1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 25th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 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 1993.[1]

1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1993
Teams8
ChampionsStanford (7th title)
Runners-upUSC (3rd title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored272 (22.67 per match)
Attendance3,165 (264 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Michael Nalu, UCSD (13)
← 1992
1994 →

Stanford defeated USC in the final, 11–9, to win their seventh national title. The Cardinal (24–6) were coached by Dante Dettamanti

Neither a Most Outstanding Player nor an All-Tournament Team was named this year.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 13 goals, was Michael Nalu from UC San Diego.

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
California 20th 1992
UC Irvine 21st 1992
UC San Diego 4th 1992
Massachusetts 1st Never
Navy 8th 1992
Pacific 1st Never
USC 13th 1992
Stanford 20th 1992

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  16  
       Navy  1  
     Navy  7          Stanford  10  
     Pacific  13          UC Irvine  8  
     UC Irvine  12
       Pacific  10  
     Pacific  16          Stanford  11
     Massachusetts  5          USC  9
       California  17  
         Massachusetts  4  
   Massachusetts  15          California  11
  Seventh place        UC San Diego  13          USC (2OT)  12     Third place
     Navy  20      USC  16      UC Irvine  6
     UC San Diego  17        UC San Diego  9        California  14
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See also

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