The conference sponsors one sport, water polo, and was founded in 2013 fielding women's teams.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association awarded Division I status to the conference effective August 1, 2013.

The first season of play was in Spring 2014, although the league did not qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship.

[3] The Spring 2016 season marked the first time the conference had an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship with the inaugural honors going to San Diego State.

[8][9] The effects of the split were felt across the country and resulted in a major realignment of the Collegiate Water Polo Association.