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Olympic medalist <strong>Brenda Villa<\/strong> and <strong>Greg Mescall<\/strong> will provide commentary.<\/p>\n<p>The eight-team NCAA tournament field will be revealed on April 28.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/water-polo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Polo News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The NCAA Championship final is the pinnacle of the college game and we are thrilled to once again collaborate with ESPN and the NCAA to present live coverage of the women&#8217;s title match this May,\u201d USA Water Polo CEO <strong>Jamie Davis<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/usawaterpolo.org\/news\/2025\/4\/10\/general-usa-water-polo-to-present-live-coverage-of-2025-ncaa-womens-water-polo-championship-on-espnu-espn.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. \u201cOne of our top priorities at USA Water Polo is sport growth and to help shine a spotlight on Indianapolis, a community with a strong passion for aquatics, only helps further our goal to make the game a truly national sport. 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