1979 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1979 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1979 8 UC Santa Barbara (1st title) UCLA (6th title game) Stanford California 12 246 2542 Scott Schulte, Bucknell (11) Greg Boyer, UCSB 1978 1980 The 1979 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 11th 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 1979.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org April 10, 2015 UC Santa Barbara defeated UCLA in the final, 11–3, to win their first national title. Greg Boyer from UC Santa Barbara was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named. For the third consecutive year, the tournament's leading scorer was Scott Schulte from Bucknell (11 goals). 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 PreviousAir Force3rd1978Brown2nd1977Bucknell3rd1978California7th1978Loyola–Chicago5th1978Stanford7th1978UCLA9th1976UC Santa Barbara7th1976 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 19 Air Force 7 UCLA 17 Bucknell 7 UC Santa Barbara 21 Loyola–Chicago 4 Stanford 13 Brown 5 California 9 UCLA 10 UC Santa Barbara 10 Stanford 9 Air Force 9 Bucknell 11 Loyola–Chicago (3OT) 11 Brown 10 UCLA 3 UC Santa Barbara 11 California 10 Stanford 11 Bucknell 9 Loyola–Chicago 5 Air Force 10 Brown 15 All-tournament team Greg Boyer, UC Santa Barbara (Most outstanding player) John Dobrott, UC Santa Barbara Randy Kalbus, Stanford Kevin Robertson, California Rick Sherburne, UCLA Carlos Steffens, California Craig Wilson, UC Santa Barbara See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1979 in American sports Category:1979 in water polo Category:1979 in sports in California Category:December 1979 sports events in the United States 1979