1981 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1981 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 13th 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 1981.[1]

1981 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1981
Teams8
ChampionsStanford (4th title)
Runners-upLong Beach State (1st title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored228 (19 per match)
Attendance2,579 (215 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)James Bergeson, Stanford (12)
Best playerJames Bergeson, Stanford & Jody Campbell, Stanford
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Stanford defeated Long Beach State in the final, 17–6, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, national title.

James Bergeson (Stanford) and Jody Campbell (Stanford) were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named.

Bergeson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 12 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
Air Force 4th 1979
Brown 3rd 1979
California 9th 1980
Long Beach State 6th 1975
Stanford 9th 1980
UC Irvine 12th 1980
UC Santa Barbara 9th 1980
UCLA 10th 1979

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  8  
       Brown  5  
     Brown  6          Stanford  13  
     UC Santa Barbara  16          UC Irvine  6  
     UC Irvine  9
       UC Santa Barbara  8  
     UC Santa Barbara  9          Stanford  17
     UCLA  8          Long Beach State  6
       Long Beach State  15  
         Air Force  6  
   Air Force  5          Long Beach State  11
  Seventh place        UCLA  16          California  9     Third place
     Brown  9      California  10      UC Irvine  10
     Air Force  8        UCLA  7        California  11

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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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