2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Dates | December 5–6, 2015 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | UCLA |
Runner-up | USC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Best player | Ryder Roberts, UCLA |
The 2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 47th annual
Qualification
Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all
NCAA men's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. Under the new format, six teams were invited to contest this single-elimination tournament. The play-in games was played December 3, hosted by Southern California, and the championship will be held December 5 and 6, hosted by UCLA.[3]
Bracket
- Championship Site: Los Angeles, California
Play-in | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | UCLA (28-0) | 17 | ||||||||||||
5 | UCSD (14-13) | 12 | 5 | UC San Diego (15-13) | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Princeton (22-4) | 7 | 1 | UCLA | 10 | |||||||||
3 | USC | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | California (23-6) | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | USC (20-6) | 20 | 3 | USC (21-6) | 9 | |||||||||
6 | Claremont McKenna (21–7) | 5 | Third place | |||||||||||
5 | UC San Diego | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | California | 20 |
Notes
- Attendance – 1,230 (semifinals, finals)
- All Tournament First Team – Ryder Roberts (Most Valuable Player), UCLA; Blake Edwards, USC; Danny McClintick, UCLA; Luca Cupido, CAL; Mihajlo Milicevic, USC; Anthony Daboub, UCLA; Garrett Danner (Goalie), UCLA
Title game
- The Bruins converted on 4-of-8 power plays while the Trojans were just 2-for-8. Neither team attempted a penalty shot
- Saves: McQuin Baron (USC) 12, Garrett Danner (UCLA) 13
See also
References
- ^ "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ No. 1 UCLA Repeats as NCAA Champion, NCAA.com, December 6, 2015
- ^ NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee announces championship selections, NCAA.com, November 23, 2015