1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1971
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (2nd title)
Runner-up	San José State (1st title game)
Third place	Cal State Fullerton
Fourth place	Long Beach State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	200 (16.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jim Waska, CSUF (14)

The 1971 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the third 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 1971.^[1]

UCLA defeated San José State in the final, 5–3, to win their second national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Jim Waska from Cal State Fullerton (14 goals). The awards for All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Player were not given out until 1972.

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.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Cal State Fullerton	1st	Never
Long Beach State	3rd	1970
New Mexico	1st	Never
San José State	2nd	1970
Stanford	2nd	1970
UC Irvine	3rd	1970
UCLA	3rd	1970
Washington	1st	Never

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											UCLA		37
											Washington		2
						Washington		4								UCLA		10
						New Mexico		13								Long Beach State		1
											Long Beach State		13
											New Mexico		8
	New Mexico		3																		UCLA		5
	Stanford		5																		San José State		3
											Cal State Fullerton		5
											UC Irvine		4
	Seventh place					UC Irvine		7								Cal State Fullerton		9			Third place
						Stanford		8								San José State		10
	Washington		5								San José State		10								Long Beach State		7
	UC Irvine		18								Stanford		4								Cal State Fullerton		9

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2015.