2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 47th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches was played at the Spieker Aquatics Center at UCLA in Los Angeles, California from December 5–6, 2015.[1] UCLA defeated USC for the 2015 title 10–7.[2]

2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 5–6, 2015
Teams6
ChampionsUCLA
Runners-upUSC
Matches played6
Best playerRyder Roberts, UCLA
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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. Under the new format, six teams were invited to contest this single-elimination tournament. The play-in games was played December 3, hosted by Southern California, and the championship will be held December 5 and 6, hosted by UCLA.[3]

Bracket
  Play-in     Semifinals     Finals
                           
        1  UCLA (28-0) 17  
  5  UCSD (14-13) 12     5  UCSD (15-13) 4    
  4  Princeton (22-4) 7         1  UCLA 10
      3  Southern Cal 7
        2  California (23-6) 6    
  3  Southern Cal (20-6) 20     3  Southern Cal (21-6) 9   Third place
  6  Claremont M (21–7) 5   5  UCSD 9
  2  Cal 20

Notes
  • Attendance – 1,230 (semifinals, finals)
  • All Tournament First Team – Ryder Roberts (Most Valuable Player), UCLA; Blake Edwards, USC; Danny McClintick, UCLA; Luca Cupido, CAL; Mihajlo Milicevic, USC; Anthony Daboub, UCLA; Garrett Danner (Goalie), UCLA

Title game
  • The Bruins converted on 4-of-8 power plays while the Trojans were just 2-for-8. Neither team attempted a penalty shot
  • Saves: McQuin Baron (USC) 12, Garrett Danner (UCLA) 13

See also

References
  1. "2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. No. 1 UCLA Repeats as NCAA Champion, NCAA.com, December 6, 2015
  3. NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee announces championship selections, NCAA.com, November 23, 2015
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