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Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Championship Reverts to Original Format
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Board of Directors, upon reviewing established league policy, has decided to revert the Southern Division Championship schedule this weekend at Bucknell University to its original format.
The change is the second in two days as the format was adjusted yesterday afternoon, but was readdressed in the wake of a league policy review earlier today. It was decided that championship formats can only be addressed at the league's Annual Meeting.
The six-team championship will begin on Saturday, April 14 as No. 1 seed/No. 14 nationally-ranked Princeton University takes on No. 5 seed George Washington University at 10:00 a.m. in bracket play. Following a game between No. 2 seed Harvard University and No. 6 seed Mercyhurst University at 11:30 a.m., host/No. 4 seed Bucknelln will meet GW at 3:00 p.m. Action resumes at 4:30 p.m. with a game between No. 3 seed Brown University and Princeton at 4:30 p.m. before the Bison and Tigers clash at 7:00 p.m. Day One action finishes at 8:30 p.m. when the Crimson and Bears clash to set the field for placement games.
On Sunday, Third Place in Bracket A will face Third Place in Bracket B for fifth place (9:00 a.m.), Second in Bracket B takes on Second in Bracket A for third place (10:30 a.m.) and First in Bracket A clashes with First in Bracket B (Noon) for the division title.
The Southern Division Champion is guaranteed no lower than the No. 2 seed for the CWPA Eastern Championship on April 27-29 at Brown University in Providence, R.I., while the remainder of the field featuring all the teams from the Western and Southern Divisions will be established via a seeding commitee comprised of the league's head coaches.
The Southern Division Champion is guaranteed no lower than the No. 2 seed for the CWPA Eastern Championship on April 27-29 at Brown University in Providence, R.I., while the remainder of the field featuring all the teams from the Western and Southern Divisions will be established via a seeding commitee comprised of the league's head coaches.
For fans unable to attend the championship at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium, multiple video-streaming subscription packages are available those who wish to watch the whole tournament or just select contests.
All three Bucknell games over the weekend will air live on Bison Vision, via www.BucknellBison.com. Fans who are not already subscribers to Bison Vision can sign up for a month subscription for $9.95. All Bucknell games will feature a multi-camera setup with audio commentary, as is customary for Bison Vision events.
Additionally, fans can sign up to watch all nine games of the Southern Championships via Everest Youth Sports (www.eysports.com). A subscription that will cover the entire weekend is $39.95, while a single-game subscription is $19.95. The Bucknell games will also be streamed live via www.eysports.com. The non-Bucknell broadcasts are expected to feature a multi-camera setup and no audio commentary.
Southern Championships Video Options
- Bison Vision (Bucknell games only - $9.95 monthly subscription)
- eysports.com (Full Tournament subscription - $39.95; single-game subscription - $19.95)
Check the Bucknell Southern Division Championship page throughout the weekend by CLICKING HERE for complete scores and video streaming access information.
| Southern Division
Championship |
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| Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. | |||||
| Bracket A | Bracket B | ||||
| 1st Seed -
Princeton |
2nd Seed -
Harvard |
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| 4th Seed -
Bucknell |
3rd Seed -
Brown |
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| 5th Seed -
George Washington |
6th Seed -
Mercyhurst |
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| Saturday, April 14, 2012 | Game No. |
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| 10:00 | 1st Seed -
Princeton |
vs. | 5th Seed -
George Washington |
1 | |
| 11:30 | 2nd Seed -
Harvard |
vs. | 6th Seed -
Mercyhurst |
2 | |
| 3:00 | 4th Seed -
Bucknell |
vs. | 5th Seed -
George Washington |
3 | |
| 4:30 | 3rd Seed -
Brown |
vs. | 6th Seed -
Mercyhurst |
4 | |
| 7:00 | 4th Seed -
Bucknell |
vs. | 1st Seed -
Princeton |
5 | |
| 8:30 | 2nd Seed -
Harvard |
vs. | 3rd Seed -
Brown |
6 | |
| Sunday, April 15, 2012 | Game No. | ||||
| 9:00 | 3rd in Bracket A | vs. | 3rd in Bracket B | Fifth Place | |
| 10:30 | 2nd in Bracket B | vs. | 2nd in Bracket A | Third Place | |
| Noon | 1st in Bracket A | vs. | 1st in Bracket B | First Place | |
| 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. | |||||





