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.
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 PreviousUC San Diego8th1999Navy10th1994USC18th1998UCLA24th1999
Bracket Site: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool, Malibu, California
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
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship (began May 2001)
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