Princeton Tigers - Water Polo

Princeton Tigers men’s water polo represents Princeton University in NCAA competition. The university is listed by the NCAA as a Division I institution, and the men’s water polo programme competes in the Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC). Princeton plays its home matches at DeNunzio Pool and publishes its roster, schedule, results, statistics and programme history through the official athletics website. Men’s water polo became a Princeton varsity sport in 1996. The Tigers entered 2026 as five-time consecutive NWPC champions after a 23-10 2025 season; the programme became the first East Coast NCAA team to win five consecutive conference titles. The 2026 schedule opened at the Navy Invitational, followed by the Princeton Invitational and the MPSF Invitational in California before NWPC competition. Princeton began the campaign 3-0, defeating George Washington, Air Force and Salem, with goalkeeper Kristóf Kovács recording 36 saves and earning the first NWPC Defensive Player of the Week award of the season. The 2026 roster lists Derek Ellingson as interim head coach.