CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The 2023 Division I Women’s and Men’s National Intercollegiate Championship (NIC) Finals were played on Saturday, April 15, with Texas A&M University winning the Women’s Division and the University of North Texas bringing home the victory for the Men’s Division.
The Women’s and Men’s finals will air on Sunday, April 23, at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.
The final contenders in the Women’s Division included Texas A&M University, University of Virginia, University of Kentucky, Southern Methodist University, Cornell University, and University of South Carolina-Aiken. The final teams in the Men’s Division included the University of North Texas, University of Virginia, Texas A&M University, Cornell University, and Southern Methodist University. The 101st annual event was held at the Virginia Polo Center in Charlottesville, VA.
The 2023 U.S. Polo Association (USPA) Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Program is dedicated to growing the sport of polo through future generations in the United States. For the second year in a row, division finals will be aired on ESPNU as an extension of the historic relationship with ESPN, which highlights the student-athletes and the sport of polo on a collegiate level.
“The Finals of the NIC represent the end to another great season of collegiate polo, and we are so proud of our student-athletes for their efforts this year. We also want to recognize the horses, as our equine athlete partners make it all possible,” says Liz Brayboy, chair of the USPA’s Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Committee. “…The exposure our college polo teams receive on ESPN platforms is amazing for both the sport and our players.”
In addition, the 2023 Division II Women’s and Men’s National Intercollegiate Championship Finals were played on Sunday, April 2, with California Polytechnic State University winning the Women’s Division and Babson College bringing home the victory for the Men’s Division. The final contenders for the Women’s Division included University of Connecticut, Oklahoma State University, University of California Davis, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the final contenders for the Men’s Division included University of Kentucky, Stanford University, Texas Tech University, and California Polytechnic State University.
