Sunday night was the culmination of a year-long quest for the men’s water polo team, one that seemed destined to end in a national championship.
With their 10-7 win over the USC Trojans in the NCAA Tournament final, the Bruins cemented a long-lasting legacy by hoisting the national championship trophy for the second straight year and sealing the eighth undefeated season in the history of NCAA men’s water polo.

UCLA men’s water polo claimed its second straight NCAA title Sunday night at Spieker Aquatics Center, defeating USC 10-7 to win the school’s 113th national championship.

It’s important to distinguish two important adjectives that have often been attached to the 2015 UCLA men’s water polo team before we can truly appreciate its dazzling 30-0 record.

At 6:12 p.m., Dirks Pool was as still as glass and Spieker Aquatics Center appeared as it normally does before a rivalry showdown.
The stands were filled to capacity with a blend of red and blue.

In the year since UCLA men’s water polo captured the 2014 NCAA title, the team seemed to have just one focus.
The Bruins traveled across the world to represent the United States at the World University Games, they graduated eight seniors while managing to hold an undefeated record through the entire 2015 regular season and they won the dangerous Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament for the first time since 2011.

UCLA men’s water polo has yet to lose, but the Bruins still haven’t won it all.
To date, UCLA has won the Kap7 NorCal Invitational, the SoCal tournament, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship and every game in between.