The Golden Bears Are Hosting The 2026 MPSF Tournament At Spieker Aquatics Complex.
California women’s water polo’s 2026 schedule features a number of marquee events coming to Spieker Aquatics Complex as the Golden Bears look to extend their run of NCAA Tournament appearances. Head coach Coralie Simmons’ group is a dynamic blend of U.S. and international talent primed to take the Bears on a fifth straight NCAA run in the season to come.
Cal opens 2026 competition on the road in Fresno for action at Polopalooza January 17 and 18. The early-season highlight for the Bears will bring seven teams to Berkeley for the ninth annual Cal Cup, running Jan. 24-25 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The high-level intivational will include host Cal along with Fresno State, Long Beach State, San Jose State, Stanford, UC Davis, UCLA and USA Academy. The full competition schedule for the 2026 Cal Cup is to come.
The Bears have three MPSF regular-season bouts on deck at Spieker, with UCLA (Feb. 21), San Jose State (March 7) and Indiana (March 21) coming to town.
Important road competition is lined up for the Bears at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational (Feb. 13-15) in Irvine, along with key MPSF visits to USC (March 28) and Stanford (April 4).
A ticket to the NCAA Tournament goes up for grabs in Berkeley at the MPSF Tournament, which the Bears will host April 10-12 at Spieker Aquatics Complex. The three-day event culminates in crucial placement games on April 12, with game times still to come.
UC San Diego will serve as host of the 2026 NCAA Tournament, running April 24-26 at Canyonview Pool.
All of Cal’s home games, MPSF road games and the MPSF Tournament will be streamed live on overnght.com, with live stats for those events available at scores.6-8sports.com.
