1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1998
Teams	4
Champions	USC (1st title)
Runners-up	Stanford (13th title game)
Matches played	4
Goals scored	60 (15 per match)
Attendance	3,132 (783 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	, USC (5)
Best player	, Stanford , USC , USC
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The 1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 30th 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 Newport Beach, California during December 1998.^[1]

USC defeated Stanford in the final, 9–8 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Trojans had previously gone 0–6 in tournament finals appearances. The Trojans (25–3) were coached by and Jovan Vavic.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were (Stanford), (USC), and (USC). These three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was from USC.

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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Bracket[]

• Site: , Newport Beach, California

All-tournament team[]

• , Stanford (Most outstanding player)
• , USC (Most outstanding player)
• Layne Beaubien, Stanford
• , USC
• , USC
• , Stanford
• , UC San Diego
• , USC (Most outstanding player)

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]