1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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The 1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the sixth annual
NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1974.[1]
UC Irvine
in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by California.
The leading scorer for the tournament was
California (9 goals). Doug Healy
, also from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of three players, was also 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 |
|---|---|---|
Air Force
|
1st | Never |
California
|
3rd | 1973 |
Cal State Fullerton
|
2nd | 1971 |
Stanford
|
3rd | 1971 |
UC Davis
|
1st | Never |
UC Irvine
|
6th | 1973 |
UC Santa Barbara
|
5th | 1973 |
UCLA
|
6th | 1973 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| California | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | California | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 4 | California | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | UC Irvine | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | UC Irvine | 5 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 9 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 7 | UCLA | 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 12 | Stanford | 5 | UCLA | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player)
- Mike Loughlin, California
- Jon Svendsen, California
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015.