UC Irvine Anteaters men's water polo

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UC Irvine Anteaters men's water polo
UC Irvine Anteaters logo.svg
Founded1965;61 years ago (1965)
University University of California, Irvine
Head coach Daniel Klatt (4th season)
Conference Big West
Location Irvine, California
StadiumAnteater Aquatics Complex
(Capacity: 500)
Nickname Anteaters, UCI
NCAA Tournament championships
1970, 1982, 1989
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993
NCAA Tournament appearances
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
2023
Conference Regular Season championships
1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2023, 2024

The UC Irvine Anteaters men's water polo program represents the University of California, Irvine in all NCAA Division I men's water polo competitions. Founded in 1965, the Anteaters compete in the Big West Conference.

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The Anteaters are coached by Daniel Klatt, who has coached the team since 2022. Daniel Klatt historically only coached the UC Irvine women's water polo team since 2004, and has previously served as an assistant for the U.S. Women's Water Polo Olympic Team in 2012 and 2016. UC Irvine plays their home matches at the Anteater Aquatics Complex.

History

UC Irvine's men's water polo team won three NCAA Division I national championships in 1970, 1982, and 1989. [1]

UCI's head men's water polo coach for many years was Ted Newland. As the Anteaters' head coach from 1966-2005, Newland had a lifetime record of 714–345–5. In his 39 years at the helm the Anteaters won three national championships, and the team was consistently rated among the nation's top 5 programs. Many world-class water polo players have been affiliated with UCI, with more than 70 NCAA All-Americans and 13 Olympians being produced by the program. Four Anteaters were a part of the United States team that won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

Prior to 2023, UC Irvine had failed to make the NCAA tournament every year since 1993, incurring a 30-year drought. This is the second longest drought by a previous national champion in the sport, only trailing conference rival UC Santa Barbara, whose drought is ongoing at 35 years — last making the tournament in 1990.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

UC Irvine has appeared in twenty-two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 29–19. [2]

YearRoundOpponentResult
1969 First Round California L 4–5
1970 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		 USC
Long Beach State
UCLA 		W 7–4
W 9–6
W 7–6
1971 First Round CSU Fullerton L 4–5
1972 First Round
Semifinals		 UC Santa Barbara
UCLA		W 16–12
L 10–15
1973 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		Long Beach State
USC
California		W 7–5
W 9–5
L 4–8
1974 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		UC Santa Barbara
UCLA
California		W 10–6
W 5–3
L 6–7
1975 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		 UC Davis
Stanford
California		W 19–4
W 9–8
L 8–9
1976 First Round
Semifinals		 Pittsburgh
UCLA		W 18–4
L 9–14
1977 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		 Arizona
Stanford
California		W 14–7
W 9–7
L 6–8
1978 First Round
Semifinals		 Loyola (IL)
California		W 14–5
L 5–7
1980 First Round
Semifinals		 Bucknell
California		W 13–4
L 7–9
1981 First Round
Semifinals		UC Santa Barbara
Stanford		W 9–8
L 6–13
1982 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		 Brown
California
Stanford		W 13–2
W 8–5
W 7–4
1983 First Round
Semifinals		Loyola (IL)
USC		W 12–8
L 8–9
1985 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		Brown
UCLA
Stanford		W 15–8
W 7–6
L 11–12
1987 First Round
Semifinals		Stanford
California		W 8–6
L 3–7
1988 First RoundUSCL 11–13
1989 First Round
Semifinals
National Championship		 UALR
Stanford
California		W 13–6
W 8–7
W 9–8
1991 First Round
Semifinals		Long Beach State
California		W 11–8
L 10–13
1992 First Round
Semifinals		 Pepperdine
California		W 11–8
L 5–8
1993 First Round
Semifinals		 Pacific
Stanford		W 12–10
L 8–10
2023 First RoundPrincetonL 7-12

Yearly records

Below is a table of the program's yearly records. [3] [4] [5]

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Independent (Division I) (1965–1969)
1965Al Irwin 14–4
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1966Ted Newland 14–6
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—
1967Ted Newland 18–4
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—
1968Ted Newland 25–2
—
—
1969Ted Newland 20–8
—
—
 NCAA First Round
Independent:90–24
—
Golden Coast Conference (Golden Coast)(1970–1972)
1970Ted Newland 27–2
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1st NCAA Champions
1971Ted Newland 20–6
—
1st NCAA First Round
1972Ted Newland 18–5
—
1st NCAA Semifinals
Golden Coast (1st Stint):65–13
—
Independent (Division I) (1973–1976)
1973Ted Newland 16–4
—
—
 NCAA Runners-up
1974Ted Newland 17–5
—
—
 NCAA Runners-up
1975Ted Newland 15–6
—
—
 NCAA Runners-up
1976Ted Newland 16–6
—
—
 NCAA Semifinals
Independent:64–21
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Big West Conference (Big West/PCAA)(1977–1991)
1977Ted Newland 23–59–02nd NCAA Runners-up
1978Ted Newland 26–86–01st NCAA Semifinals
1979Ted Newland 15–126–12nd
1980Ted Newland 25–5–16–11st NCAA Semifinals
1981Ted Newland 22–10–14–23rd NCAA Semifinals
1982Ted Newland 30–06–01st NCAA Champions
1983Ted Newland 22–11–24–23rd NCAA Semifinals
1984Ted Newland 16–12–18–42nd
1985Ted Newland 23–810–21st NCAA Runners-up
1986Ted Newland 17–1110–22nd
1987Ted Newland 20–99–11st NCAA Semifinals
1988Ted Newland 18–158–22nd NCAA First Round
1989Ted Newland 27–68–2T-1st NCAA Champions
1990Ted Newland 13–63–75th
1991Ted Newland 21–98–2T-1st NCAA Semifinals
Big West (1st Stint):318–127–5105–28
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)(1992–2015)
1992Ted Newland 20–1010–32nd NCAA Semifinals
1993Ted Newland 18–116–43rd NCAA Semifinals
1994Ted Newland 11–133–57th
1995Ted Newland 16–86–24th
1996Ted Newland 16–86–24th
1997Ted Newland 12–143–56th
1998Ted Newland 19–86–22nd
1999Ted Newland 7–170–89th
2000Ted Newland 20–77–1T-1st
2001Ted Newland 7–151–78th
2002Ted Newland 16–114–46th
2003Ted Newland 12–173–57th
2004Ted Newland 16–144–4T-4th
2005Marc Hunt 18–126–22nd
2006Marc Hunt 10–212–66th
2007Marc Hunt 14–114–45th
2008Marc Hunt 11–151–78th
2009Marc Hunt 17–123–56th
2010Marc Hunt 18–84–45th
2011Marc Hunt 17–122–6T-6th
2012Marc Hunt 14–120–89th
2013Marc Hunt 13–151–7T-7th
2014Marc Hunt 15–142–6T-6th
2015Marc Hunt 16–123–67th
MPSF:353–29787–117
Golden Coast Conference (Golden Coast)(2016–2022)
2016Marc Hunt 10–141–45th
2017Marc Hunt 15–103–22nd
2018Marc Hunt 9–171–45th
2019Marc Hunt 7–160–56th
2020Marc Hunt No season held due to Covid-19 No season held due to Covid-19
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2021Marc Hunt 8–131–46th
2022 Daniel Klatt 6–132–35th
Golden Coast (2nd Stint):55–838–22
Big West Conference (Big West)(2023–present)
2023Daniel Klatt 18–104–11st NCAA First Round
2024Daniel Klatt 18–95–01st
2025Daniel Klatt 15–122–35th
Big West (2nd Stint):51–3111–4
Total:974–586–5

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "UC Irvine". Mwater.uci.edu. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "National Collegiate Men's Water Polo Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2024 Men's Water Polo Record Book" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "2024 Men's Water Polo Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2025 Men's Water Polo Schedule". UCI Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
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