1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1988
Teams 8
Champions California (8th title)
Runners-up UCLA (7th title game)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 238 (19.83 per match)
Attendance 5,073 (423 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kyle Kopp, Long Beach State (12)
Best player Kirk Everist (California)
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The 1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 20th 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 1988.[1]

California defeated UCLA in the final, 14–11, to win their eighth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 33–3.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Kirk Everist (California). An All-Tournament Team of seven players was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Kyle Kopp from Long Beach State.

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. Arkansas–Little Rock, who appeared for the first time this year, was the first team from the Southern United States to qualify for the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous
Arkansas–Little Rock 1st Never
California 15th 1987
UC Irvine 17th 1987
Long Beach State 9th 1985
Navy 4th 1987
USC 11th 1987
Stanford 16th 1987
UCLA 17th 1987

Bracket

  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
    California 17  
    Arkansas–Little Rock 6  
  Arkansas–Little Rock 10       California 10  
  Long Beach State 13       Stanford 6  
  Stanford 5
    Long Beach State 4  
  Long Beach State 13       California 14
  UC Irvine 10       UCLA 11
    USC 13  
      UC Irvine 11  
UC Irvine 17       USC 10
  Seventh place     Navy 5       UCLA 13     Third place
  Arkansas–Little Rock (OT) 10   UCLA 11   Stanford 7
  Navy 9     Navy 3     USC 10

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
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