1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1974
Teams	8
Champions	California (2nd title)
Runners-up	UC Irvine (2nd title game)
Third place	UCLA
Fourth place	Cal State Fullerton
Matches played	12
Goals scored	150 (12.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jon Svendsen, California (9)
Best player	Doug Healy, California
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The 1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the sixth 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 1974. ^[1]

California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by California.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Jon Svendsen from California (9 goals). Doug Healy, also from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of three 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
Air Force	1st	Never
California	3rd	1973
Cal State Fullerton	2nd	1971
Stanford	3rd	1971
UC Davis	1st	Never
UC Irvine	6th	1973
UC Santa Barbara	5th	1973
UCLA	6th	1973

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
												California	12
												Air Force	3
							Air Force	2									California	12
							UC Davis	9									Cal State Fullerton	3
												Cal State Fullerton	7
												UC Davis	4
		UC Davis	4																			California	7
		Stanford	3																			UC Irvine	6
												UC Irvine	10
												UC Santa Barbara	6
	Seventh place						UC Santa Barbara	1									UC Irvine	5			Third place
							Stanford	9									UCLA	3
		Air Force	7									UCLA	9									Cal State Fullerton	4
		UC Santa Barbara	12									Stanford	5									UCLA	7

All-tournament team

• Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player)
• Mike Loughlin, California
• Jon Svendsen, California

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 31, 2015.