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2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Dates	December 2000
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (7th title)
Runner-up	UC San Diego (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	71 (17.75 per match)
Attendance	3,049 (762 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Ivan Babic, USC (9)
Best player	Sean Kern, UCLA
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The 2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 32nd annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California during December 2000.^[1]

UCLA defeated UC San Diego in the final, 11–2, to win their seventh, and second consecutive, national title. The Bruins (19–7) were coached by Guy Baker and Adam Krikorian.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Sean Kern from UCLA. Kern, along with seven other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Ivan Babic, from USC, was the tournament's leading scorer, with 9 goals.

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
UC San Diego	8th	1999
Navy	10th	1994
USC	18th	1998
UCLA	24th	1999

Bracket

Site: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, Malibu, California

Semifinals		Championship

UCLA	12

Navy	5
		UCLA	11

		UC San Diego	2
UC San Diego	9

USC	8	Third Place


		Navy	9

		USC	15

All-tournament team

Ivan Babic, USC
Jason Boettner, UC San Diego
Brandon Brooks, UCLA
Brian Brown, UCLA
Padraig Damjanov, USC
Sean Kern, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
Stever O'Rourke, USC
Brian Stahl, Navy
JC Miro, UCLA

References

^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[1] "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

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-The '''2000 [[NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship]]''' was the 32nd annual tournament to determine the national champion of [[NCAA]] men's collegiate [[water polo]]. Tournament matches were played at [[Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool]] in [[Malibu, California]] during December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Water Polo Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>
+The '''2000 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship''' was the 32nd annual [[NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship]] to determine the national champion of [[NCAA]] men's collegiate [[water polo]]. Tournament matches were played at [[Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool]] in [[Malibu, California]] during December 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Water Polo Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=May 25, 2015}}</ref>
 [[UCLA Bruins men's water polo|UCLA]] defeated [[UC San Diego Tritons men's water polo|UC San Diego]] in the final, 11–2, to win their seventh, and second consecutive, national title. The Bruins (19–7) were coached by [[Guy Baker]] and [[Adam Krikorian]].
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 *[[Stever O'Rourke]], USC
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 == See also ==
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 {{NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship}}
 {{2000–01 NCAA Division I championships navbox}}
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 [[Category:2000 in water polo|NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship]]
 [[Category:2000 in sports in California]]
+[[Category:December 2000 sports events in the United States]]
+[[Category:NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship|2000]]

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