1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1991
Teams	8
Champions	California (10th title)
Runners-up	UCLA (8th title game)
Matches played	12
Goals scored	235 (19.58 per match)
Attendance	3,502 (292 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Steve Gill, UC Irvine (11)
Best player	Chris Humbert (California)
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The 1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 23rd 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 1991. ^[1]

California defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth, and second consecutive, national title. Coached by Steve Heaston, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–1.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was, for the second straight year, Chris Humbert from California. Humbert, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Steve Gill from UC Irvine.

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. This was the first time that two non-Division I programs (Slippery Rock and UC San Diego) qualified for the same tournament.

Team	Appearance	Previous
California	18th	1990
UC Irvine	19th	1989
UC San Diego	2nd	1989
Long Beach State	12th	1989
Navy	6th	1990
Pepperdine	9th	1990
Slippery Rock	2nd	1983
UCLA	19th	1990

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											California		13
											Navy		6
						Navy		9								California		13
						Long Beach State		13								UC Irvine		10
											UC Irvine		11
											Long Beach State		8
	Long Beach State		12																		California		7
	UC San Diego		10																		UCLA		6
											UCLA		14
											UC San Diego		10
	Seventh place					UC San Diego		12								UCLA		6			Third place
						Slippery Rock		10								Pepperdine		5
	Navy		8								Pepperdine		18								UC Irvine		7
	Slippery Rock		9								Slippery Rock		9								Pepperdine		9

All-tournament team

• Chris Humbert, California (Most outstanding player)
• Jason Brown, UC San Diego
• Mike Burke, Long Beach State
• Geoffrey Clark, Pepperdine
• Steve Gill, UC Irvine
• Dan Hackett, UCLA
• Oliver Will, UCLA

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 8, 2015.