1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1985
Teams	8
Champions	Stanford (5th title)
Runners-up	UC Irvine (6th title game)
Matches played	12
Goals scored	227 (18.92 per match)
Attendance	3,410 (284 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine (10)
Best player	Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine David Imbernino, Stanford
← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 17th 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 1985. ^[1]

Stanford defeated UC Irvine in the final, 12–11 (in two overtimes), to win their fifth national title. This was a rematch of the 1982 championship match, won by UC Irvine. Coached by Dante Dettamanti, the Cardinal finished the season 25–4.

Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine) and David Imbernino (Stanford) were named the Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer was J.R. Salvatore from UC Irvine (10 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	7th	1984
Bucknell	5th	1980
UC Irvine	15th	1983
UC Santa Barbara	11th	1982
Long Beach State	8th	1983
Loyola–Chicago	10th	1984
Stanford	13th	1984
UCLA	14th	1984

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
												Stanford	18
												Bucknell	4
							Bucknell	4									Stanford	7
							Long Beach State	20									UC Santa Barbara	6
												UC Santa Barbara	7
												Long Beach State	6
		Long Beach State	13																			Stanford (2OT)	12
		Brown	9																			UC Irvine	11
												UC Irvine	15
												Brown	8
	Seventh place						Brown	11									UC Irvine	7			Third place
							Loyola–Chicago	10									UCLA	6
		Bucknell	8									UCLA	14									UC Santa Barbara	9
		Loyola–Chicago	6									Loyola–Chicago	6									UCLA	10

All-tournament team

• Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• David Imbernino, Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
• John Anderson, UC Santa Barbara
• Fernando Carsalade, UCLA
• Phil Castillo, Long Beach State
• Craig Klass, Stanford
• Mark Maizel, UC Irvine
• J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References

1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 24, 2015.