2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship explained

NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Year:2015
Dates:December 5–6, 2015
Num Teams:6
Champions:UCLA
Runner-Up:USC
Matches:6
Player:Ryder Roberts, UCLA
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 47th annual championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were 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]

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

Notes

Title game

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-18 NCAA Championship Sites . NCAA.com . 2015-05-14.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160203100254/http://www.ncaa.com/game/waterpolo-men/d1/2015/12/06/southern-california-ucla No. 1 UCLA Repeats as NCAA Champion
  3. https://www.ncaa.com/news/waterpolo-men/article/2015-11-22/ncaa-mens-water-polo-committee-announces-championship NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee announces championship selections