1972 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1972 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1972 8 UCLA (3rd title) UC Irvine San José State USC 13 331 Jim Kruse, UCI (31) Eric Lindroth, UCLA 1971 1973 The 1972 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fourth 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 Armond H. Seidler Natatorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico during December 1972.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 23, 2015 UCLA defeated UC Irvine in the final, 10–5, to win their third, and second consecutive, national title. The leading scorer for the tournament was Jim Kruse from UC Irvine (31 goals). The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Eric Lindroth from UCLA. Additionally, an All-Tournament Team was named for the first time this year. 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 PreviousLoyola–Chicago1stNeverNew Mexico2nd1971San José State3rd1971UC Irvine4th1971UC Santa Barbara3rd1970USC3rd1970UCLA4th1971Yale2nd1969 Bracket Site: Armond H. Seidler Natatorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico Championship Bracket First round Championship semifinals Championship Second place UCLA 21 Yale 3 UC Irvine (2OT) 16 UC Santa Barbara 12 USC 17 New Mexico 7 San José State 21 Loyola–Chicago 6 UCLA 15 UC Irvine 10 USC 14 San José State (2OT) 19 UCLA 10 San José State 5 San José State 12 UC Irvine 14 Consolation Bracket Winner advanced to the Second Place Final against the loser of the Championship. Consolation first round Consolation semifinals Consolation final New Mexico 17 Loyola–Chicago 12 Yale 2 UC Santa Barbara 21 UC Irvine 23 New Mexico 9 USC 15 UC Santa Barbara 10 UC Irvine 12 USC 8 All-tournament teams First team Eric Lindroth, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player) Bruce Black, UC Irvine Kevin Craig, UCLA Jack Dickmann, UC Irvine Brad Jackson, San José State Jim Kruse, UC Irvine Dennis Needleman, USC Second team Garth Bergeson, UCLA Curt Caldwell, USC Greg Carey, UC Santa Barbara Lucky Linder, USC Scott Massey, UCLA Ed Samuels, San José State Steve Spencer, San José State See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1972 in American sports Category:1972 in water polo Category:December 1972 sports events in the United States 1972