1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 16th annual NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate water polo. Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1984.[1]

1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1984
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (6th title)
Runners-upStanford (6th title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored235 (19.58 per match)
Attendance3,214 (268 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alan Gresham, California (11)
Charlie Harris, USC (11)
Best playerMike Grier, Pepperdine
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California defeated Stanford in the final, 9–8, to win their sixth national title. Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 26–4–1.

Mike Grier (Pepperdine) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named.

The tournament's leading scorers were Alan Gresham (California) and Charlie Harris (USC), with 11 goals each.

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
Brown 6th 1983
California 12th 1983
Loyola–Chicago 9th 1983
Navy 1st Never
Pepperdine 4th 1980
USC 8th 1983
Stanford 12th 1982
UCLA 13th 1983

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       Stanford  16  
       Navy  8  
     Navy  4          Stanford  11  
     UCLA  17          Pepperdine  6  
     Pepperdine  12
       UCLA  11  
     UCLA  11          Stanford  8
     Brown  10          California  9
       California  11  
         Loyola–Chicago  3  
   Loyola–Chicago  5          California  10
  Seventh place        Brown  11          USC  9     Third place
     Navy  7      USC  12      Pepperdine  10
     Loyola–Chicago  10        Brown  11        USC  13

All-tournament team
  • Mike Grier, Pepperdine (Most outstanding player)
  • Shaun Cleary, California
  • Eric Davidson, USC
  • Alan Gresham, California
  • Charlie Harris, USC
  • Craig Klass, Stanford
  • Mike Spicer, USC
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
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