DIVISION II MEN'S NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
The Division II Men’s National Intercollegiate Championship tournament is part of the United States Polo Association's Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) polo program, which is dedicated to growing the sport by providing maximum exposure, recruiting collegiate and scholastic institutions, coordinating activities, and organizing competition. Supporting this mission, the I/I program has experienced tremendous growth in recent years.
Developed from a targeted initiative to grow collegiate polo, the USPA and I/I leadership groups divided the intercollegiate system into Division I and Division II polo, leading to an increase in the number of emerging teams competing in spring tournaments and the number of competitive games at every level.
Division assignments are based on the strength of teams as determined by rosters, a team’s regular season scores, and the strength of their schedule. In addition, women’s and men’s teams from the same school are not required to play in the same division, allowing teams to participate at an appropriate level. Teams are able to move back and forth between the divisions from year to year to accommodate for student matriculation and annual roster changes.
First played for in 2022, at Legends Polo Club in Kaufman, Texas, Babson College (Luis Aguilar de Paz, Diego Ante, Frederick Borja, Leonardo Borja, Austin Hamilton, John Hamilton) claimed the inaugural title 13-8 over Skidmore College.
Relocating to Central Coast Polo Club in Los Osos, California, in 2023, defending Division II Men's National Intercollegiate champions Babson College (Leonardo Borja, Diego Ante, Frederick Borja, Umar Mukhtar) battled Southeastern Regional champions University of Kentucky (Nathan Church, Chase Waldron, Kurt Mion). Accumulating an early lead and never looking back, Babson claimed the 13-8 victory and back-to-back Division II Men’s National Intercollegiate Championship titles. Read article here.
Proudly returning to Central Coast Polo Club, this year's edition will crown a new champion, with Regional winners Cornell University (Northeastern), Georgetown University (Southeastern), Texas Tech University (Central) and Stanford University (Western) each vying for their first Division II Men's National Intercollegiate Championship title.
Photo: 2023 Division II Men's National Intercollegiate Champions: Babson College - Leonardo Borja, Coach Federico Wulff, Diego Ante, Frederick Borja. ©Kaile Roos
