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2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesDecember 2003
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsUSC (2nd title)
Runner-upStanford (17th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored71 (17.75 per match)
Attendance4,280 (1,070 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Tony Azevedo, Stanford (8)
Best playerTony Azevedo, Stanford (3)
Bozidar Damjanovic, USC
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The 2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 35th 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 Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during December 2003.[1]

USC defeated Stanford in the final, 9–7 (in overtime), to win their second national title. The Trojans (24–3) were coached by Jovan Vavic.

The Most Outstanding Players of the tournament were Tony Azevedo (Stanford), who won the award for a record third straight year, and Bozidar Damjanovic (USC). Azevedo and Damjanovic, along with five other players, also comprised the All-Tournament Team.

Azevedo, with 8 goals, was also the tournament's leading scorer.

Qualification

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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 Previous
Loyola Marymount 2nd 2001
Navy 11th 2000
USC 19th 2000
Stanford 26th 2002

Bracket

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Semifinals Championship
      
Stanford 14
Loyola Marymount 8
Stanford 7
USC 9OT
USC 10
Navy 6 Third Place
Loyola Marymount 10
Navy 7

All-tournament team

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 31, 2015.