1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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| Dates | December 1985 |
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| 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) | , UC Irvine (10) |
| Best player | Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine , Stanford |
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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 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 , the Cardinal finished the season 25–4.
Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine) and (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 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: , 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 11 | UC Irvine | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Loyola–Chicago | 10 | UCLA | 6 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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)
- , Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
John Anderson, UC Santa Barbara- Fernando Carsalade, UCLA
- , Long Beach State
- Craig Klass, Stanford
- , UC Irvine
- , UC Irvine
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
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- 1985 in sports in California
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