1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
USC (12) | |
| Best player | Dirk Zeien (California) |
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The 1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 24th annual
NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1992.[1]
Stanford in the final, 12–11 (in three overtimes), to win their eleventh, and third consecutive, national title. The undefeated Golden Bears (31–0) were coached by Steve Heaston
.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dirk Zeien from California. Zeien, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was
USC
.
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
|
19th | 1991 |
UC Irvine
|
20th | 1991 |
UC San Diego
|
3rd | 1991 |
Navy
|
7th | 1991 |
Pepperdine
|
10th | 1991 |
Princeton
|
1st | Never |
USC
|
12th | 1988 |
Stanford
|
19th | 1990 |
Bracket
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| California | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 8 | California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 19 | UC Irvine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 13 | California (3OT) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 6 | Stanford | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Princeton | 9 | Stanford | 11 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 14 | USC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 14 | USC | 16 | UC Irvine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 9 | UC San Diego | 7 | USC | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Dirk Zeien, California (Most outstanding player)
- Troy Barnhart, California
- Larry Bercutt, Stanford
- Chip Blankenhorn, Stanford
- Steve Gill, UC Irvine
- Danny Leyson, USC
- Chris Oeding, California
See also
References
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.