January 20, 2012

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) announces changes to the Women's National Collegiate Club Mid-Atlantic Division Championship tournament schedule at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. on April 13-15.

The seeding for the championship is slightly changed from the previously announced schedule as the fourth seeds in the Northern and Southern Regions exchange brackets.  Following the change, the fourth seed in the South will compete in Bracket B with the first and third seeds from the South, along with the second seed from the North.  The fourth seed in the North is moved over to Bracket C with the fifth seed from the North and the fifth and sixth seeds from the South.

Divided geographically due to the size of the division, the Mid-Atlantic Division is comprised of five Northern Region teams (Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania State University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, West Chester University) and six Southern Region squads (Duke University, James Madison University, University of North Carolina, University of Richmond, University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University).

Competition will begin on February 11-12 at James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. as the 11-teams will compete in a 22-game cross-over tournament.  Regional play will occur on back-to-back weekends as the Southern Region teams clash at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. in an 11-game tournament on March 24-25, while the Northern Region programs meet in a 10-game event on March 31-April 1 at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, Pa.

The regular season competition will determine the seeding for the 17-game division championship at Virginia as the 11-teams will meet to determine which program advances to the National Collegiate Club Championship tournament at Florida State University on May 4-6 in Tallahassee, Fla.

In the history of the division, four teams have claimed titles as defending champion Penn State (2001, 2005, 2011), Virginia (2003), Pennsylvania (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and former division member the University of Maryland (2002) each hold at least one crown.  Overall, seven teams in the history of the division have reached the title game with Penn State (2001, 2002, 2005, 2011), Maryland (2001, 2002), Virginia (2003, 2004, 2009), Pennsylvania (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), West Chester (2005), Pittsburgh (2006, 2007) and Duke (2008) each competing for the Mid-Atlantic Championship since 2001.

 

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.				Game times tentative
Saturday, February 11, 2012
8:20	West Chester University	vs.	University of Virginia
9:20	University of Pennsylvania	vs.	University of North Carolina
10:20	Duke University	vs.	Virginia Tech
11:20	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	University of Richmond
12:20	University of North Carolina	vs.	Penn State University
1:20	University of Pittsburgh	vs.	Virginia Tech
2:20	James Madison University	vs.	University of Pennsylvania
3:20	Penn State University	vs.	University of Virginia
4:20	University of Pittsburgh	vs.	University of North Carolina
5:20	University of Pennsylvania	vs	University of Richmond
6:20	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	Duke University
7:20	James Madison University	vs.	University of Virginia
8:20	University of North Carolina	vs.	West Chester University
Sunday, February 12, 2012
8:20	University of Virginia	vs.	University of Pittsburgh
9:20	Duke University	vs.	University of Pennsylvania
10:20	University of Richmond	vs.	Penn State University
11:20	Virginia Tech	vs.	West Chester University
12:20	James Madison University	vs.	Carnegie Mellon University
1:20	Duke University	vs.	Penn State University
2:20	University of Richmond	vs.	University of Pittsburgh
3:20	Virginia Tech	vs.	Carnegie Mellon University
4:20	James Madison University	vs.	West Chester University
All games use 6-minute quarters
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Va.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
9:20	Virginia Tech	vs.	University of North Carolina
10:30	James Madison University	vs.	Duke University
11:40	University of Richmond	vs.	University of Virginia
1:40	James Madison University	vs.	University of North Carolina
3:00	Duke University	vs.	University of Richmond
4:10	University of North Carolina	vs.	University of Virginia
5:20	Virginia Tech	vs.	James Madison University
6:40	Duke University	vs.	University of Virginia
Sunday, March 25, 2012
9:20	Virginia Tech	vs.	University of Richmond
10:30	Duke University	vs.	University of North Carolina
12:20	University of Richmond	vs.	James Madison University
1:30	Virginia Tech	vs.	University of Virginia
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
10:00	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	West Chester University
11:10	University of Pennsylvania	vs.	Penn State University
1:00	West Chester University	vs.	University of Pittsburgh
2:10	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	Penn State University
4:00	University of Pittsburgh	vs.	University of Pennsylvania
5:10	West Chester University	vs.	Penn State University
7:00	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	University of Pennsylvania
Sunday,  April 1, 2012
9:00	Penn State University	vs.	University of Pittsburgh
10:10	West Chester University	vs.	University of Pennsylvania
11:20	Carnegie Mellon University	vs.	University of Pittsburgh
Mid Atlantic Division Championship
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Teams are divided into three brackets based on their won/loss records during  the season:
Bracket A		Bracket  B		Bracket C
1st North		1st South		4th North
2nd South		2nd North		5th North
3rd North		3rd South		5th South
		4th South		6th South
Friday, April 13, 2012				Game No.
6:00	4th North	vs.	6th South	C1
7:00	5th North	vs.	5th South	C2
8:00	1st North	vs.	3rd North	1
Saturday, April 14, 2012				Game No.
10:00	1st South	vs.	4th South	2
11:00	2nd North	vs.	3rd South	3
Noon	2nd South	vs.	3rd North	4
1:00	4th North	vs.	5th North	C3
2:00	5th South	vs.	6th South	C4
3:00	Loser Game 3	vs.	Loser Game 2	5
4:00	1st North	vs.	2nd South	6
5:00	Winner Game 2	vs.	Winner Game 3	7
6:00	4th North	vs.	5th South	C5
7:00	5th North	vs.	6th South	C6
Sunday, April 15, 2012				Game No.
8:00	3rd in Bracket A	vs.	Loser Game 2	8
9:00	Loser Game 7	vs.	2nd in Bracket A	Third Place
10:00	1st in Bracket A	vs.	Winner Game 7	First Place
11:00	3rd in Bracket A	vs.	Loser Game 3	11
All games use 6-minute quarters
The won/loss records from games 5, 8, and 11 determine places fifth through seventh.
The won/loss records from games in Bracket C determine places 8th through 11th
Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is listed first on the scoreboard regardless of seed.