1996 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1996 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1996 4 UCLA (5th title) USC (5th title game) 4 84 2790 Hrvoje Cismic, USC (5)Brian Stahl, UMass (5)Marko Zagar, USC (5) Matt Swanson, UCLA 1995 1997 The 1996 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 28th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Canyonview Pool in La Jolla, San Diego, California during December 1996.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 20, 2015 UCLA defeated USC in the final, 8–7, to win their fifth national title. The Bruins (24–6) were coached by Guy Baker. The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Matt Swanson from UCLA. Swanson, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team. The tournament's leading scorers, with 5 goals each, were Hrvoje Cismic (USC), Brian Stahl (Massachusetts), and Marko Zagar (USC). 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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship. Team Appearance PreviousUC Davis3rd1975Massachusetts4th1995USC15th1994UCLA22nd1995 Bracket Site: Canyonview Pool, La Jolla, San Diego, California 150 Semifinals Championship Third Place USC 21 Massachusetts 6 UCLA 18 UC Davis 6 USC 7 UCLA 8 Massachusetts 8 UC Davis 11 All-tournament team Jeremy Braxton-Brown, UCLA Simun Cimerman, USC Hrvoje Cizmic, USC Corbin Graham, UCLA Brian Stahl, Massachusetts Matt Swanson, UCLA (Most outstanding player) Jim Toring, UCLA Marko Zagar, USC See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1996 in water polo Category:1996 in sports in California Category:December 1996 sports events in the United States 1996