1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1976
Teams	8
Champions	Stanford (1st title)
Runners-up	UCLA (5th title game)
Third place	UC Irvine
Fourth place	UC Santa Barbara
Matches played	12
Goals scored	252 (21 per match)
Attendance	3,050 (254 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	, Arizona (17)
Best player	Chris Dorst, Stanford
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the eighth 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 1976.^[1]

Stanford defeated UCLA in the final, 13–12, to win their first national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was from Arizona (17 goals). Chris Dorst, from Stanford, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven 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[]

• Chris Dorst, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
• , Stanford
• , Stanford
• Drew McDonald, Stanford
• , UC Irvine
• , UCLA
• , UCLA

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]