Nov. 13, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The seedings and match-ups are all set for the 2011 Western Water Polo Association Men's Water Polo Championships held at Canyonvivew Aquatic Center on the campus of UC San Diego in La Jolla, Calif. This year's championship has been extended an extra day, with the four-day tournament beginning on Thursday, Nov. 17 and running through Sunday, Nov. 20 with the title game taking place at 2 p.m.

Loyola Marymount University has earned the top seed thanks to a 15-7 overall record and a 10-1 mark against WWPA foes. The Lions earn their fourth straight No. 1 seed and look to defend their last four titles.

Earning the No. 2 seed in this year's tournament his host UC San Diego. The Tritons gave the top-seed Lions their lone loss in WWPA play and enter the tournament at 14-9 overall and 12-3 in the WWPA. Their only setbacks in WWPA play came to the Lions.

Wrapping up the top-four seeds in No. 3 Santa Clara and No. 4 UC Davis. The Broncos are 16-16 overall and went 7-5 against the WWPA. UC Davis is 20-10 overall and 11-4 in the WWPA. The Broncos get the No. 3 seed thanks to the 9-6 win at UC Davis on Oct. 9.

The top-four seeds earn a bye to the quarterfinals, which will be on Friday.

Getting the tournament started on Thursday will be No. 5 seed Air Force (8-16, 5-7) taking on No. 12 seed Occidental (7-22, 1-13) at 1:30 p.m. No. 6 Pomona-Pitzer (13-18, 8-6), winners of Sunday's SCIAC title, will take on No. 11 seed La Verne (6-25, 2-10) in game two at 3:00 p.m.

Game three will see No. 7 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (15-11, 6-2) take on No. 10 Whittier (11-19, 4-10) at 4:30 p.m. Day one will end with No. 8 Redlands (16-17, 6-8) taking on No. 9 Chapman (13-13, 4-7) at 6 p.m. Action on Friday begins at 10:30 a.m.

2011 WWPA Men's Championships Schedule
Hosted by UC San Diego • Canyonview Aquatic Center
November 17-20, 2011

Day 1: Thursday, November 17
Game 01: No. 5 Air Force vs. No. 12 Occidental - 1:30 pm
Game 02: No. 6 Pomona-Pitzer vs. No. 11 LaVerne - 3:00 pm
Game 03: No. 7 Claremont-M-S vs. No. 10 Whittier - 4:30 pm
Game 04: No. 8 Redlands vs. No. 9 Chapman - 6:00 pm
Seeds No. 1 through No. 4 earn a bye in the first round

Day 2: Friday, November 18
Game 05: Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #4 - 10:30 am
Game 06: Loser of Game #2 vs. Loser of Game #3 - 12:00 pm

Championship Quarterfinals:
Game 07: No. 4 UC Davis vs. Winner of Game #1 - 1:30 pm
Game 08: No. 3 Santa Clara vs. Winner of Game #2 - 3:00 pm
Game 09: No. 2 UC San Diego vs. Winner of Game #3 - 4:30 pm
Game 10: No. 1 LMU vs. Winner of Game #4 - 6:00 pm

Saturday, November 19
Game 11: 11th Place Game - Loser Game #4 vs. Loser Game #6 - 10:30 am
Game 12: 9th Place Game - Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6 - 12:00 pm

Championship Semifinals:
Game 13: Semifinal #1 - Winner Game #7 vs. Winner Game #10 - 1:30 pm
Game 14: Semifinal #2 - Winner Game #8 vs. Winner Game #9 - 3:00 pm

Consolation Semifinals:
Game 15: Loser Game #7 vs. Loser Game #10 - 4:30 pm
Game 16: Loser Game #8 vs. Loser Game #9 - 6:00 pm

Sunday, November 20
Game 17: 7th Place Game - Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16 - 9:30 am
Game 18: 5th Place Game - Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 - 11 am
Game 19: 3rd Place Game - Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14 - 12:30 pm
Game 20: Championship Game - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 - 2:00 pm

Winner earns automatic bid to 2011 National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championship hosted by Cal Dec. 2-3.