2020 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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Teams6
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (12th title, 21st title game, 32nd Final Four)
2020 NCAA
Men's Water Polo tournament
Teams6
FormatSingle-elimination
Finals siteUytengsu Aquatics Center
Los Angeles, California
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (12th title, 21st title game, 32nd Final Four)
Runner-upUSC Trojans (25th title game, 30th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachAdam Wright (4th title)
MVPNicolas Saveljic (UCLA)
TelevisionNCAA

The 2020 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship occurred from March 18–21, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center. This was the 52nd NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship. Six teams participated in this championship. Although this was the 2020 championship, it was played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rankings before the tournament: No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 California, No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 USC.[1]

March 18 March 20 March 21
Opening RoundSemifinalsChampionship

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Bracket

The championship featured a knockout format where schools that lost were eliminated from the tournament.

Opening Round Semifinals National Championship
Stanford 10
UCLA 19 UCLA 11
California Baptist 14 UCLA 7
USC 6
California 10
USC 18 USC 12
Bucknell 9

Qualification

All-NCAA Tournament

References

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