The NCAA men's water polo championship is an annual tournament organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champion of men's collegiate water polo among its member programs in the United States.

Even with this expansion, the men's water polo tournament remains the smallest across all NCAA sports.

Key Semifinals scores (Princeton University, December 5, 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm (ET)): National Championship (Princeton University, December 6, 2:00 pm (ET)): 2009 NCAA All-Tournament Teams: Semifinals (December 4, 2010, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California) Championship (December 5, 2010, Spieker Aquatics Complex, University of California, Berkeley, California) 2010 NCAA All-Tournament Teams: Conferences receiving automatic qualification included the Collegiate Water Polo Association, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and the Western Water Polo Association.

Four conferences received automatic qualification: the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA).

The tournament continued with the new format by adding two more teams to play in the four-team play-in games.

Conferences received automatic qualification were the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA).

Conferences received automatic qualification were the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC), and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA).

The NCAA men's water polo championship was held December 2 and 3, 2017 at USC, Los Angeles.

The remaining two teams, Southern California (MPSF) and Pacific (GCC), were selected at-large without geographical restrictions.

UCLA's Nicolas Saveljic was chosen as the most valuable player after the Bruins defeated the Trojans for their 12th title.

The Southern California Athletic Conference (SCIAC) declined an automatic invitation this year.

The national championship will be held on December 6-8, 2024 at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California with eight teams participating.