1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1976 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1976 8 Stanford (1st title) UCLA (5th title game) UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara 12 252 3050 Dave Breen, Arizona (17) Chris Dorst, Stanford 1975 1977 The 1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the eighth 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 1976.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 3, 2015 Stanford defeated UCLA in the final, 13–12, to win their first national title. The leading scorer for the tournament was Dave Breen from Arizona (17 goals). Chris Dorst, from Stanford, 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 PreviousArizona2nd1975Loyola–Chicago2nd1972Pittsburgh1stNeverStanford5th1975Texas A&M1stNeverUC Irvine8th1975UC Santa Barbara6th1974UCLA8th1975 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place Stanford 9 Arizona 8 UC Santa Barbara 13 Loyola–Chicago 5 UCLA 18 Texas A&M 3 UC Irvine 18 Pittsburgh 4 Stanford 7 UC Santa Barbara 6 UCLA 14 UC Irvine 9 Arizona 14 Loyola–Chicago 6 Texas A&M 21 Pittsburgh 13 Stanford 13 UCLA 12 UC Santa Barbara 7 UC Irvine (2OT) 8 Arizona 12 Texas A&M 9 Loyola–Chicago 12 Pittsburgh 11 All-tournament team Chris Dorst, Stanford (Most outstanding player) Rob Arnold, Stanford Rick Johannsen, Stanford Drew McDonald, Stanford Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine John Stephens, UCLA Joe Vargas, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1976 in American sports Category:1976 in water polo Category:1976 in sports in California Category:December 1976 sports events in the United States 1976