2016 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 2016 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 3–4, 2016 2015 2017 The 2016 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 48th 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 Spieker Aquatics Complex at the University of California, Berkeley from December 3–4, 2016. The five conferences receiving automatic qualification were: the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF), Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC), Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) and the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA). California defeated USC 11–8 to win the national title in double overtime. 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. Under the new format, seven teams are invited to contest this single-elimination tournament. The championship was held December 3 and 4, hosted by California. Play-in Games Nov. 26 – Harvard (25-6) 13, Bucknell (23-5) 12 (OT), at Harvard University Dec. 1, 4:30 PM – Harvard (26-6) 16, UC Davis (23-5) 15, at Spieker Aquatics Complex, Berkeley Dec. 1, 6:30 PM – California (20-4) 16, Pomona-Pitzer (21-8) 6, at Spieker Aquatics Complex, Berkeley Bracket N4 high yes white-space:nowrap 200px Semi-Finals Final 3 December — 6:00 PM USC 19 Harvard 4 3 December — 8:12 PM UCLA 8 California 9 4 December — 3:00 PM California 11 USC 8 Notes Lazar Andric from California was named MVP. See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship Further reading Gullikson, Joey. (2019). Strong Side, Weak Side: Goal Generating Tactics in NCAA Men's Water Polo. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3618 References https://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/waterpolo-men/nc Category:2016 in American sports Category:2016 in men's water polo Category:2016 in sports in California 2016