1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
Dates December 1984
Teams 8
Champions California (6th title)
Runners-up Stanford (6th title game)
Matches played 12
Goals scored 235 (19.58 per match)
Attendance 3,214 (268 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Alan Gresham, California (11)
Charlie Harris, USC (11)
Best player Mike Grier, Pepperdine
← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 16th annual tournament 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]

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

See also

References

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