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Water polo tournament season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1991 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 23rd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1991.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 1991 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | California (10th title) |
| Runner-up | UCLA (8th title game) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 235 (19.58 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,502 (292 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Steve Gill, UC Irvine (11) |
| Best player | Chris Humbert (California) |
California defeated UCLA in the final, 7–6, to win their tenth, and second consecutive, national title. Coached by Steve Heaston, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–1.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was, for the second straight year, Chris Humbert from California. Humbert, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 11 goals, was Steve Gill from UC Irvine.
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 8 teams were invited to contest this championship. This was the first time that two non-Division I programs (Slippery Rock and UC San Diego) qualified for the same tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| California | 18th | 1990 |
| UC Irvine | 19th | 1989 |
| UC San Diego | 2nd | 1989 |
| Long Beach State | 12th | 1989 |
| Navy | 6th | 1990 |
| Pepperdine | 9th | 1990 |
| Slippery Rock | 2nd | 1983 |
| UCLA | 19th | 1990 |
| Fifth place | Consolation semifinals | First round | Championship semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
| California | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 9 | California | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 13 | UC Irvine | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 12 | California | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 10 | UCLA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | UC San Diego | 12 | UCLA | 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slippery Rock | 10 | Pepperdine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 8 | Pepperdine | 18 | UC Irvine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Slippery Rock | 9 | Slippery Rock | 9 | Pepperdine | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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