1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1998
Teams 4
Champions USC (1st title)
Runners-up Stanford (13th title game)
Matches played 4
Goals scored 60 (15 per match)
Attendance 3,132 (783 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) George Csaszar, USC (5)
Best player Chris Aguilera, Stanford
Ivan Babic, USC
Marko Pintaric, USC
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1999 →

The 1998 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 30th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Marian Bergeson Aquatic Center in Newport Beach, California during December 1998.[1]

USC defeated Stanford in the final, 9–8 (in two overtimes), to win their first national title. The Trojans had previously gone 0–6 in tournament finals appearances. The Trojans (25–3) were coached by John Williams and Jovan Vavic.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Chris Aguilera (Stanford), Ivan Babic (USC), and Marko Pintaric (USC). These three, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was George Csaszar from USC.

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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Stanford 22nd 1994
UC San Diego 6th 1995
Massachusetts 5th 1996
USC 17th 1997

Bracket

  Semifinals     Championship
                 
  USC 12  
  Massachusetts 3    
      USC (2OT) 9
      Stanford 8
  Stanford 6    
  UC San Diego 3   Third Place
 
Massachusetts 9
  UC San Diego (4OT) 10

All-tournament team

  • Chris Aguilera, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
  • Ivan Babic, USC (Most outstanding player)
  • Layne Beaubien, Stanford
  • James Castle, USC
  • George Csaszar, USC
  • Brian Heifferon, Stanford
  • Ross Mecham, UC San Diego
  • Marko Pintaric, USC (Most outstanding player)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
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