1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1971
Teams 8
Champions UCLA (2nd title)
Runners-up San José State (1st title game)
Third place Cal State Fullerton
Fourth place Long Beach State
Matches played 12
Goals scored 200 (16.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jim Waska, CSUF (14)
← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the third annual tournament 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 1971.[1]

UCLA defeated San José State in the final, 5–3, to win their second national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Jim Waska from Cal State Fullerton (14 goals). The awards for All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player were not given out until 1972.

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
Cal State Fullerton 1st Never
Long Beach State 3rd 1970
New Mexico 1st Never
San José State 2nd 1970
Stanford 2nd 1970
UC Irvine 3rd 1970
UCLA 3rd 1970
Washington 1st Never

Bracket

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
    UCLA 37  
    Washington 2  
  Washington 4       UCLA 10  
  New Mexico 13       Long Beach State 1  
  Long Beach State 13
    New Mexico 8  
  New Mexico 3       UCLA 5
  Stanford 5       San José State 3
    Cal State Fullerton 5  
      UC Irvine 4  
UC Irvine 7       Cal State Fullerton 9
  Seventh place     Stanford 8       San José State 10     Third place
  Washington 5   San José State 10   Long Beach State 7
  UC Irvine 18     Stanford 4     Cal State Fullerton 9

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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