1990 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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Dates | December 1990 |
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Teams | 8 |
Champions | California (9th title) |
Runners-up | Stanford (9th title game) |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 239 (19.92 per match) |
Attendance | 3,185 (265 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | , Navy. (10) |
Best player | Chris Humbert (California) |
← 1989 1991 → |
The 1990 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 22nd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the in Long Beach, California during December 1990.[1]
California defeated Stanford in the final, 8–7, to win their ninth national title. Coached by , the Golden Bears finished the season 29–1.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Chris Humbert (California). Humbert, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 10 goals, was from Navy.
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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Air Force | 6th | 1986 |
Brown | 11th | 1989 |
California | 17th | 1989 |
UC Santa Barbara | 12th | 1985 |
Navy | 5th | 1988 |
Pepperdine | 8th | 1989 |
Stanford | 18th | 1989 |
UCLA | 18th | 1988 |
Bracket[]
- Site: , Long Beach, California
Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
California | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 6 | California | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 13 | UCLA | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 16 | California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 13 | Stanford | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 8 | UC Santa Barbara | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seventh place | Air Force | 11 | Stanford | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 6 | Stanford | 14 | UCLA | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 7 | Air Force | 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 8 |
All-tournament team[]
- Chris Humbert, California (Most outstanding player)
- , California
Geoffrey Clark, Pepperdine
- Dan Hackett, UCLA
- , Stanford
- Rick McNair, Stanford
- , UCLA
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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