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1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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Water polo tournament season
August 2023
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NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1994 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1994 8 Stanford (8th title) USC (4th title game) 12 212 3608 Doug Munz, Navy (11) Jack Bowen (Stanford)Jeremy Laster (Stanford)Frank Schneider (Stanford) 1993 1995
The 1994 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 26th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played, for the last time, at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1994.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 10, 2015
In a rematch of the previous year's final, Stanford defeated USC in the final, 14–10, to win their eighth national title. The Cardinal (27–1) were coached by Dante Dettamanti.
The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Jack Bowen, Jeremy Laster, and Frank Schneider, all from Stanford. All three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Doug Munz from Navy.
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. The following year, the field would decrease from 8 to 4.
Team Appearance PreviousAir Force7th1990California21st1993Massachusetts2nd1993Navy9th1993Pepperdine12th1992USC14th1993Stanford21st1993UCLA20th1991
Bracket
Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place Stanford 20 Air Force 6 UCLA (OT) 8 Pepperdine 7 USC 15 Navy 5 California 12 Massachusetts 7 Stanford 9 UCLA 5 USC 11 California 6 Air Force 5 Pepperdine 10 Navy 11 Massachusetts 3 Stanford 14 USC 10 UCLA 5 California 8 Pepperdine 13 Navy 10 Air Force 7 Massachusetts 5
All-tournament team
Jack Bowen, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
Jeremy Laster, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
Frank Schneider, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
Brent Albright, California
Hrovje Cizmic, USC
Drew Netherton, USC
Scott Turner, UCLA
Wolf Wigo, Stanford
See also
NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
References
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