The 1999 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 31st annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at Canyonview Pool in La Jolla, San Diego, California during December 1999.
UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 6–5, to win their sixth national title. The Bruins (22–3) 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.
Kern was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 8 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 PreviousStanford23rd1998UC San Diego7th1998Massachusetts6th1998UCLA23rd1996
Bracket Site: Canyonview Pool, La Jolla, San Diego, California
All-tournament team Matt Armato, UCLA Nick Ellis, Stanford Brian Heifferon, Stanford Pat Kain, Massachusetts Sean Kern, UCLA (Most outstanding player) Ross Mecham, UC San Diego Jonathan Samuels, UC San Diego Jonathan Skaalen, Stanford
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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