1987 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1987 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1987 8 California (7th title) USC (2nd title game) 12 234 4398 Rafael Gandarillas, Pepperdine & Alexis Rousseau, UCLA (11) Giacomo Rossi (USC) 1986 1988 The 1987 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 19th 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 1987.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 2, 2015 California defeated USC in the final, 9–8 (in one overtime), to win their seventh national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 27–3. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Giacomo Rossi (USC). An All-Tournament Team of eight players was also named. The tournament's leading scorers, with 12 goals each, were Rafael Gandarillas (Pepperdine) and Alexis Rousseau (UCLA) 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 PreviousBrown9th1986California14th1986UC Irvine16th1985Navy3rd1986Pepperdine6th1986USC10th1986Stanford15th1986UCLA16th1986 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 18 Brown 3 UC Irvine 8 Stanford 6 UCLA 11 Pepperdine 7 USC 17 Navy 5 California 7 UC Irvine 3 UCLA 11 USC (OT) 12 Brown 7 Stanford 17 Pepperdine 16 Navy 8 California (OT) 9 USC 8 UC Irvine 13 UCLA 10 Stanford 12 Pepperdine (OT) 13 Brown 7 Navy 6 All-tournament team Giacomo Rossi, USC (Most outstanding player) Jeff Brush, California Fernando Carsalade, UCLA Kirk Everist, California Erich Fischer, Stanford Keith Leggett, USC Sasa Poljak, Pepperdine Alexis Rousseau, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1987 in water polo Category:1987 in sports in California Category:December 1987 sports events in the United States 1987