
University of Southern California
Elite ProgramLos Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten
Explore colleges in California recruiting Men's Water Polo athletes, most popular programs first. Open any school to see its division, costs and coaches, or let our water polo recruiting platform email every coach for you.

Los Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Stanford, California · NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast
NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast

Los Angeles, California · NCAA D1 · Big Ten
NCAA D1 · Big Ten

Berkeley, California · NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast
NCAA D1 · Atlantic Coast

Fresno, California · NCAA D1 · Mountain West
NCAA D1 · Mountain West

San Jose, California · NCAA D1 · Mountain West
NCAA D1 · Mountain West
How the programs break down by division, conference, cost and size. Coaches verified November 2026.
California has 45 colleges with Men's Water Polo programs. Of those, 17 compete in NCAA Division I, 3 in NCAA Division II, 13 in NCAA Division III, 2 in the NAIA, 3 at the junior college level and 7 in other associations. The most popular programs are University of Southern California, Stanford University and University of California, Los Angeles. Their head coaches are Marko Pintaric at University of Southern California and Adam Wright at University of California, Los Angeles. 12 schools compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the most common conference.
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · Big Ten · Coach Marko Pintaric10% accepted
Stanford UniversityStanford · Atlantic Coast$18k net price · 4% accepted
University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles · Big Ten · Coach Adam Wright$14.5k net price · 9% accepted
University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley · Atlantic Coast · Coach Kirk Everist$16.5k net price · 11% accepted
California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic · Coach Tim Settem$27.1k net price · 76% accepted
Pomona CollegeClaremont · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic7% accepted
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic · Coach Greg Lonzo10% accepted
University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz · Division III Independents · Coach Wolf Wigo$18.1k net price · 66% accepted
San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego · Coach Austin Farkas$8.1k net price
Mt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut · California Community College Athletic Association$8.5k net price
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa · Nor-Cal · Coach Austin Stevenson$8.7k net price
Riverside City CollegeRiverside · California Community College Athletic Association · Coach Doug Finfrock$10.2k net priceQuick answers about the programs and how to reach their coaches.
45 colleges in California have Men's Water Polo programs: 17 Division I, 3 Division II, 13 Division III, 2 NAIA and 3 Junior college.
17 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo: California Baptist University, California State University, Fresno, California State University, Fullerton, Loyola Marymount University, Pepperdine University, Saint Mary's College of California, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University and 9 more.
3 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division II Men's Water Polo: Biola University, Concordia University, Irvine and Fresno Pacific University.
13 colleges in California compete in NCAA Division III Men's Water Polo: California Institute of Technology, California Lutheran University, Chapman University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Occidental College, Pitzer College, Pomona College and 5 more.
2 colleges in California compete in NAIA Men's Water Polo: University of California, Merced and Westcliff University.
3 colleges in California compete in NJCAA junior college Men's Water Polo: Cypress College, Ohlone College and Saddleback College.
California State University, Fullerton has the lowest average net price at $7,064 a year after grants and scholarships.
The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has the most Men's Water Polo programs in California.
Marko Pintaric (University of Southern California), Adam Wright (University of California, Los Angeles), Kirk Everist (University of California, Berkeley), Gabor Sarusi (San Jose State University), Wolf Wigo (University of California, Santa Barbara), Kevin Rosa (California Baptist University), Keith Wilbur (Santa Clara University) and David Carrasco (Loyola Marymount University).
There are 89 coaches recruiting Men's Water Polo in California. Start a free 7-day AthleticScholar trial to see who recruits your position and send personal messages from your own Gmail, with follow-ups until they reply.
The most popular programs at each level, with links to the full lists.
17 schools in California compete in NCAA Division I. The 12 most popular are listed below.
3 schools in California compete in NCAA Division II.
13 schools in California compete in NCAA Division III. The 12 most popular are listed below.
2 schools in California compete in NAIA.
3 schools in California compete in NJCAA junior college.