1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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The 1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the seventh annual
NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1975.[1]
UC Irvine
in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous two years' finals, both won by California.
The leading scorer for the tournament was
UC Irvine (13 goals). Jon Svendsen
, from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight 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 |
|---|---|---|
Arizona
|
1st | Never |
Army
|
1st | Never |
California
|
4th | 1974 |
Long Beach State
|
5th | 1973 |
Stanford
|
4th | 1974 |
UC Davis
|
2nd | 1974 |
UC Irvine
|
7th | 1974 |
UCLA
|
7th | 1974 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 0 | UCLA | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 18 | California | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 13 | California | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 6 | UC Irvine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Arizona | 9 | Stanford | 8 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 8 | UC Irvine | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 3 | UC Irvine | 19 | UCLA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 20 | UC Davis | 4 | Stanford | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Jon Svendsen, California (Most outstanding player)
- Guy Antley, UC Irvine
- Tom Belfanti, California
- Walter Bricker, California
- Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine
- Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine
- John Stephens, UCLA
- Joe Vargas, UCLA
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.