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Division I · West Coast Conference

U.S. Air Force Academy Men's Water Polo

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977
APR
97% of players retained
14%
Admitted
top 10% for selectivity

U.S. Air Force Academy fields a men's water polo team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 985, with 97% of players retained year to year.

Among Division I men's water polo programs

Where this program sits against its 29 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).

#18APRof 29 · Division I
APR977

Team budgets across the division

$277k$1.6M

Roster sizes (cap 24)

1636

The program

  • Division I roster cap24 from 2025-26
  • Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 975 latest
  • Players retained97% year to year
  • Eligible98% of player-terms

Coaching staff

NameTitleEmail
Ryan Brown head coachHead CoachOn file · sign in
Alan HuckinsAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Rick McKeeAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
Justin VinkAssistant CoachOn file · sign in
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Recruiting timing

  • Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
  • Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
  • High-school water polo players21,756 2024-25
  • Division I roster spots676 29 programs
  • Odds of a spot1 in 32 3.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot

General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's water polo recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.

About the school

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Campus

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4,124undergraduates · 4,124 students in all
Women 29% Men 71%
Setting
Rural
Type
Public · Baccalaureate college
Affiliation
None

Getting in

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14%admitted · of 9,543 applicants
SAT middle 50%1250 – 1450
ACT middle 50%26 – 33
Test scores
Scores required
Graduate in 6 yrs
88%

Men's Water Polo

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Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year

Cost

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Campus safety

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No campus safety figures on file.

Majors

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35%of bachelor's degrees in engineering · 16 fields · Bachelor's
Engineering345 · 35%
Business138 · 14%
Social sciences102 · 10%
Multidisciplinary studies87 · 9%
Military technologies76 · 8%

Research U.S. Air Force Academy

School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.

Men's Water Polo programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions14% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid—Sticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsEngineering · 35%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusRural · 4,124Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety—Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid

Other men's water polo programs in the West Coast Conference

SchoolRosterBudgetPer playerAPRCompare
Pepperdine University 5 over cap29$1.4M$46,656991vs
Loyola Marymount University 1 over cap25$970k$38,8161000vs
University of the Pacific 12 over cap36$783k$21,746983vs
Santa Clara University 3 over cap27$638k$23,635987vs
University of California, Davis 5 over cap29$569k$19,624967vs
San Jose State University 2 over cap26$488k$18,758933vs
U.S. Air Force Academy———977vs
Saint Mary's College of California————vs

Every West Coast Conference men's water polo program · Men's Water Polo budgets ranked