UC Irvine defeated two-time defending champion California in the final, 9–8, to win their third national title. Coached by Ted Newland, the Anteaters finished the season 27–6.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dan Smoot (UC Irvine). Smoot, along with eight other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Tom Warde from UC Irvine.
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 May 3, 2015.
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1989, ncaa, water, polo, championship, 21st, annual, ncaa, water, polo, championship, determine, national, champion, ncaa, collegiate, water, polo, tournament, matches, were, played, indiana, university, natatorium, indianapolis, indiana, during, december, 198. The 1989 NCAA Men s Water Polo Championship was the 21st 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 Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis Indiana during December 1989 1 1989 NCAA Men s Water Polo ChampionshipDatesDecember 1989Teams8ChampionsUC Irvine 3rd title Runners upCalifornia 13th title game Matches played12Goals scored193 16 08 per match Attendance3 421 285 per match Top goal scorer s Tom Warde UC Irvine 11 Best playerDan Smoot UC Irvine 19881990 UC Irvine defeated two time defending champion California in the final 9 8 to win their third national title Coached by Ted Newland the Anteaters finished the season 27 6 The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dan Smoot UC Irvine Smoot along with eight other players was named to the All Tournament Team The tournament s leading scorer with 11 goals was Tom Warde from UC Irvine 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 PreviousArkansas Little Rock 2nd 1988Brown 10th 1987California 16th 1988UC Irvine 18th 1988UC San Diego 1st NeverLong Beach State 10th 1988Pepperdine 7th 1987Stanford 17th 1988Bracket editSite Indiana University Natatorium Indianapolis IndianaFifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionshipCalifornia15Brown2Brown4California10Long Beach State8Pepperdine9Pepperdine13Long Beach State8Long Beach State10California8UC San Diego5UC Irvine9Stanford7UC San Diego6Seventh placeUC San Diego10Stanford7Third placeArkansas Little Rock9UC Irvine8Brown8UC Irvine13Pepperdine5Arkansas Little Rock6Arkansas Little Rock6Stanford7All tournament team editDan Smoot UC Irvine Most outstanding player Rich Ambidge California nbsp Geoffrey Clark Pepperdine Chris Duplanty UC Irvine Chris Humbert California Rick McNair Stanford Jeff Oeding Stanford Sasa Poljak Pepperdine Tom Warde UC IrvineSee also editNCAA Men s Water Polo ChampionshipReferences edit Men s Water Polo Championship Results PDF NCAA NCAA org Retrieved May 3 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 NCAA Men 27s Water Polo Championship amp oldid 1172364317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
