1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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DatesDecember 1973
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upUC Irvine (1st title game)
Third placeUSC
Fourth placeUCLA
Matches played12
Goals scored151 (12.58 per match)
Top goal scorer(s), USC (8)
1972
1974

The 1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fifth 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 1973.[1]

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–4, to win their first national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was from USC (8 goals). The award for Most Outstanding Player was not given out this year, but an All-Tournament Team was named.

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
California 2nd 1969
Long Beach State 4th 1971
New Mexico 3rd 1972
San José State 4th 1972
UC Irvine 5th 1972
UC Santa Barbara 4th 1972
USC 4th 1972
UCLA 5th 1972

Bracket[]

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       California  8  
       New Mexico  7  
     New Mexico  7          UCLA  2  
     UC Santa Barbara  12          California  4  
     UCLA  14
       UC Santa Barbara  2  
     UC Santa Barbara  5          California  8
     San José State  6          UC Irvine  4
       UC Irvine  7  
         Long Beach State  5  
   Long Beach State  3          UC Irvine  9
  Seventh place        San José State  7          USC  5     Third place
     New Mexico  5      USC  7      UCLA  5
     Long Beach State  7        San José State  5        USC  7

All-tournament team[]

  • , USC
  • , UC Irvine
  • , UC Irvine

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
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