2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 35th 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 during December 2003.[1]

2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 2003
Teams4
ChampionsUSC (2nd title)
Runners-upStanford (17th title game)
Matches played4
Goals scored71 (17.75 per match)
Attendance4,280 (1,070 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tony Azevedo, Stanford (8)
Best playerTony Azevedo, Stanford (3)
Bozidar Damjanovic, USC
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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
  • Tony Azevedo, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
  • Bozidar Damjanovic, USC (Most outstanding player)
  • Predrag Damjanov, USC
  • Mike Derse, Stanford
  • Endre Rex-Kiss, Loyola Marymount
  • Peter Varellas, Stanford
  • Juraj Zatovic, USC

See also

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