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.
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.
^"Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
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1976, ncaa, water, polo, championship, eighth, annual, ncaa, water, polo, championship, determine, national, champion, ncaa, college, water, polo, tournament, matches, were, played, belmont, plaza, pool, long, beach, california, during, december, 1976, tournam. 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 1976 NCAA Men s Water Polo ChampionshipTournament detailsDatesDecember 1976Teams8Final positionsChampionsStanford 1st title Runner upUCLA 5th title game Third placeUC IrvineFourth placeUC Santa BarbaraTournament statisticsMatches played12Goals scored252 21 per match Attendance3 050 254 per match Top goal scorer s Dave Breen Arizona 17 Best playerChris Dorst Stanford 19751977 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 Contents 1 Qualification 2 Bracket 3 All tournament team 4 See also 5 ReferencesQualification editSince 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 PreviousArizona 2nd 1975Loyola Chicago 2nd 1972Pittsburgh 1st NeverStanford 5th 1975Texas A amp M 1st NeverUC Irvine 8th 1975UC Santa Barbara 6th 1974UCLA 8th 1975Bracket editSite Belmont Plaza Pool Long Beach CaliforniaFifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionshipStanford9Arizona8Arizona14Stanford7Loyola Chicago6UC Santa Barbara6UC Santa Barbara13Loyola Chicago5Arizona12Stanford13Texas A amp M9UCLA12UCLA18Texas A amp M3Seventh placeTexas A amp M21UCLA14Third placePittsburgh13UC Irvine9Loyola Chicago12UC Irvine18UC Santa Barbara7Pittsburgh11Pittsburgh4UC Irvine 2OT 8All tournament team editChris Dorst Stanford Most outstanding player Rob Arnold Stanford Rick Johannsen Stanford Drew McDonald Stanford Boyd Philpot UC Irvine John Stephens UCLA Joe Vargas UCLASee also editNCAA Men s Water Polo ChampionshipReferences edit Men s Water Polo Championship Results PDF NCAA NCAA org Retrieved April 3 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 NCAA Men 27s Water Polo Championship amp oldid 1193915992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
