2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 32nd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California during December 2000.[1]

2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesDecember 2000
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsUCLA (7th title)
Runner-upUC San Diego (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored71 (17.75 per match)
Attendance3,049 (762 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Ivan Babic, USC (9)
Best playerSean Kern, UCLA
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2001 →

UCLA defeated UC San Diego in the final, 11–2, to win their seventh, and second consecutive, national title. The Bruins (19–7) 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.

Ivan Babic, from USC, was the tournament's leading scorer, with 9 goals.

Qualification

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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
UC San Diego 8th 1999
Navy 10th 1994
USC 18th 1998
UCLA 24th 1999

Bracket

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Semifinals Championship
      
UCLA 12
Navy 5
UCLA 11
UC San Diego 2
UC San Diego 9
USC 8 Third Place
Navy 9
USC 15

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2015.