2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 2004
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (8th title)
Runners-up Stanford (18th title game)
Matches played 4
Goals scored 62 (15.5 per match)
Attendance 3,044 (761 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Endre Rex-Kiss, LMU (7)
Best player Brett Ormsby, UCLA
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The 2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 36th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2004.[1][2]

UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 10–9 (in overtime), to win their eighth national title. The Bruins (25–3) were coached by Adam Krikorian.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Brett Ormsby from UCLA. For the first time, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with eight players) and a Second Team (with seven players).

The tournament's leading scorer, with 7 goals, was Endre Rex-Kiss from Loyola Marymount.

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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Loyola Marymount 3rd 2003
Princeton 2nd 1994
Stanford 27th 2003
UCLA 26th 2001

Bracket

  Semifinals     Championship
                 
  1  Stanford 14  
  4  Loyola Marymount 6    
      1  Stanford 9
      2  UCLA (OT) 10
  2  UCLA 7    
  3  Princeton 5   Third Place
 
4  Loyola Marymount 6
  3  Princeton 5

All-tournament teams

First Team

Second Team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bruins gain water polo title with double-overtime effort". NCAA. NCAA News Archive. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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