2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
{{Short description|Water polo tournament season}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
| year = 2015
| other_titles =
| image = NCAA logo.svg
| imagesize = 140
| caption =
| dates = December 5–6, 2015
| num_teams = 6
| champions = UCLA
| runner-up = USC
| matches = 6
| goals =
| attendance =
| top goal scorer =
| player = Ryder Roberts, UCLA
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
}}
The 2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 47th annual championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Spieker Aquatics Center at UCLA in Los Angeles, California from December 5–6, 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2013-12-11/2014-18-ncaa-championship-sites |title=2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites |publisher=NCAA.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-14}} UCLA defeated USC for the 2015 title 10–7.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160203100254/http://www.ncaa.com/game/waterpolo-men/d1/2015/12/06/southern-california-ucla No. 1 UCLA Repeats as NCAA Champion], NCAA.com, December 6, 2015
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. Under the new format, six teams were invited to contest this single-elimination tournament. The play-in games was played December 3, hosted by Southern California, and the championship will be held December 5 and 6, hosted by UCLA.[https://www.ncaa.com/news/waterpolo-men/article/2015-11-22/ncaa-mens-water-polo-committee-announces-championship NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee announces championship selections], NCAA.com, November 23, 2015
Bracket
- Championship Site: Spieker Aquatics Center, Los Angeles, California
{{6TeamBracket
| RD1=Play-in
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team1=UCSD (14-13)
| RD1-score1=12
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=Princeton (22-4)
| RD1-score2=7
| RD1-seed3=3
| RD1-team3=USC (20-6)
| RD1-score3=20
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4=Claremont McKenna (21–7)
| RD1-score4=5
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=UCLA (28-0)
| RD2-score1=17
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=UC San Diego (15-13)
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=California (23-6)
| RD2-score3=6
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=USC (21-6)
| RD2-score4=9
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=UCLA
| RD3-score1=10
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=USC
| RD3-score2=7
| RD3b-seed1=5
| RD3b-team1=UC San Diego
| RD3b-score1=9
| RD3b-seed2=2
| RD3b-team2=California
| RD3b-score2=20
}}
Notes
- Attendance – 1,230 (semifinals, finals)
- All Tournament First Team – Ryder Roberts (Most Valuable Player), UCLA; Blake Edwards, USC; Danny McClintick, UCLA; Luca Cupido, CAL; Mihajlo Milicevic, USC; Anthony Daboub, UCLA; Garrett Danner (Goalie), UCLA
=Title game=
- The Bruins converted on 4-of-8 power plays while the Trojans were just 2-for-8. Neither team attempted a penalty shot
- Saves: McQuin Baron (USC) 12, Garrett Danner (UCLA) 13
See also
References
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{{NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship}}
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