2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

United States national water polo tournament March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2002 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 2002 4 Stanford (10th title) California (18th title game) 4 59 4767 Michael Vieira, Queens–NY (5)Tony Azevedo, Stanford (5) Tony Azevedo, Stanford (2) 2001 2003 The 2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 34th 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 Aquatic Center on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California during December 2002.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org May 30, 2015 Stanford defeated rival California in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth national title. The Cardinal (24–5) were coached by John Vargas. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was again Tony Azevedo from Stanford. Azevedo, along with six other players, also comprised the All-Tournament Team. Azevedo, along with Queens College's Michael Vieira, were the tournament's leading scorers, with 5 goals each. 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 PreviousCalifornia23rd1995UC San Diego9th2000Queens College (NY)2nd1997Stanford25th2001 Bracket Site: Burns Aquatics Center, Los Angeles, California 150 Semi-finals Championship Third Place California Stanford 10 California UC San Diego 5 California California 14 New York Queens (NY) 6 California Stanford 7 California California 6 California UC San Diego 5 New York Queens (NY) 6OT All-tournament team Tony Azevedo, Stanford (Most outstanding player) Attila Banhidy, California Nick Ellis, Stanford Peter Hudnut, Stanford Chris Lathrop, California Andrew Stoddard, California Michael Vieira, Queens (NY) 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 2002 sports events in the United States 2002