1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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Dates | December 1971 |
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Teams | 8 |
Champions | UCLA (2nd title) |
Runners-up | San José State (1st title game) |
Third place | Cal State Fullerton |
Fourth place | Long Beach State |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 200 (16.67 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | , CSUF (14) |
← 1970 1972 → |
The 1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the third annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the in Long Beach, California during December 1971.[1]
UCLA defeated San José State in the final, 5–3, to win their second national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was from Cal State Fullerton (14 goals). The awards for All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player were not given out until 1972.
Qualification[]
Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.
Team | Appearance | Previous |
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Cal State Fullerton | 1st | Never |
Long Beach State | 3rd | 1970 |
New Mexico | 1st | Never |
San José State | 2nd | 1970 |
Stanford | 2nd | 1970 |
UC Irvine | 3rd | 1970 |
UCLA | 3rd | 1970 |
Washington | 1st | Never |
Bracket[]
- Site: , Long Beach, California
Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | UCLA | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 13 | Long Beach State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 5 | San José State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Stanford | 8 | San José State | 10 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | San José State | 10 | Long Beach State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 18 | Stanford | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 9 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- 1971 in American sports
- 1971 in water polo
- 1971 in sports in California
- December 1971 sports events in the United States
- NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship