1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1994
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Stanford (8th title)
Runner-up	USC (4th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	212 (17.67 per match)
Attendance	3,608 (301 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Doug Munz, Navy (11)
Best player	Jack Bowen (Stanford) Jeremy Laster (Stanford) Frank Schneider (Stanford)
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The 1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 26th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played, for the last time, at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1994. ^[1]

In a rematch of the previous year's final, Stanford defeated USC in the final, 14–10, to win their eighth national title. The Cardinal (27–1) were coached by Dante Dettamanti.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Jack Bowen, Jeremy Laster, and Frank Schneider, all from Stanford. All three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Doug Munz from Navy.

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. The following year, the field would decrease from 8 to 4.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Air Force	7th	1990
California	21st	1993
Massachusetts	2nd	1993
Navy	9th	1993
Pepperdine	12th	1992
USC	14th	1993
Stanford	21st	1993
UCLA	20th	1991

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											Stanford		20
											Air Force		6
						Air Force		5								Stanford		9
						Pepperdine		10								UCLA		5
											UCLA(OT)		8
											Pepperdine		7
	Pepperdine		13																		Stanford		14
	Navy		10																		USC		10
											USC		15
											Navy		5
	Seventh place					Navy		11								USC		11			Third place
						Massachusetts		3								California		6
	Air Force		7								California		12								UCLA		5
	Massachusetts		5								Massachusetts		7								California		8

All-tournament team

• Jack Bowen, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
• Jeremy Laster, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
• Frank Schneider, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
• Brent Albright, California
• Hrovje Cizmic, USC
• Drew Netherton, USC
• Scott Turner, UCLA
• Wolf Wigo, Stanford

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

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