1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1982
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	UC Irvine (2nd title)
Runner-up	Stanford (5th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	192 (16 per match)
Attendance	2,128 (177 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Peter Neushul, UCSB (9)
Best player	James Bergeson, Stanford & Peter Campbell, UC Irvine & John O'Brien, UC Irvine
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The 1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 14th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1982. ^[1]

UC Irvine defeated Stanford in the final, 7–4, to win their second national title. The Anteaters also finished the season undefeated (30–0).

James Bergeson (Stanford), Peter Campbell (UC Irvine), and John O'Brien (UC Irvine) were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer was Peter Neushul from UC Santa Barbara (9 goals).

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 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Brown	4th	1981
California	10th	1981
Loyola–Chicago	7th	1980
Stanford	10th	1981
UC Irvine	13th	1981
UC Santa Barbara	10th	1981
UCLA	11th	1981
USC	6th	1980

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											UC Irvine		13
											Brown		2
						Brown		8								UC Irvine		8
						USC		11								California		5
											California(OT)		7
											USC		6
	USC		8																		UC Irvine		7
	UC Santa Barbara		6																		Stanford		4
											Stanford		13
											Loyola–Chicago		10
	Seventh place					Loyola–Chicago		7								Stanford		11			Third place
						UC Santa Barbara		12								UCLA		9
	Brown		7								UCLA		8								California		9
	Loyola–Chicago		5								UC Santa Barbara		6								UCLA		10

All-tournament team

• James Bergeson, Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
• Peter Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• John O'Brien, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• Peter Cutino, California
• Robin Leamy, UCLA
• Mike Spicer, USC
• John Tanner, Stanford
• John Vargas, UC Irvine

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2015.