1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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DatesDecember 1999
Teams4
ChampionsUCLA (6th title)
Runners-upStanford (14th title game)
Matches played4
Goals scored70 (17.5 per match)
Attendance4,441 (1,110 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Sean Kern, UCLA (8)
Best playerSean Kern, UCLA
1998
2000

The 1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 31st annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Canyonview Pool in La Jolla, San Diego, California during December 1999.[1]

UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 6–5, to win their sixth national title. The Bruins (22–3) were coached by Guy Baker and Adam Krikorian.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Sean Kern from UCLA. Kern, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Kern was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals.

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.

Team Appearance Previous
Stanford 23rd 1998
UC San Diego 7th 1998
Massachusetts 6th 1998
UCLA 23rd 1996

Bracket[]

  • Site: Canyonview Pool, La Jolla, San Diego, California
  Semifinals     Championship
                 
  UCLA 14  
  Massachusetts 6    
      UCLA 6
      Stanford 5
  Stanford 11    
  UC San Diego 7   Third Place
 
Massachusetts 12
  UC San Diego 9

All-tournament team[]

  • , UCLA
  • , Stanford
  • , Stanford
  • , Massachusetts
  • Sean Kern, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
  • , UC San Diego
  • , UC San Diego
  • , Stanford

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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