1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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The 1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the eighth annual
NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1976.[1]
UCLA
in the final, 13–12, to win their first national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was
Chris Dorst
, from Stanford, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven 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
|
2nd | 1975 |
Loyola–Chicago
|
2nd | 1972 |
Pittsburgh
|
1st | Never |
Stanford
|
5th | 1975 |
Texas A&M
|
1st | Never |
UC Irvine
|
8th | 1975 |
UC Santa Barbara
|
6th | 1974 |
UCLA
|
8th | 1975 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 14 | Stanford | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 12 | Stanford | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 9 | UCLA | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Texas A&M | 21 | UCLA | 14 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 13 | UC Irvine | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 12 | UC Irvine | 18 | UC Santa Barbara | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 11 | Pittsburgh | 4 | UC Irvine (2OT) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Chris Dorst, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Rob Arnold, Stanford
- Rick Johannsen, Stanford
- Drew McDonald, Stanford
- 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 3, 2015.