The 2006 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 38th 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 Burns Aquatics Center at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California from December 2–3, 2006.
California defeated USC in the final, 7–6, to win their twelfth national title. The Golden Bears (31–4) were coached by Kirk Everist.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Mark Sheredy from California. Additionally, two All-Tournament Teams were named: a First Team (with seven players including Sheredy) and a Second Team (with eight players).
The tournament's leading scorer, with 6 goals, was Juan Delgadillo from USC.
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 PreviousCalifornia24th2002UC San Diego10th2002Navy12th2003USC21st2004
Bracket Site: Burns Aquatics Center, Los Angeles, California
All-tournament teams First Team Mark Sheredy, California (Most outstanding player) Tommy Corcoran, USC Juan Delgadillo, USC Thomas Hale, USC Brian Kinsel, California John Mann, California Andrija Vasiljevic, California
Second Team Brian Bacharach, California Jesse Cassellini, UC San Diego Ty Lacky, UC San Diego Marty Matthies, California Aaron Recko, Navy Adam Shilling, USC Pavol Valovic, USC
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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