1980 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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 Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1980.[1]

1980 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1980
Teams8
ChampionsStanford (3rd title)
Runners-upCalifornia (7th title game)
Third placeUC Irvine
Fourth placePepperdine
Matches played12
Goals scored214 (17.83 per match)
Attendance2,401 (200 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kevin Robertson, California & Scott Schulte, Bucknell (11)
Best playerJohn Gansel, Stanford & Kevin Robertson, California
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Stanford defeated California in the final, 8–6, to win their third national title.

John Gansel (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 Scott Schulte (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.

Team Appearance Previous
Bucknell 4th 1979
California 8th 1979
Loyola–Chicago 6th 1979
Pepperdine 3rd 1978
USC 5th 1973
Stanford 8th 1979
UC Irvine 11th 1978
UC Santa Barbara 8th 1979

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  22  
       Loyola–Chicago  5  
     Loyola–Chicago  3          Stanford  17  
     USC  16          Pepperdine  6  
     Pepperdine  9
       USC  8  
     USC  11          Stanford  8
     UC Santa Barbara  4          California  6
       UC Irvine  13  
         Bucknell  4  
   Bucknell  8          UC Irvine  7
  Seventh place        UC Santa Barbara  10          California  9     Third place
     Loyola–Chicago  4      California  11      Pepperdine  8
     Bucknell  8        UC Santa Barbara  7        UC Irvine  10

All-tournament team
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
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