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2009 Men's National Collegiate Club Championship Schedule
BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association has released the schedule for the 2009 Men's National Collegiate Club Championship set for November 13-15 at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla.
The assigned positions for each division champion are based upon the results of the 2008 Men's National Collegiate Club Championship at Ohio University, a championship won by the Big 10 Division's Michigan State University.
Following the Big 10 in the Top 10 positions are the Pacific Coast, Southwest, Florida, Great Lakes, Northwest, Missouri Valley, New England, Texas and Mid-Atlantic Divisions. The Atlantic, Rocky Mountain, New York, Southest and Great Plains Divisions account for positions No. 11-15, while the University of Florida is guaranteed the No. 16 seed if the Gators do not win the Florida Division and clinch the No. 4 position.
If Florida wins its division, the Florida Division runner-up will assume the No. 16 position to complete the field.
| University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. | ||||
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Seeds are based on order of finish at the 2008 National Collegiate Club Championship | ||||
| 1st Position - Big Ten Conference | 9th Position - Texas
Division | |||
| 2nd Position - Pacific Coast Division | 10th Position -
Mid-Atlantic Division | |||
| 3rd
Position - Southwest Division | 11th Position -
Atlantic Division | |||
| 4th
Position - Florida Division | 12th Position - Rocky
Mountain Division | |||
| 5th
Position- Great Lakes Division | 13th Position - New York Division | |||
| 6th
Position - Northwest Division | 14th Position -
Southeast Division | |||
| 7th
Position - Missouri Valley Division | 15th Position - Great Plains Division | |||
| 8th Position - New England Division | 16th Position - Host/Florida Division Runner-Up | |||
| Friday, November 13, 2009 | Game No. | |||
| 9:00 | 1st Position - Big Ten | vs | 16th Position - Host/Florida Division Runner-Up | 1 |
| 10:10 | 2nd Position - Pacific
Coast Division | vs | 15th Position - Great Plains Division | 2 |
| 11:20 | 3rd Position - Southwest Division | vs | 14th Position - Southeast Division | 3 |
| 12:30 | 4th Position - Florida Division | vs | 13th Position - New York Division | 4 |
| 1:40 | 5th Position - Great Lakes Division | vs | 12th Position - Rocky Mountain Division | 5 |
| 2:50 | 6th Position - Northwest Division | vs | 11th Position - Atlantic Division | 6 |
| 4:00 | 7th Position - Missouri Valley Division | vs | 10th Position - Mid-Atlantic Division | 7 |
| 5:10 | 8th Position - New England Division | vs | 9th Position - Texas Division | 8 |
| 6:20 | Loser Game 5 | vs | Loser Game 4 | 9 |
| 7:30 | Loser Game 6 | vs | Loser Game 3 | 10 |
| 8:40 | Loser Game 7 | vs | Loser Game 2 | 11 |
| 9:50 | Loser Game 8 | vs | Loser Game 1 | 12 |
| Saturday, November 14, 2009 | ||||
| 9:00 | Winner Game 1 | vs | Winner Game 8 | 13 |
| 10:10 | Winner Game 4 | vs | Winner Game 5 | 14 |
| 11:20 | Winner Game 2 | vs | Winner Game 7 | 15 |
| 12:30 | Winner Game 3 | vs | Winner Game 6 | 16 |
| 1:40 | Loser Game 9 | vs | Loser Game 12 | 17 |
| 2:50 | Loser Game 10 | vs | Loser Game 11 | 18 |
| 4:00 | Winner Game 12 | vs | Winner Game 9 | 19 |
| 5:10 | Winner Game 11 | vs | Winner Game 10 | 20 |
| 6:20 | Loser Game 14 | vs | Loser Game 13 | 21 |
| 7:30 | Loser Game 16 | vs | Loser Game 15 | 22 |
| 8:40 | Winner Game 13 | vs | Winner Game 14 | 23 |
| 9:50 | Winner Game 15 | vs | Winner Game 16 | 24 |
| Sunday, November 15, 2009 | ||||
| 9:00 | Loser Game 22 | vs | Loser Game 21 | 7th Place |
| 10:15 | Winner Game 21 | vs | Winner Game 22 | 5th Place |
| 11:30 | Loser Game 24 | vs | Loser Game 23 | 3rd Place |
| 12:45 | Winner Game 23 | vs | Winner Game 24 | 1st Place |
| 2:15 | Winner Game 19 | vs | Winner Game 20 | 9th Place |
| 3:30 | Loser Game 20 | vs | Loser Game 19 | 11th Place |
| The tournament is not seeded by ability, since there is no equitable means to determine the respective strength of the teams. Too few teams play outside of their division schedules to be able to create an accurate seeding. Match-ups are therefore based upon the 2008 National Collegiate Club Championship results by division. The Host region receives two automatic bids, one of which is assumed by the division champion and the other by the host site or division runner-up (the 16th position). This ensures the tournament host is always a participant. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
2008 National Collegiate Club Final Standings | |
| 1st - Michigan State University (Big 10) | 9th - Texas A&M University (Texas Division) |
| 2nd - California Polytechnic State University (Pacific Coast Division) | 10th - University of Pennsylvania (Mid-Atlantic Division) |
| 3rd - Arizona State University (Southwest Division) | 11th - Duke University (Atlantic Division) |
| 4th - University of Florida (Florida Division) | 12th - University of Colorado (Rocky Mountain Division) |
| 5th - Grand Valley State University (Great Lakes Division) | 13th - Ohio University (Host) |
| 6th - University of Oregon (Northwest Division) | 13th - Columbia University (New York Division) |
| 7th - University of Illinois-Chicago (Missouri Valley Division) | 15th - University of Minnesota (Great Plains Division) |
| 8th - Dartmouth College (New England Division) | 15th - Georgia Institute of Technology (Southeast Division) |
