1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1977
Teams	8
Champions	California (4th title)
Runners-up	UC Irvine (5th title game)
Third place	Stanford
Fourth place	Pepperdine
Matches played	12
Goals scored	249 (20.75 per match)
Attendance	765 (64 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	, Bucknell (14)
Best player	Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the ninth 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 at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island during December 1977.^[1]

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–6, to win their fourth national title. This was a rematch of the 1973, 1974, and 1975 finals, all won by the Golden Bears.

The leading scorer for the tournament was from Bucknell (14 goals). Gary Figueroa, from UC Irvine, 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: , Providence, Rhode Island

All-tournament team[]

• Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (Most outstanding player)
• , Stanford
• , Stanford
• , California
• , California
• Kevin Robertson, California
• Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]