1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1999
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (6th title)
Runners-up Stanford (14th title game)
Matches played 4
Goals scored 70 (17.5 per match)
Attendance 4,441 (1,110 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Sean Kern, UCLA (8)
Best player Sean Kern, UCLA
← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 31st annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Canyonview Pool in La Jolla, San Diego, California during December 1999.[1]

UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 6–5, to win their sixth national title. The Bruins (22–3) were coached by Guy Baker and Adam Krikorian.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Sean Kern from UCLA. Kern, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Kern was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 8 goals.

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 23rd 1998
UC San Diego 7th 1998
Massachusetts 6th 1998
UCLA 23rd 1996

Bracket

  Semifinals     Championship
                 
   UCLA 14  
   Massachusetts 6    
       UCLA 6
       Stanford 5
   Stanford 11    
   UC San Diego 7   Third Place
 
 Massachusetts 12
   UC San Diego 9

All-tournament team

See also

References

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