Dates December 2003 Champions USC (2nd title) Goals scored 71 (17.75 per match) | Teams 4 Matches played 4 | |
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Runners-up Stanford (17th title game) | ||
The 2003 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 35th annual tournament 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.
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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
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.