1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 24th 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 1992.[1]

1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
DatesDecember 1992
Teams8
ChampionsCalifornia (11th title)
Runners-upStanford (10th title game)
Matches played12
Goals scored249 (20.75 per match)
Attendance3,517 (293 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Danny Leyson, USC (12)
Best playerDirk Zeien (California)
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California defeated rival Stanford in the final, 12–11 (in three overtimes), to win their eleventh, and third consecutive, national title. The undefeated Golden Bears (31–0) were coached by Steve Heaston.

The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dirk Zeien from California. Zeien, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.

The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Danny Leyson from USC.

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
California 19th 1991
UC Irvine 20th 1991
UC San Diego 3rd 1991
Navy 7th 1991
Pepperdine 10th 1991
Princeton 1st Never
USC 12th 1988
Stanford 19th 1990

Bracket
  Fifth place Consolation semifinals First round Championship semifinals Championship
                                               
       California  15  
       Navy  2  
     Navy  8          California  8  
     Pepperdine  19          UC Irvine  5  
     UC Irvine  11
       Pepperdine  8  
     Pepperdine  13          California (3OT)  12
     UC San Diego  6          Stanford  11
       Stanford  18  
         Princeton  5  
   Princeton  9          Stanford  11
  Seventh place        UC San Diego  14          USC  7     Third place
     Navy  14      USC  16      UC Irvine  10
     Princeton  9        UC San Diego  7        USC  11

All-tournament team
  • Dirk Zeien, California (Most outstanding player)
  • Troy Barnhart, California
  • Larry Bercutt, Stanford
  • Chip Blankenhorn, Stanford
  • Steve Gill, UC Irvine
  • Danny Leyson, USC
  • Chris Oeding, California
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See also

References
  1. "Men's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
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