1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
The 1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 26th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played, for the last time, at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1994.[1]
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| Dates | December 1994 |
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| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | Stanford (8th title) |
| Runners-up | USC (4th title game) |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 212 (17.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,608 (301 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Doug Munz, Navy (11) |
| Best player | Jack Bowen (Stanford) Jeremy Laster (Stanford) Frank Schneider (Stanford) |
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In a rematch of the previous year's final, Stanford defeated USC in the final, 14–10, to win their eighth national title. The Cardinal (27–1) were coached by Dante Dettamanti.
The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Jack Bowen, Jeremy Laster, and Frank Schneider, all from Stanford. All three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Doug Munz from Navy.
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. The following year, the field would decrease from 8 to 4.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 7th | 1990 |
| California | 21st | 1993 |
| Massachusetts | 2nd | 1993 |
| Navy | 9th | 1993 |
| Pepperdine | 12th | 1992 |
| USC | 14th | 1993 |
| Stanford | 21st | 1993 |
| UCLA | 20th | 1991 |
Bracket
- Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | Stanford | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 10 | UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA (OT) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 13 | Stanford | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 10 | USC | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 11 | USC | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Massachusetts | 3 | California | 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 7 | California | 12 | UCLA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 5 | Massachusetts | 7 | California | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
- Jack Bowen, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Jeremy Laster, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Frank Schneider, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Brent Albright, California
- Hrovje Cizmic, USC
- Drew Netherton, USC
- Scott Turner, UCLA
- Wolf Wigo, Stanford
See also
References
- "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.