1970 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1970 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1970
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	UC Irvine (1st title)
Runner-up	UCLA (2nd title game)
Third place	Long Beach State
Fourth place	San José State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	182 (15.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ben Gage, UCSB (17)
←  1969 1971  →

The 1970 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the second 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 1970. ^[1]

UC Irvine defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6 (in three overtimes), to win their first championship. UCLA was the defending national champion.

For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Ben Gage from UC Santa Barbara (17 goals). The awards for All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player were not given out until 1972.

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
Colorado State	2nd	1969
Long Beach State	2nd	1969
San José State	1st	Never
Stanford	1st	Never
UC Irvine	2nd	1969
UCLA	2nd	1969
UC Santa Barbara	2nd	1969
USC	2nd	1969

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											UCLA		7
											UC Santa Barbara		6
						UC Santa Barbara		11								UCLA		7
						Stanford(3OT)		12								San José State		4
											San José State		9
											Stanford		7
	Stanford		7																		UCLA		6
	USC		10																		UC Irvine(3OT)		7
											Long Beach State		9
											Colorado State		7
	Seventh place					Colorado State		6								Long Beach State		6			Third place
						USC		7								UC Irvine		9
	UC Santa Barbara		9								UC Irvine		7								San José State		10
	Colorado State		4								USC		4								Long Beach State(3OT)		11

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 15, 2015.