1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1975
Teams	8
Champions	California (3rd title)
Runners-up	UC Irvine (3rd title game)
Third place	UCLA
Fourth place	Stanford
Matches played	12
Goals scored	228 (19 per match)
Attendance	3,326 (277 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (13)
Best player	Jon Svendsen, California
← 1974 1976 →

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]

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

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	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
	Seventh place						Arizona	9									Stanford	8			Third place
							UC Davis	8									UC Irvine	9
		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

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

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