1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1977 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1977 8 California (4th title) UC Irvine (5th title game) Stanford Pepperdine 12 249 765 Scott Schulte, Bucknell (14) Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine 1976 1978 The 1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the ninth 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 Smith Swim Center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island during December 1977.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 7, 2015 California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–6, to win their fourth national title. This was a rematch of the 1973, 1974, and 1975 finals, all won by the Golden Bears. The leading scorer for the tournament was Scott Schulte from Bucknell (14 goals). Gary Figueroa, from UC Irvine, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also 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. Team Appearance PreviousArizona3rd1976Brown1stNeverBucknell1stNeverCalifornia5th1975Loyola–Chicago3rd1976Pepperdine1stNeverStanford6th1976UC Irvine9th1976 Bracket Site: Smith Swim Center, Providence, Rhode Island 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place Stanford 14 Brown 2 UC Irvine 14 Arizona 7 California 28 Bucknell 10 Pepperdine 14 Loyola–Chicago 9 Stanford 7 UC Irvine 9 California 11 Pepperdine 10 Brown 6 Arizona 15 Bucknell 9 Loyola–Chicago 13 UC Irvine 6 California 8 Stanford 10 Pepperdine 6 Arizona 14 Loyola–Chicago 4 Brown 7 Bucknell 16 All-tournament team Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (Most outstanding player) Marty Davis, Stanford John Gansel, Stanford Mike Loughlin, California Jim Purcell, California Kevin Robertson, California Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine References Category:1977 in American sports Category:1977 in water polo Category:1977 in sports in California Category:December 1977 sports events in the United States 1977