The 2005 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 37th 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 Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania from December 3–4, 2005.
USC defeated Stanford in the final, 3–2, the game winning goal scored by Pavol Valovic, to win their third national title. The Trojans (26–1) were coached by Jovan Vavic.
The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Adam Shilling and Juraj Zatovic from USC. Additionally, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with seven players including Shilling and Zatovic) and a Second Team (with eight players).
The tournament's leading scorer, with 5 goals, was Cutberto Hernandez from Loyola Marymount.
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 PreviousLoyola Marymount4th2004St. Francis Brooklyn1stNeverUSC20th2003Stanford28th2004
Bracket Site: Kinney Natatorium, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
All-tournament teams
First Team Adam Shilling, USC (Most outstanding player) Juraj Zatovic, USC (Most outstanding player) Juan Delgadillo, USC Thomas Hale, USC Thomas Hopkins, Stanford Endre Rex-Kiss, Loyola Marymount Peter Varellas, Stanford
Second Team Tommy Corcoran, USC Ian Elliott, Loyola Marymount Gergely Fabian, St. Francis Brooklyn J.J. Garton, Stanford Will Hindle-Katel, Stanford Sandy Hohener, Stanford Bogdon Petrovic, St. Francis Brooklyn Botond Szalma, St. Francis Brooklyn
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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