1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1988 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1988 8 California (8th title) UCLA (7th title game) 12 238 5073 Kyle Kopp, Long Beach State (12) Kirk Everist (California) 1987 1989 The 1988 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 20th 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 1988.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 California defeated UCLA in the final, 14–11, to win their eighth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 33–3. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Kirk Everist (California). An All-Tournament Team of seven players was also named. The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Kyle Kopp from Long Beach State. 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. Arkansas–Little Rock, who appeared for the first time this year, was the first team from the Southern United States to qualify for the tournament. Team Appearance PreviousArkansas–Little Rock1stNeverCalifornia15th1987UC Irvine17th1987Long Beach State9th1985Navy4th1987USC11th1987Stanford16th1987UCLA17th1987 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 17 Arkansas–Little Rock 6 Stanford 5 Long Beach State 4 USC 13 UC Irvine 11 UCLA 11 Navy 3 California 10 Stanford 6 USC 10 UCLA 13 Arkansas–Little Rock 10 Long Beach State 13 UC Irvine 17 Navy 5 California 14 UCLA 11 Stanford 7 USC 10 Long Beach State 13 UC Irvine 10 Arkansas–Little Rock (OT) 10 Navy 9 All-tournament team Kirk Everist, California (Most outstanding player) Rich Ambidge, California Zoltan Berty, USC Jeff Brush, California Fernando Carsalade, UCLA Rob Carver, USC Alexis Rousseau, UCLA See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1988 in American sports Category:1988 in water polo Category:1988 in sports in California Category:December 1988 sports events in the United States 1988