Princeton University Athletics
Kristóf Kovács
Men's Water Polo Announces 2026 Schedule
June 09, 2026 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON – The five-time consecutive Northeast Water Polo Conference Champion Princeton Men's Water Polo Team has announced its 2026 schedule.
Princeton is coming off a 2025 season that it go 23-10, the fifth straight season it had reached that milestone. The Tigers became the first East Coast team in the NCAA to win five straight conference titles before falling to No. 2 UCLA, 15-11 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers start the 2026 campaign at the Navy Invitational (Sept. 4-5) before hosting the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 11-13). Head coach Dustin Litvak's squad finishes the month of September with the MPSF Invitational out west in California (Sept. 18-20).
NWPC action gets started with home contests at DeNunzio Pool vs. Harvard, MIT (Oct. 3) and Brown (Oct. 4). The Tigers have a tripleheader on the road at Fordham (10:30 a.m.), Iona (3 p.m.) and LIU (7 p.m.) on Oct. 10. Fordham won 26 games last year including two over Princeton along with a MAAC title.
Princeton goes back on the West Coast to take on Pacific (Oct. 18) and Cal (Oct. 21) before the Santa Clara Invitational (Oct. 23-25).
The Tigers finish the home portion of the schedule against Fordham (Oct. 30), Iona and LIU (Oct. 31).
November begins with the end of the regular season on the road for Princeton at Harvard, MIT (Nov. 7) and at Brown (Nov. 8)
The NWPC Tournament takes place at Harvard form Nov. 20-22. The NCAA Championships are in San Diego from Dec. 4-6.
"The 2026 season will be here before we know it, and we cannot wait to compete once again against the best teams from all over the country," said Litvak. The Princeton Invitational will provide an early season test for us we take on three strong opponents coming out from California (St. Mary's, San Jose St. and Pepperdine) as well as two great teams from the East Coast. Our conference will be as strong as ever and our fall break trip is loaded with challenging opponents in great environments. Our goal is to make it back to the NCAA Tournament and advance further than we have before. We have a very motivated group of guys and they know that each of these games are set up for us to peak at the right time."
Princeton is coming off a 2025 season that it go 23-10, the fifth straight season it had reached that milestone. The Tigers became the first East Coast team in the NCAA to win five straight conference titles before falling to No. 2 UCLA, 15-11 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Tigers start the 2026 campaign at the Navy Invitational (Sept. 4-5) before hosting the Princeton Invitational (Sept. 11-13). Head coach Dustin Litvak's squad finishes the month of September with the MPSF Invitational out west in California (Sept. 18-20).
NWPC action gets started with home contests at DeNunzio Pool vs. Harvard, MIT (Oct. 3) and Brown (Oct. 4). The Tigers have a tripleheader on the road at Fordham (10:30 a.m.), Iona (3 p.m.) and LIU (7 p.m.) on Oct. 10. Fordham won 26 games last year including two over Princeton along with a MAAC title.
Princeton goes back on the West Coast to take on Pacific (Oct. 18) and Cal (Oct. 21) before the Santa Clara Invitational (Oct. 23-25).
The Tigers finish the home portion of the schedule against Fordham (Oct. 30), Iona and LIU (Oct. 31).
November begins with the end of the regular season on the road for Princeton at Harvard, MIT (Nov. 7) and at Brown (Nov. 8)
The NWPC Tournament takes place at Harvard form Nov. 20-22. The NCAA Championships are in San Diego from Dec. 4-6.
"The 2026 season will be here before we know it, and we cannot wait to compete once again against the best teams from all over the country," said Litvak. The Princeton Invitational will provide an early season test for us we take on three strong opponents coming out from California (St. Mary's, San Jose St. and Pepperdine) as well as two great teams from the East Coast. Our conference will be as strong as ever and our fall break trip is loaded with challenging opponents in great environments. Our goal is to make it back to the NCAA Tournament and advance further than we have before. We have a very motivated group of guys and they know that each of these games are set up for us to peak at the right time."
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