1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the sixth annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1974.[1]

1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesDecember 1974
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsCalifornia (2nd title)
Runner-upUC Irvine (2nd title game)
Third placeUCLA
Fourth placeCal State Fullerton
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored150 (12.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jon Svendsen, California (9)
Best playerDoug Healy, California
← 1973
1975 →

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by California.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Jon Svendsen from California (9 goals). Doug Healy, also from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of three players, was also named.

Qualification

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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. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Air Force 1st Never
California 3rd 1973
Cal State Fullerton 2nd 1971
Stanford 3rd 1971
UC Davis 1st Never
UC Irvine 6th 1973
UC Santa Barbara 5th 1973
UCLA 6th 1973

Bracket

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
California12
Air Force3
Air Force2California12
UC Davis9Cal State Fullerton3
Cal State Fullerton7
UC Davis4
UC Davis4California7
Stanford3UC Irvine6
UC Irvine10
UC Santa Barbara6
Seventh placeUC Santa Barbara1UC Irvine5Third place
Stanford9UCLA3
Air Force7UCLA9Cal State Fullerton4
UC Santa Barbara12Stanford5UCLA7

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015.