1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 10th 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 1978.[1]

1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1978
Teams8
ChampionsStanford (2nd title)
Runners-upCalifornia (6th title game)
Third placeUC Irvine
Fourth placePepperdine
Matches played12
Goals scored216 (18 per match)
Attendance2,541 (212 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Scott Schulte, Bucknell (13)
← 1977
1979 →

Stanford defeated California in the final, 7–6 (in three overtimes), to win their second national title.

For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Scott Schulte from Bucknell (13 goals). There was no Most Outstanding Player for this tournament, but an All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was 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
Air Force 2nd 1974
Bucknell 2nd 1977
California 6th 1977
Loyola–Chicago 4th 1977
Pepperdine 2nd 1977
Stanford 7th 1977
Texas A&M 2nd 1976
UC Irvine 10th 1977

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  20  
       Air Force  2  
     Air Force  10          Stanford  14  
     Bucknell  12          Pepperdine  8  
     Pepperdine  10
       Bucknell  9  
     Bucknell  6          Stanford (3OT)  7
     Loyola–Chicago  7          California  6
       UC Irvine  14  
         Loyola–Chicago  5  
   Loyola–Chicago  12          UC Irvine  5
  Seventh place        Texas A&M  5          California  7     Third place
     Air Force  6      California  15      Pepperdine  7
     Texas A&M  11        Texas A&M  6        UC Irvine  12

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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
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