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1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
DatesDecember 1982
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsUC Irvine (2nd title)
Runner-upStanford (5th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored192 (16 per match)
Attendance2,128 (177 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Peter Neushul, UCSB (9)
Best playerJames 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 tournament 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 Heushul 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

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All-tournament team

See also

References

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