2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 2003
Teams 4
Champions USC (2nd title)
Runners-up Stanford (17th title game)
Matches played 4
Goals scored 71 (17.75 per match)
Attendance 4,280 (1,070 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Tony Azevedo, Stanford (8)
Best player Tony Azevedo, Stanford (3)
Bozidar Damjanovic, USC
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 35th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2003.[1]

USC defeated Stanford in the final, 9–7 (in overtime), to win their second national title. The Trojans (24–3) were coached by Jovan Vavic.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Tony Azevedo (Stanford), who won the award for a record third straight year, and Bozidar Damjanovic (USC). Azevedo and Damjanovic, along with five other players, also comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Azevedo, with 8 goals, was also the tournament's leading scorer.

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 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Loyola Marymount 2nd 2001
Navy 11th 2000
USC 19th 2000
Stanford 26th 2002

Bracket

  Semifinals     Championship
                 
   Stanford 14  
   Loyola Marymount 8    
       Stanford 7
       USC 9OT
   USC 10    
   Navy 6   Third Place
 
 Loyola Marymount 10
   Navy 7

All-tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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