Dec. 2, 2002

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Los Angeles, CA -- The NCAA Men's Water Polo Committee announced today the four teams participating in the 2002 National Collegiate championship hosted by Loyola Marymount University. The tournament will be held December 7-8 at the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center.

In the first game, top-seed Stanford (22-5) will play the fourth seed, the University of California, San Diego (19-11). The second game will feature the University of California, Berkeley (19-6), the number two seed, versus third-seeded Queens College (24-3).

Conferences receiving automatic qualification were: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the Collegiate Water Polo Association and the Western Water Polo Association. The remaining team was selected at large without geographical restrictions.

A four-team, single-elimination tournament will be played, with a losers' bracket to determine third place.

Last year, host Stanford University defeated University of California, Los Angeles 8-5 to capture its ninth championship.

Since the beginning of the championship in 1969, no team from outside the state of California has ever reached the championship final.

Tickets for the NCAA Championship are going fast. To purchase, call (310) 338-LION.

For updated championship results, log on to www.ncaasports.com or go visit the tournament site at LMULions.com.