1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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DatesDecember 1994
Teams8
ChampionsStanford (8th title)
Runners-upUSC (4th title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored212 (17.67 per match)
Attendance3,608 (301 per match)
Top goal scorer(s), Navy (11)
Best player (Stanford)
Jeremy Laster (Stanford)
(Stanford)
← 1993
1995 →

The 1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 26th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played, for the last time, at the in Long Beach, California during December 1994.[1]

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Stanford defeated USC in the final, 14–10, to win their eighth national title. The Cardinal (27–1) were coached by .

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were , Jeremy Laster, and , all from Stanford. All three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 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. The following year, the field would decrease from 8 to 4.

Team Appearance Previous
Air Force 7th 1990
California 21st 1993
Massachusetts 2nd 1993
Navy 9th 1993
Pepperdine 12th 1992
USC 14th 1993
Stanford 21st 1993
UCLA 20th 1991

Bracket[]

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  20  
       Air Force  6  
     Air Force  5          Stanford  9  
     Pepperdine  10          UCLA  5  
     UCLA (OT)  8
       Pepperdine  7  
     Pepperdine  13          Stanford  14
     Navy  10          USC  10
       USC  15  
         Navy  5  
   Navy  11          USC  11
  Seventh place        Massachusetts  3          California  6     Third place
     Air Force  7      California  12      UCLA  5
     Massachusetts  5        Massachusetts  7        California  8

All-tournament team[]

  • , Stanford (Most outstanding player)
  • Jeremy Laster, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
  • , Stanford (Most outstanding player)
  • , California
  • , USC
  • , USC
  • , UCLA
  • Wolf Wigo, Stanford

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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