CIF splits water polo into three playoff divisions

The CIF San Diego Section’s Board of Managers approved a proposal to split boys water polo and girls water polo into three divisions for playoff purposes.

The Board of Managers vote June 8 had no opposition. “There was a need to break it up,” said CIF commissioner Dennis Ackerman. “It will help the teams in the middle.”

The high school water polo community expressed the sentiment that an additional division would benefit the sport by providing more student-athletes opportunities to compete at higher levels. The playoffs for both boys and girls have consisted of 16 teams in Division I and 16 te...