2001 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 2001 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Stanford (9th title) |
| Runner-up | UCLA (13th title game) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 57 (14.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,503 (1,126 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kevin Witt, LMU (6) |
| Best player | Tony Azevedo, Stanford |
The 2001 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 33rd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2001.[1]
Stanford defeated UCLA in the final, 8–5, to win their ninth national title. The Cardinal (22–1) were coached by Dante Dettamanti.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Tony Azevedo from Stanford. Azevedo, along with six other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.
Kevin Witt, from Loyola Marymount, was the tournament's leading scorer, with 6 goals.
Qualification
[edit]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 | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount | 1st | Never |
| Massachusetts | 7th | 1999 |
| Stanford | 24th | 1999 |
| UCLA | 25th | 2000 |
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 4 | ||||||||
| Stanford | 8 | ||||||||
| UCLA | 5 | ||||||||
| UCLA | 7 | ||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 5 | Third Place | |||||||
| Massachusetts | 6 | ||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 14 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
[edit]- Tony Azevedo, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Nick Ellis, Stanford
- Matt Flesher, UCLA
- Peter Hudnut, Stanford
- Jeff Nesmith, Stanford
- Brett Ormsby, UCLA
- Kevin Witt, Loyola Marymount
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2015.