1989 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1989 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1989 8 UC Irvine (3rd title) California (13th title game) 12 193 3421 Tom Warde, UC Irvine (11) Dan Smoot (UC Irvine) 1988 1990 The 1989 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 21st 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 Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis, Indiana during December 1989.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 3, 2015 UC Irvine defeated two-time defending champion California in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. Coached by Ted Newland, the Anteaters finished the season 27–6. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dan Smoot (UC Irvine). Smoot, along with eight other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team. The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Tom Warde 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. Team Appearance PreviousArkansas–Little Rock2nd1988Brown10th1987California16th1988UC Irvine18th1988UC San Diego1stNeverLong Beach State10th1988Pepperdine7th1987Stanford17th1988 Bracket Site: Indiana University Natatorium, Indianapolis, Indiana 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 15 Brown 2 Pepperdine 13 Long Beach State 8 Stanford 7 UC San Diego 6 UC Irvine 13 Arkansas–Little Rock 6 California 10 Pepperdine 9 Stanford 7 UC Irvine 8 Brown 4 Long Beach State 8 UC San Diego 10 Arkansas–Little Rock 9 California 8 UC Irvine 9 Pepperdine 5 Stanford 7 Long Beach State 10 UC San Diego 5 Brown 8 Arkansas–Little Rock 6 All-tournament team Dan Smoot, UC Irvine (Most outstanding player) Rich Ambidge, California AUS Geoffrey Clark, Pepperdine Chris Duplanty, UC Irvine Chris Humbert, California Rick McNair, Stanford Jeff Oeding, Stanford Sasa Poljak, Pepperdine Tom Warde, UC Irvine See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1989 in American sports Category:1989 in water polo Category:1989 in sports in California Category:December 1989 sports events in the United States 1989