1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1984
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	California (6th title)
Runner-up	Stanford (6th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	235 (19.58 per match)
Attendance	3,214 (268 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Alan Gresham, California (11) Charlie Harris, USC (11)
Best player	Mike Grier, Pepperdine
←  1983 1985  →

The 1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 16th 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 Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1984. ^[1]

California defeated Stanford in the final, 9–8, to win their sixth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–4–1.

Mike Grier (Pepperdine) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named.

The tournament's leading scorers were Alan Gresham (California) and Charlie Harris (USC), with 11 goals each.

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	6th	1983
California	12th	1983
Loyola–Chicago	9th	1983
Navy	1st	Never
Pepperdine	4th	1980
USC	8th	1983
Stanford	12th	1982
UCLA	13th	1983

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											Stanford		16
											Navy		8
						Navy		4								Stanford		11
						UCLA		17								Pepperdine		6
											Pepperdine		12
											UCLA		11
	UCLA		11																		Stanford		8
	Brown		10																		California		9
											California		11
											Loyola–Chicago		3
	Seventh place					Loyola–Chicago		5								California		10			Third place
						Brown		11								USC		9
	Navy		7								USC		12								Pepperdine		10
	Loyola–Chicago		10								Brown		11								USC		13

All-tournament team

• Mike Grier, Pepperdine (Most outstanding player)
• Shaun Cleary, California
• Eric Davidson, USC
• Alan Gresham, California
• Charlie Harris, USC
• Craig Klass, Stanford
• Mike Spicer, USC

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 21, 2015.