1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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DatesDecember 1988
Teams8
Champions California (8th title)
Runners-up UCLA (7th title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored238 (19.83 per match)
Attendance5,073 (423 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Kyle Kopp, Long Beach State (12)
Best player Kirk Everist (California)
1987
1989

The 1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 20th 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 1988. [1]

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California defeated UCLA in the final, 14–11, to win their eighth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 33–3.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Kirk Everist (California). An All-Tournament Team of seven players was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Kyle Kopp from Long Beach State.

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. Arkansas–Little Rock, who appeared for the first time this year, was the first team from the Southern United States to qualify for the tournament.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Arkansas–Little Rock 1stNever
California 15th 1987
UC Irvine 17th 1987
Long Beach State 9th 1985
Navy 4th 1987
USC 11th 1987
Stanford 16th 1987
UCLA 17th 1987

Bracket

 Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                         
      California17     
     Arkansas–Little Rock6    
    Arkansas–Little Rock10    California10   
    Long Beach State13    Stanford6   
       Stanford5      
      Long Beach State4     
 Long Beach State13         California14
 UC Irvine10         UCLA11
       USC13      
      UC Irvine11     
 Seventh place  UC Irvine17    USC10  Third place
   Navy5    UCLA13  
 Arkansas–Little Rock (OT)10    UCLA11    Stanford7
 Navy9    Navy3    USC10

All-tournament team

See also

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References

  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 3, 2015.