Field/Schembechler Hall and finishes on the 50-yard line inside Michigan Stadium.
As a result, State Street and Hoover Avenue will be closed until runners have cleared the course and the race concludes. Guests attending the 9 a.m. match are encouraged to use street parking in the surrounding neighborhood or park in the Crisler Center lot if street parking is unavailable.
• 5K Course Map (PDF)
• 5K Parking Map (PDF)
• Parking Options on Stephen M. Ross Athletics Campus
CWPA Division I Championship Awards
Most Valuable Player: Orli Cooper - Harvard
Rookie of the Tournament: Didi Evans- Princeton
Doc Hunkler Coach of the Tournament: Ted Minnis - Harvard
First Team
Orli Cooper (Goalie) - Harvard
Heidi Heffelfinger - Harvard
Maya O'Dea - Harvard
Shanna Davidson - Princeton
Olivia Krott - Princeton
Emma Gustafsson - Michigan
Alex Love - Brown
Second Team
Lindsey Lucas (Goalie) - Princeton
Ava Houlahan - Princeton
Niki Piovan - Harvard
Ella Schneider - Harvard
Megan Newby - Brown
Bella Schraa - Bucknell
Ari Karampetsou - Michigan
Honorable Mention
Sophia Bunnell (Goalie) - Michigan
Issy Jackson - Michigan
Ashley Hopper - Bucknell
Emma Gilbert - Harvard
Krista Domaracki - Mercyhurst
Didi Evans - Princeton
Caylah Olay - Saint Francis
