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1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesDecember 1976
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runner-upUCLA (5th title game)
Third placeUC Irvine
Fourth placeUC Santa Barbara
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored252 (21 per match)
Attendance3,050 (254 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dave Breen, Arizona (17)
Best playerChris Dorst, Stanford
← 1975
1977 →

The 1976 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the eighth 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 1976.[1]

Stanford defeated UCLA in the final, 13–12, to win their first national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Dave Breen from Arizona (17 goals). Chris Dorst, from Stanford, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named.

Qualification

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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 Previous
Arizona 2nd 1975
Loyola–Chicago 2nd 1972
Pittsburgh 1st Never
Stanford 5th 1975
Texas A&M 1st Never
UC Irvine 8th 1975
UC Santa Barbara 6th 1974
UCLA 8th 1975

Bracket

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Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Stanford9
Arizona8
Arizona14Stanford7
Loyola–Chicago6UC Santa Barbara6
UC Santa Barbara13
Loyola–Chicago5
Arizona12Stanford13
Texas A&M9UCLA12
UCLA18
Texas A&M3
Seventh placeTexas A&M21UCLA14Third place
Pittsburgh13UC Irvine9
Loyola–Chicago12UC Irvine18UC Santa Barbara7
Pittsburgh11Pittsburgh4UC Irvine (2OT)8

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2015.