1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Dates	December 1982
Teams	8
Champions	UC Irvine (2nd title)
Runners-up	Stanford (5th title game)
Matches played	12
Goals scored	192 (16 per match)
Attendance	2,128 (177 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	, UCSB (9)
Best player	James 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 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 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 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.

Bracket[]

• Site: , Long Beach, California

All-tournament team[]

• James Bergeson, Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
• Peter Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• John O'Brien, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• , California
• Robin Leamy, UCLA
• , USC
• , Stanford
• John Vargas, UC Irvine

See also[]

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]