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The 1972 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fourth 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 Armond H. Seidler Natatorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico during December 1972.[1]

UCLA defeated UC Irvine in the final, 10–5, to win their third, and second consecutive, national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Jim Kruse from UC Irvine (31 goals). The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Eric Lindroth from UCLA. Additionally, an All-Tournament Team was named for the first time this year.

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. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Loyola–Chicago 1st Never
New Mexico 2nd 1971
San José State 3rd 1971
UC Irvine 4th 1971
UC Santa Barbara 3rd 1970
USC 3rd 1970
UCLA 4th 1971
Yale 2nd 1969

Bracket

Championship Bracket

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Consolation Bracket

  • Winner advanced to the Second Place Final against the loser of the Championship.

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All-tournament teams

First team

Second team

See also

References

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