2008 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


The 2008 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 40th 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 Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California from December 6–7, 2008.
USC defeated Stanford in the final, 7–5, to win their fourth national title. The undefeated Trojans were coached by Jovan Vavic. This would go on to become the first of USC's record six straight national championships.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was J.W. Krumpholz from USC. Additionally, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team and a Second Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 6 goals, was Kyle Wertz from Navy.

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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.
TeamAppearancePrevious
Loyola Marymount6th2007
Navy14th2007
USC23rd2007
Stanford29th2005

Bracket

First Team