1980 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1980 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1980
Teams	8
Champions	Stanford (3rd title)
Runners-up	California (7th title game)
Third place	UC Irvine
Fourth place	Pepperdine
Matches played	12
Goals scored	214 (17.83 per match)
Attendance	2,401 (200 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Kevin Robertson, California & , Bucknell (11)
Best player	, Stanford & Kevin Robertson, California
← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 12th 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 in Long Beach, California during December 1980.^[1]

Stanford defeated California in the final, 8–6, to win their third national title.

(Stanford) and Kevin Robertson (California) were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of nine players, was also named.

Robertson and (Bucknell) were the tournament's leading scorers (12 goals). Schulte is the only men's water polo player to be the leading scorer in four consecutive tournaments (1977–1980).

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.

Bracket[]

• Site: , Long Beach, California

All-tournament team[]

• , Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
• Kevin Robertson, California (Co-Most outstanding player)
• James Bergeson, Stanford
• Jody Campbell, Stanford
• Peter Campbell, UC Irvine
• , California
• , Stanford
• Alan Mouchawar, Stanford
• Terry Schroeder, Pepperdine

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]