2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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Dates | December 2004 |
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Teams | 4 |
Champions | UCLA (8th title) |
Runners-up | Stanford (18th title game) |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 62 (15.5 per match) |
Attendance | 3,044 (761 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | , LMU (7) |
Best player | Brett Ormsby, UCLA |
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The 2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 36th 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 Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2004.[1][2]
UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 10–9 (in overtime), to win their eighth national title. The Bruins (25–3) were coached by Adam Krikorian.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Brett Ormsby from UCLA. For the first time, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with eight players) and a Second Team (with seven players).
The tournament's leading scorer, with 7 goals, was from Loyola Marymount.
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 |
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Loyola Marymount | 3rd | 2003 |
Princeton | 2nd | 1994 |
Stanford | 27th | 2003 |
UCLA | 26th | 2001 |
Bracket[]
- Site: Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California
Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
1 | Stanford | 14 | ||||||
4 | Loyola Marymount | 6 | ||||||
1 | Stanford | 9 | ||||||
2 | UCLA (OT) | 10 | ||||||
2 | UCLA | 7 | ||||||
3 | Princeton | 5 | Third Place | |||||
4 | Loyola Marymount | 6 | ||||||
3 | Princeton | 5 |
All-tournament teams[]
First Team[]
- Brett Ormsby, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
- , UCLA
- Tony Azevedo, Stanford
- , Stanford
- , UCLA
- Thomas Hopkins, Stanford
- , Loyola Marymount
- Peter Varellas, Stanford
Second Team[]
- , UCLA
- , UCLA
- , Loyola Marymount
- , Princeton
- , UCLA
- , Princeton
- , Princeton
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ "Bruins gain water polo title with double-overtime effort". NCAA. NCAA News Archive. Archived from the original on May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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