1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1993
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Stanford (7th title)
Runner-up	USC (3rd title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	272 (22.67 per match)
Attendance	3,165 (264 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Michael Nalu, UCSD (13)
←  1992 1994  →

The 1993 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 25th 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 1993. ^[1]

Stanford defeated USC in the final, 11–9, to win their seventh national title. The Cardinal (24–6) were coached by Dante Dettamanti

Neither a Most Outstanding Player nor an All-Tournament Team was named this year.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 13 goals, was Michael Nalu from UC San Diego.

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
California	20th	1992
UC Irvine	21st	1992
UC San Diego	4th	1992
Massachusetts	1st	Never
Navy	8th	1992
Pacific	1st	Never
USC	13th	1992
Stanford	20th	1992

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											Stanford		16
											Navy		1
						Navy		7								Stanford		10
						Pacific		13								UC Irvine		8
											UC Irvine		12
											Pacific		10
	Pacific		16																		Stanford		11
	Massachusetts		5																		USC		9
											California		17
											Massachusetts		4
	Seventh place					Massachusetts		15								California		11			Third place
						UC San Diego		13								USC(2OT)		12
	Navy		20								USC		16								UC Irvine		6
	UC San Diego		17								UC San Diego		9								California		14

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

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