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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 1974 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | California (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | UC Irvine (2nd title game) |
| Third place | UCLA |
| Fourth place | Cal State Fullerton |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 150 (12.5 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Jon Svendsen, California (9) |
| Best player | Doug Healy, California |
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
editSince 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
edit| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | UC Santa Barbara | 1 | UC Irvine | 5 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 9 | UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 7 | UCLA | 9 | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 12 | Stanford | 5 | UCLA | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
All-tournament team
edit- Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player)
- Mike Loughlin, California
- Jon Svendsen, California
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015.