1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


The 1978 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 10th 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 Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1978.
Stanford defeated California in the final, 7–6, to win their second national title.
For the second consecutive year, the leading scorer for the tournament was Scott Schulte from Bucknell. There was no Most Outstanding Player for this tournament, but an All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was named.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.
TeamAppearancePrevious
Air Force2nd1974
Bucknell2nd1977
California6th1977
Loyola–Chicago4th1977
Pepperdine2nd1977
Stanford7th1977
Texas A&M2nd1976
UC Irvine10th1977

Bracket

All-tournament team