2005 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


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 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 and a Second Team.
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 were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.
TeamAppearancePrevious
Loyola Marymount4th2004
St. Francis Brooklyn1stNever
USC20th2003
Stanford28th2004

Bracket

All-tournament teams

First Team

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