1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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The 1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fifth annual
NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1973.[1]
UC Irvine
in the final, 8–4, to win their first national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was
USC
(8 goals). The award for Most Outstanding Player was not given out this year, but an All-Tournament Team was named.
Qualification
Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all
) were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
California
|
2nd | 1969 |
Long Beach State
|
4th | 1971 |
New Mexico
|
3rd | 1972 |
San José State
|
4th | 1972 |
UC Irvine
|
5th | 1972 |
UC Santa Barbara
|
4th | 1972 |
USC
|
4th | 1972 |
UCLA
|
5th | 1972 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 7 | UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 12 | California | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 5 | California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San José State | 6 | UC Irvine | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Long Beach State | 3 | UC Irvine | 9 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| San José State | 7 | USC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | USC | 7 | UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 7 | San José State | 5 | USC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Bruce Kocsis, USC
- Bruce Black, UC Irvine
- Jim Kruse, UC Irvine
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2015.