The 1973 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the fifth 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 Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1973.
California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–4, to win their first national title.
The leading scorer for the tournament was Bruce Kocsis from USC (8 goals). The award for Most Outstanding Player was not given out this year, but an All-Tournament Team was named.
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 PreviousCalifornia2nd1969Long Beach State4th1971New Mexico3rd1972San José State4th1972UC Irvine5th1972UC Santa Barbara4th1972USC4th1972UCLA5th1972
Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
All-tournament team Bruce Kocsis, USC Bruce Black, UC Irvine Jim Kruse, UC Irvine
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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