1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 15th 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 1983.[1]

1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1983
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (5th title)
Runners-upUSC (1st title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored205 (17.08 per match)
Attendance2,697 (225 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Dan O’Connell, Loyola–Chicago (11)
Best playerJeff Campbell, UC Irvine
Peter Cutino, California
Alan Gresham, California
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California defeated USC in the final, 10–7, to win their fifth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 29–3–2.

Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine), Peter Cutino (California), and Alan Gresham (California) 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 Dan O’Connell from Loyola–Chicago (11 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. Nonetheless, Slippery Rock became the first team from outside Division I to qualify for the championship tournament.

Team Appearance Previous
Brown 5th 1982
California 11th 1982
UC Irvine 14th 1982
Long Beach State 7th 1981
Loyola–Chicago 8th 1982
Slippery Rock 1st Never
USC 7th 1982
UCLA 12th 1982

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       California  15  
       Slippery Rock  2  
     Slippery Rock  4          California  8  
     UCLA  15          Long Beach State  5  
     Long Beach State (2OT)  10
       UCLA  8  
     UCLA  9          California  10
     Brown  3          USC  7
       USC  12  
         Brown  4  
   Brown (2OT)  13          USC  9
  Seventh place        Loyola–Chicago  11          UC Irvine  8     Third place
     Slippery Rock  5      UC Irvine  12      Long Beach State  9
     Loyola–Chicago  12        Loyola–Chicago  8        UC Irvine  6

All-tournament team
  • Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
  • Peter Cutino, California (Co-Most outstanding player)
  • Alan Gresham, California (Co-Most outstanding player)
  • Jim Birdsell, Long Beach State
  • Shaun Cleary, California
  • Mike Evans, UC Irvine
  • Dan O'Connell, Loyola–Chicago
    • Note: O'Connell was the only player from a team outside the state of California to be named to an all-tournament team during its 8-team format
  • Mike Spicer, USC
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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