1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
The 1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 25th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1993.[1]
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| Dates | December 1993 |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Stanford (7th title) |
| Runners-up | USC (3rd title game) |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 272 (22.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,165 (264 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Michael Nalu, UCSD (13) |
← 1992 1994 → | |
Stanford defeated USC in the final, 11–9, to win their seventh national title. The Cardinal (24–6) were coached by Dante Dettamanti
Neither a Most Outstanding Player nor an All-Tournament Team was named this year.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 13 goals, was Michael Nalu from UC San Diego.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California | 20th | 1992 |
| UC Irvine | 21st | 1992 |
| UC San Diego | 4th | 1992 |
| Massachusetts | 1st | Never |
| Navy | 8th | 1992 |
| Pacific | 1st | Never |
| USC | 13th | 1992 |
| Stanford | 20th | 1992 |
Bracket
- Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 7 | Stanford | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 13 | UC Irvine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 16 | Stanford | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 5 | USC | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 15 | California | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | UC San Diego | 13 | USC (2OT) | 12 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 20 | USC | 16 | UC Irvine | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 17 | UC San Diego | 9 | California | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.