1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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The 1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 10th annual
NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1978.[1]
California
in the final, 7–6 (in three overtimes), to win their second national title.
For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was
Bucknell
(13 goals). There was no Most Outstanding Player for this tournament, but an All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, 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 |
|---|---|---|
Air Force
|
2nd | 1974 |
Bucknell
|
2nd | 1977 |
California
|
6th | 1977 |
Loyola–Chicago
|
4th | 1977 |
Pepperdine
|
2nd | 1977 |
Stanford
|
7th | 1977 |
Texas A&M
|
2nd | 1976 |
UC Irvine
|
10th | 1977 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 10 | Stanford | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 12 | Pepperdine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 6 | Stanford (3OT) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 7 | California | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Loyola–Chicago | 12 | UC Irvine | 5 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | California | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | California | 15 | Pepperdine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 11 | Texas A&M | 6 | UC Irvine | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Rob Arnold, Stanford
- Doug Burke, Stanford
- Peter Campbell, UC Irvine
- John Gansel, Stanford
- Kevin Robertson, California
- Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine
- Carlos Steffens, California
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 10, 2015.