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
DatesDecember 1974
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (2nd title)
Runners-upUC Irvine (2nd title game)
Third placeUCLA
Fourth placeCal State Fullerton
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

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

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       California  12  
       Air Force  3  
     Air Force  2          California  12  
     UC Davis  9          Cal State Fullerton  3  
     Cal State Fullerton  7
       UC Davis  4  
     UC Davis  4          California  7
     Stanford  3          UC Irvine  6
       UC Irvine  10  
         UC Santa Barbara  6  
   UC Santa Barbara  1          UC Irvine  5
  Seventh place        Stanford  9          UCLA  3     Third place
     Air Force  7      UCLA  9      Cal State Fullerton  4
     UC Santa Barbara  12        Stanford  5        UCLA  7

All-tournament team

  • Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Mike Loughlin, California
  • Jon Svendsen, California

See also

References

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