1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the seventh 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 1975.[1]

1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1975
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (3rd title)
Runners-upUC Irvine (3rd title game)
Third placeUCLA
Fourth placeStanford
Matches played12
Goals scored228 (19 per match)
Attendance3,326 (277 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (13)
Best playerJon Svendsen, California
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California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous two years' finals, both won by California.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Gary Figueroa from UC Irvine (13 goals). Jon Svendsen, from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named.

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
Arizona 1st Never
Army 1st Never
California 4th 1974
Long Beach State 5th 1973
Stanford 4th 1974
UC Davis 2nd 1974
UC Irvine 7th 1974
UCLA 7th 1974

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       UCLA  26  
       Army  2  
     Army  0          UCLA  9  
     Long Beach State  18          California  13  
     California  9
       Long Beach State  6  
     Long Beach State  13          California  9
     Arizona  6          UC Irvine  8
       Stanford  15  
         Arizona  3  
   Arizona  9          Stanford  8
  Seventh place        UC Davis  8          UC Irvine  9     Third place
     Army  3      UC Irvine  19      UCLA  6
     UC Davis  20        UC Davis  4        Stanford  5

All-tournament team
  • Jon Svendsen, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Guy Antley, UC Irvine
  • Tom Belfanti, California
  • Walter Bricker, California
  • Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine
  • Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine
  • John Stephens, UCLA
  • Joe Vargas, UCLA
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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