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CWPA Releases 2009 Men's Big Ten Club Division Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association has released the men's 2009 Big Ten Division schedule.
The inaugural Big Ten schedule under the auspices of the Collegiate Water Polo Association as the Big Ten operated independent of the league prior to the summer of 2009, the division features the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Purdue University, University of Wisconsin and the defending national champion, Michigan State University.
Competition will begin on September 12-13 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and continue at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa two weeks later on September 26-27 to conclude regular season division competition.
The postseason will commence on October 24-25 as the division's seven teams travel to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin for the Big Ten Division Championship tournament with the winner advancing to the National Collegiate Club Championship tournament on November 13-15 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
| Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. | |||||
| Saturday, September 12, 2009 | |||||
| 9:20 | University of Illinois | vs | Indiana University | ||
| 10:30 | Michigan State University | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 11:40 | Purdue University | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| 12:50 | University of Iowa | vs | University of Illinois | ||
| 2:00 | University of Michigan | vs | Indiana University | ||
| 3:10 | Michigan State University | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| 4:20 | Purdue University | vs | University of Iowa | ||
| 5:30 | University of Illinois | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 6:40 | University of Wisconsin | vs | Indiana University | ||
| 7:50 | University of Iowa | vs | Michigan State University | ||
| Sunday, September 13, 2009 | |||||
| 9:30 | Purdue University | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 10:40 | University of Iowa | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| 11:50 | Michigan State University | vs | University of Illinois | ||
| 1:00 | Purdue University | vs | Indiana University | ||
| University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa -Game times tentative | |||||
| Saturday, September 26, 2009 | |||||
| 11:20 | Purdue University | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| 12:30 | University of Iowa | vs | University of Illinois | ||
| 1:40 | Indiana University | vs | Michigan State University | ||
| 2:50 | University of Michigan | vs | Purdue University | ||
| 4:00 | University of Illinois | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| 5:10 | University of Iowa | vs | Michigan State University | ||
| 6:20 | Indiana University | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 7:30 | Purdue University | vs | University of Illinois | ||
| 8:40 | Michigan State University | vs | University of Wisconsin | ||
| Sunday, September 27, 2009 | |||||
| 8:20 | University of Iowa | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 9:30 | University of Illinois | vs | Indiana University | ||
| 10:40 | Michigan State University | vs | Purdue University | ||
| 11:50 | University of Wisconsin | vs | University of Michigan | ||
| 1:00 | University of Iowa | vs | Indiana University | ||
| Big Ten Division Championship | |||||
| University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc. | |||||
| Teams are seeded according to won/loss records during the regular season tournament. | |||||
| Bracket A | Bracket B | ||||
| 1st Seed | 2nd Seed | ||||
| 4th Seed | 3rd Seed | ||||
| 5th Seed | 6th Seed | ||||
| 7th Seed | |||||
| Saturday, October 24, 2009 | Game No. | ||||
| 12:00 | 1st Seed | vs | 5th Seed | 1 | |
| 1:15 | 2nd Seed | vs | 7th Seed | 2 | |
| 2:30 | 3rd Seed | vs | 6th Seed | 3 | |
| 3:45 | 4th Seed | vs | 5th Seed | 4 | |
| 5:30 | Loser Game 3 | vs | Loser Game 2 | 5 | |
| 6:45 | 1st Seed | vs | 4th Seed | 6 | |
| 8:00 | Winner Game 2 | vs | Winner Game 3 | 7 | |
| Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Game No. | ||||
| 9:00 | 3rd in Bracket A | vs | Loser Game 2 | 8 | |
| 10:10 | Loser Game 7 | vs | 2nd in Bracket A | Third Place | |
| 11:30 | 1st in Bracket A | vs | Winner Game 7 | First Place | |
| 12:45 | 3rd in Bracket A | vs | Loser Game 3 | 11 | |
| The won/loss records from games 5, 8, and 11 determine places fifth through seventh. | |||||
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Teams listed first wear dark caps and are home on the
scoreboard. Host team always wears dark caps and is home on the
scoreboard regardless of seed | |||||





