1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1974 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 December 1974 8 California (2nd title) UC Irvine (2nd title game) UCLA Cal State Fullerton 12 150 Jon Svendsen, California (9) Doug Healy, California 1973 1975 The 1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the sixth 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 1974.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org March 31, 2015 California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by California. The leading scorer for the tournament was Jon Svendsen from California (9 goals). Doug Healy, also from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of three 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 PreviousAir Force1stNeverCalifornia3rd1973Cal State Fullerton2nd1971Stanford3rd1971UC Davis1stNeverUC Irvine6th1973UC Santa Barbara5th1973UCLA6th1973 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 12 Air Force 3 Cal State Fullerton 7 UC Davis 4 UC Irvine 10 UC Santa Barbara 6 UCLA 9 Stanford 5 California 12 Cal State Fullerton 3 UC Irvine 5 UCLA 3 Air Force 2 UC Davis 9 UC Santa Barbara 1 Stanford 9 California 7 UC Irvine 6 Cal State Fullerton 4 UCLA 7 UC Davis 4 Stanford 3 Air Force 7 UC Santa Barbara 12 All-tournament team Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player) Mike Loughlin, California Jon Svendsen, California See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1974 in American sports Category:1974 in water polo Category:1974 in sports in California Category:December 1974 sports events in the United States 1973