2005 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

2005 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 3–4, 2005
Teams	4
Champions	USC (3rd title)
Runners-up	Stanford (19th title game)
Matches played	4
Goals scored	56 (14 per match)
Attendance	1,656 (414 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Cutberto Hernandez, LMU (5)
Best player	Adam Shilling, USC Juraj Zatovic, USC
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The 2005 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 37th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania from December 3–4, 2005.^[1][2]

USC defeated Stanford in the final, 3–2, to win their third national title. The Trojans (26–1) were coached by Jovan Vavic.^[3]

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Adam Shilling and Juraj Zatovic from USC. Additionally, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with seven players including Shilling and Zatovic) and a Second Team (with eight players).

The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was Cutberto Hernandez from Loyola Marymount.

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
Loyola Marymount	4th	2004
St. Francis Brooklyn	1st	Never
USC	20th	2003
Stanford	28th	2004

Bracket

• Site: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

	Semifinals					Championship
	1	USC	14
	4	St. Francis Brooklyn	8
						1	USC	3
						2	Stanford	2
	2	Stanford	7
	3	Loyola Marymount	6			Third Place
						4	St. Francis Brooklyn	6
						3	Loyola Marymount	10

All-tournament teams

First Team

• Adam Shilling, USC (Most outstanding player)
• Juraj Zatovic, USC (Most outstanding player)
• Juan Delgadillo, USC
• Thomas Hale, USC
• Thomas Hopkins, Stanford
• Endre Rex-Kiss, Loyola Marymount
• Peter Varellas, Stanford

Second Team

• Tommy Corcoran, USC
• Ian Elliott, Loyola Marymount
• Gergely Fabian, St. Francis Brooklyn
• J.J. Garton, Stanford
• Will Hindle-Katel, Stanford
• Sandy Hohener, Stanford
• Bogdon Petrovic, St. Francis Brooklyn
• Botond Szalma, St. Francis Brooklyn

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
• NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "USC To Face Stanford In NCAA Championship". USCTrojans.com. USC Trojans Water Polo News Archive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
2. "USC Wins National Championship In 3-2 Victory Over Stanford". USCTrojans.com. USC Trojans Water Polo News Archive. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
3. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 6, 2015.