1992_NCAA_Men's_Water_Polo_Championship

1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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The 1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 24th 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 1992.[1]

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California defeated rival Stanford in the final, 12–11 (in three overtimes), to win their eleventh, and third consecutive, national title. The undefeated Golden Bears (31–0) were coached by Steve Heaston.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dirk Zeien from California. Zeien, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Danny Leyson from 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 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

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Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
California15
Navy2
Navy8California8
Pepperdine19UC Irvine5
UC Irvine11
Pepperdine8
Pepperdine13California (3OT)12
UC San Diego6Stanford11
Stanford18
Princeton5
Seventh placePrinceton9Stanford11Third place
UC San Diego14USC7
Navy14USC16UC Irvine10
Princeton9UC San Diego7USC11

All-tournament team

  • Dirk Zeien, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Troy Barnhart, California
  • Larry Bercutt, Stanford
  • Chip Blankenhorn, Stanford
  • Steve Gill, UC Irvine
  • Danny Leyson, USC
  • Chris Oeding, California

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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