2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 2002
Teams 4
Champions Stanford (10th title)
Runners-up California (18th title game)
Matches played 4
Goals scored 59 (14.75 per match)
Attendance 4,767 (1,192 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Michael Vieira, Queens–NY (5)
Tony Azevedo, Stanford (5)
Best player Tony Azevedo, Stanford (2)
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 34th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Burns Aquatic Center on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California during December 2002.[1]

Stanford defeated rival California in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth national title. The Cardinal (24–5) were coached by John Vargas.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was again Tony Azevedo from Stanford. Azevedo, along with six other players, also comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Azevedo, along with Queens College's Michael Vieira, were the tournament's leading scorers, with 5 goals each.

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
California 23rd 1995
UC San Diego 9th 2000
Queens College (NY) 2nd 1997
Stanford 25th 2001

Bracket

  Semifinals     Championship
                 
   Stanford 10  
   UC San Diego 5    
       Stanford 7
       California 6
   California 14    
   Queens (NY) 6   Third Place
 
 UC San Diego 5
   Queens (NY) 6OT

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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