2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2006 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 2–3, 2006 4 California (12th title) USC (10th title game) 4 80 4552 Juan Delgadillo, USC (6) Mark Sheredy, California 2005 2007 The 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 38th 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 Burns Aquatics Center at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California from December 2–3, 2006.No. 1 Cal Men's Water Polo Defeats No. 5 UC San Diego, 17-7, in NCAA Semifinal http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207736797 CalBears.com 2006 Cal Golden Bears Water Polo News Archive June 6, 2015Golden Bears Win 2006 Men's Water Polo National Championship http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=207761428 CalBears.com 2006 Cal Golden Bears Water Polo News Archive June 6, 2015 California defeated USC in the final, 7–6, to win their twelfth national title. The Golden Bears (31–4) were coached by Kirk Everist.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org June 6, 2015 The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Mark Sheredy from California. Additionally, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with seven players including Sheredy) and a Second Team (with eight players). The tournament's leading scorer, with 6 goals, was Juan Delgadillo from USC. 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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship. Team Appearance PreviousCalifornia24th2002UC San Diego10th2002Navy12th2003USC21st2004 Bracket Site: Burns Aquatics Center, Los Angeles, California 150 Semifinals Championship Third Place 1 USC 20 4 Navy 3 2 California 17 3 UC San Diego 7 1 USC 6 2 California 7 4 Navy 8 3 UC San Diego 12 All-tournament teams First Team Mark Sheredy, California (Most outstanding player) Tommy Corcoran, USC Juan Delgadillo, USC Thomas Hale, USC Brian Kinsel, California John Mann, California Andrija Vasiljevic, California Second Team Brian Bacharach, California Jesse Cassellini, UC San Diego Ty Lacky, UC San Diego Marty Matthies, California Aaron Recko, Navy Adam Shilling, USC Pavol Valovic, USC See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship References NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship Category:December 2006 sports events in the United States 2006