1970 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1970 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1970 8 UC Irvine (1st title) UCLA (2nd title game) Long Beach State San José State 12 182 Ben Gage, UCSB (17) 1969 1971 The 1970 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the second 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 1970.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org March 15, 2015 UC Irvine defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6 (in three overtimes), to win their first championship. UCLA was the defending national champion. For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Ben Gage from UC Santa Barbara (17 goals). The awards for All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player were not given out until 1972. 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 PreviousColorado State2nd1969Long Beach State2nd1969San José State1stNeverStanford1stNeverUC Irvine2nd1969UCLA2nd1969UC Santa Barbara2nd1969USC2nd1969 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place UCLA 7 UC Santa Barbara 6 San José State 9 Stanford 7 Long Beach State 9 Colorado State 7 UC Irvine 7 USC 4 UCLA 7 San José State 4 Long Beach State 6 UC Irvine 9 UC Santa Barbara 11 Stanford (3OT) 12 Colorado State 6 USC 7 UCLA 6 UC Irvine (3OT) 7 San José State 10 Long Beach State (3OT) 11 Stanford 7 USC 10 UC Santa Barbara 9 Colorado State 4 See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1970 in American sports Category:1970 in water polo Category:1970 in sports in California Category:December 1970 sports events in the United States 1970