1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


The 1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fifth annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1973.
California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–4, to win their first national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Bruce Kocsis from USC. The award for Most Outstanding Player was not given out this year, but an All-Tournament Team was named.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.
TeamAppearancePrevious
California2nd1969
Long Beach State4th1971
New Mexico3rd1972
San José State4th1972
UC Irvine5th1972
UC Santa Barbara4th1972
USC4th1972
UCLA5th1972

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