1978_NCAA_Men's_Water_Polo_Championship

1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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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]

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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.

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Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Stanford20
Air Force2
Air Force10Stanford14
Bucknell12Pepperdine8
Pepperdine10
Bucknell9
Bucknell6Stanford (3OT)7
Loyola–Chicago7California6
UC Irvine14
Loyola–Chicago5
Seventh placeLoyola–Chicago12UC Irvine5Third place
Texas A&M5California7
Air Force6California15Pepperdine7
Texas A&M11Texas A&M6UC Irvine12

All-tournament team

See also

References

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