1986 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1986 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1986
Teams 8
Champions Stanford (6th title)
Runners-up California (10th title game)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 230 (19.17 per match)
Attendance 3,491 (291 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Robert Lynn, USC (12)
Best player Fernando Carsalade, UCLA)
David Imbernino, Stanford)
Craig Klass, Stanford)
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 18th annual tournament 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 1986.[1]

Stanford defeated rival California in the final, 9–6, to win their sixth national title. Coached by Dante Dettamanti, the Cardinal finished the season undefeated, 36–0.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Fernando Carsalade (UCLA), David Imbernino (Stanford), and Craig Klass (Stanford). An All-Tournament Team of eight players was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer was Robert Lynn from USC (12 goals).

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 5th 1981
Brown 8th 1985
California 13th 1984
Navy 2nd 1984
Pepperdine 5th 1984
USC 9th 1984
Stanford 14th 1985
UCLA 15th 1985

Bracket

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
    Stanford 23  
    Air Force 5  
  Air Force 3       Stanford 15  
  USC 13       Pepperdine 8  
  Pepperdine 10
    USC 9  
  USC 8       Stanford 9
  Navy 3       California 6
    California 11  
      Brown 4  
Brown 4       California 11
  Seventh place     Navy 6       UCLA 8     Third place
  Air Force 13   UCLA 13   Pepperdine 11
  Brown 19     Navy 7     UCLA 12

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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