1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1991 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1991 8 California (10th title) UCLA (8th title game) 12 235 3502 Steve Gill, UC Irvine (11) Chris Humbert (California) 1990 1992 The 1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 23rd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1991.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 8, 2015 California defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth, and second consecutive, national title. Coached by Steve Heaston, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–1. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was, for the second straight year, Chris Humbert from California. Humbert, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Steve Gill from UC Irvine. 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. This was the first time that two non-Division I programs (Slippery Rock and UC San Diego) qualified for the same tournament. Team Appearance PreviousCalifornia18th1990UC Irvine19th1989UC San Diego2nd1989Long Beach State12th1989Navy6th1990Pepperdine9th1990Slippery Rock2nd1983UCLA19th1990 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 13 Navy 6 UC Irvine 11 Long Beach State 8 UCLA 14 UC San Diego 10 Pepperdine 18 Slippery Rock 9 California 13 UC Irvine 10 UCLA 6 Pepperdine 5 Navy 9 Long Beach State 13 UC San Diego 12 Slippery Rock 10 California 7 UCLA 6 UC Irvine 7 Pepperdine 9 Long Beach State 12 UC San Diego 10 Navy 8 Slippery Rock 9 All-tournament team Chris Humbert, California (Most outstanding player) Jason Brown, UC San Diego Mike Burke, Long Beach State AUS Geoffrey Clark, Pepperdine Steve Gill, UC Irvine Dan Hackett, UCLA Oliver Will, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1991 in water polo Category:1991 in sports in California Category:December 1991 sports events in the United States 1991