1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1975 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1975 8 California (3rd title) UC Irvine (3rd title game) UCLA Stanford 12 228 3326 Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine (13) Jon Svendsen, California 1974 1976 The 1975 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the seventh 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 1975.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 2, 2015 California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous two years' finals, both won by California. The leading scorer for the tournament was Gary Figueroa from UC Irvine (13 goals). Jon Svendsen, from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight 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 PreviousArizona1stNeverArmy1stNeverCalifornia4th1974Long Beach State5th1973Stanford4th1974UC Davis2nd1974UC Irvine7th1974UCLA7th1974 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place UCLA 26 Army 2 California 9 Long Beach State 6 Stanford 15 Arizona 3 UC Irvine 19 UC Davis 4 UCLA 9 California 13 Stanford 8 UC Irvine 9 Army 0 Long Beach State 18 Arizona 9 UC Davis 8 California 9 UC Irvine 8 UCLA 6 Stanford 5 Long Beach State 13 Arizona 6 Army 3 UC Davis 20 All-tournament team Jon Svendsen, California (Most outstanding player) Guy Antley, UC Irvine Tom Belfanti, California Walter Bricker, California Gary Figueroa, UC Irvine Boyd Philpot, UC Irvine John Stephens, UCLA Joe Vargas, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1975 in American sports Category:1975 in water polo Category:1975 in sports in California Category:December 1975 sports events in the United States 1975