BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- The Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) has released the 2011 Men's National Collegiate Club Atlantic Division schedule.

Unlike past seasons when the division featured 10 teams with the addition of St. Mary's College (Md.), the 2011 Atlantic Division schedule features nine with the University of Maryland, James Madison University, the University of North Carolina, Georgetown University, Loyola College (Md.), the University of Virginia, North Carolina State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), Duke University and the University of Virginia returning to take another crack at claiming the division's first National Collegiate Club Championship title.

Competition kicks off at two sites on September 24-25 as the Northern and Southern teams in the division settle their inter-region games before crossing over later in the season. 

Maryland will host Loyola, Georgetown and James Madison on September 24 for six games in College Park, Md., while down South North Carolina State will be the site for 10-games between the host Wolfpack, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Virginia Tech in Raleigh, N.C. on September 24-25.

Following a week off, all nine teams will converge on the campus of James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. for a 20-game spree on October 7-9 to conclude regular season competition.  Due to the number of games at JMU, all games will use six-minute quarters during the weekend, a change from the normal seven-minute periods of collegiate club competition.

The 36-regular season games, and all necessary tie-breakers, will seed the division championship on October 28-30 in Charlottesville, Va. on the campus of Virginia with an automatic berth to the National Collegiate Club Championship at stake. 

Parity has been the benchmark of the Atlantic Division over the past three seasons as North Carolina (2010), Virginia Tech (2009) and Duke (2008) have all claimed the title during the past three seasons, with Georgetown (2010, 2009), Virginia Tech (2009, 2008, 2007) and Maryland (2007) all making recent appearances in the championship tilt.

Overall, Georgetown (2005, 2002, 2001) and Virginia Tech (2009, 2007, 2006) hold the most crowns with three, while North Carolina (2010, 2004), Duke (2008), Virginia (2003) and former member the University of Richmond (2000) account for the other championships since division play began in 2000.