1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1978
Teams	8
Champions	Stanford (2nd title)
Runners-up	California (6th title game)
Third place	UC Irvine
Fourth place	Pepperdine
Matches played	12
Goals scored	216 (18 per match)
Attendance	2,541 (212 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Scott Schulte, Bucknell (13)
← 1977 1979 →

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]

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

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	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
	Seventh place						Loyola–Chicago	12									UC Irvine	5			Third place
							Texas A&M	5									California	7
		Air Force	6									California	15									Pepperdine	7
		Texas A&M	11									Texas A&M	6									UC Irvine	12

All-tournament team

• Rob Arnold, Stanford
• Doug Burke, Stanford
• Peter Campbell, UC Irvine
• John Gansel, Stanford
• Kevin Robertson, California
• Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine
• Carlos Steffens, California

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

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