2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2000 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 2000 4 UCLA (7th title) UC San Diego (1st title game) 4 71 3049 Ivan Babic, USC (9) Sean Kern, UCLA 1999 2001 The 2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 32nd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California during December 2000.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 25, 2015 UCLA defeated UC San Diego in the final, 11–2, to win their seventh, and second consecutive, national title. The Bruins (19–7) were coached by Guy Baker and Adam Krikorian. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Sean Kern from UCLA. Kern, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team. Ivan Babic, from USC, was the tournament's leading scorer, with 9 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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship. Team Appearance PreviousUC San Diego8th1999Navy10th1994USC18th1998UCLA24th1999 Bracket Site: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, Malibu, California 150 Semifinals Championship Third Place UCLA 12 Navy 5 UC San Diego 9 USC 8 UCLA 11 UC San Diego 2 Navy 9 USC 15 All-tournament team Ivan Babic, USC Jason Boettner, UC San Diego Brandon Brooks, UCLA Brian Brown, UCLA Padraig Damjanov, USC Sean Kern, UCLA (Most outstanding player) Stever O'Rourke, USC Brian Stahl, Navy JC Miro, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship (began May 2001) References NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship Category:2000 in sports in Los Angeles County, California Category:December 2000 sports events in the United States 2000 Category:Sports in Malibu, California