1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


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 Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1982.
UC Irvine defeated Stanford in the final, 7–4, to win their second national title. The Anteaters also finished the season undefeated.
James Bergeson, Peter Campbell, and John O'Brien 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 Neushul from UC Santa Barbara.

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
Brown4th1981
California10th1981
Loyola–Chicago7th1980
Stanford10th1981
UC Irvine13th1981
UC Santa Barbara10th1981
UCLA11th1981
USC6th1980

Bracket

All-tournament team