1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
{{Short description|Water polo tournament season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
| year = 1974
| other_titles =
| image = NCAA 70s logo.svg
| image_size = 140
| caption =
| dates = December 1974
| num_teams = 8
| winners = California (2nd title)
| second = UC Irvine (2nd title game)
| third = UCLA
| fourth = Cal State Fullerton
| matches = 12
| goals = 150
| attendance =
| scoring_leader = Jon Svendsen, California (9)
| award = Doug Healy, California
| prev_season = 1973
| next_season = 1975
}}
The 1974 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the sixth 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 1974.{{cite web|title=Men's Water Polo Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=March 31, 2015}}
California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by California.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Jon Svendsen from California (9 goals). Doug Healy, also from California, was named the Most Outstanding Player. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of three players, was also named.
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.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! Appearance ! Previous |
|---|
| Air Force
|1st |Never |
| California
|3rd |1973 |
| Cal State Fullerton
|2nd |1971 |
| Stanford
|3rd |1971 |
| UC Davis
|1st |Never |
| UC Irvine
|6th |1973 |
| UC Santa Barbara
|5th |1973 |
| UCLA
|6th |1973 |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket-Consols
| team-width=150
| RD3=First round
| RD4=Championship semifinals
| RD2=Consolation semifinals
| RD5=Championship
| RD5b=Third place
| RD1=Fifth place
| RD1b=Seventh place
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=California | RD3-score1=12
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Air Force | RD3-score2=3
| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=Cal State Fullerton | RD3-score3=7
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=UC Davis | RD3-score4=4
| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=UC Irvine | RD3-score5=10
| RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=UC Santa Barbara | RD3-score6=6
| RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7=UCLA | RD3-score7=9
| RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8=Stanford | RD3-score8=5
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=California | RD4-score1=12
| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=Cal State Fullerton | RD4-score2=3
| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=UC Irvine | RD4-score3=5
| RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=UCLA | RD4-score4=3
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Air Force | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UC Davis | RD2-score2=9
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=UC Santa Barbara | RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Stanford | RD2-score4=9
| RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=California | RD5-score1=7
| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=UC Irvine | RD5-score2=6
| RD5b-seed1= | RD5b-team1=Cal State Fullerton | RD5b-score1=4
| RD5b-seed2= | RD5b-team2=UCLA | RD5b-score2=7
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UC Davis | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Stanford | RD1-score2=3
| RD1b-seed1= | RD1b-team1=Air Force | RD1b-score1=7
| RD1b-seed2= | RD1b-team2=UC Santa Barbara | RD1b-score2=12
}}
All-tournament team
- Doug Healy, California (Most outstanding player)
- Mike Loughlin, California
- Jon Svendsen, California
See also
References
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{{NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship}}
{{1974–75 NCAA Division I championships navbox}}
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