1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1975
Teams	8
Champions	California (3rd title)
Runners-up	UC Irvine (3rd title game)
Third place	UCLA
Fourth place	Stanford
Matches played	12
Goals scored	228 (19 per match)
Attendance	3,326 (277 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (13)
Best player	Jon Svendsen, California
← 1974 1976 →

The 1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the seventh 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 1975.^[1]

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous two years' finals, both won by California.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Gary Figueroa from UC Irvine (13 goals). Jon Svendsen, from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also 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.

Bracket[]

• Site: , Long Beach, California

All-tournament team[]

• Jon Svendsen, California (Most outstanding player)
• , UC Irvine
• , California
• , California
• Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine
• , UC Irvine
• , UCLA
• , UCLA

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]