1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1985 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1985 8 Stanford (5th title) UC Irvine (6th title game) 12 227 3410 J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine (10) Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine David Imbernino, Stanford 1984 1986 The 1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 17th 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 1985.Men's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org April 24, 2015 Stanford defeated UC Irvine in the final, 12–11 (in two overtimes), to win their fifth national title. This was a rematch of the 1982 championship match, won by UC Irvine. Coached by Dante Dettamanti, the Cardinal finished the season 25–4. Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine) and David Imbernino (Stanford) were named the Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named. The tournament's leading scorer was J.R. Salvatore from UC Irvine (10 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 PreviousBrown7th1984Bucknell5th1980UC Irvine15th1983UC Santa Barbara11th1982Long Beach State8th1983Loyola–Chicago10th1984Stanford13th1984UCLA14th1984 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place Stanford 18 Bucknell 4 UC Santa Barbara 7 Long Beach State 6 UC Irvine 15 Brown 8 UCLA 14 Loyola–Chicago 6 Stanford 7 UC Santa Barbara 6 UC Irvine 7 UCLA 6 Bucknell 4 Long Beach State 20 Brown 11 Loyola–Chicago 10 Stanford (2OT) 12 UC Irvine 11 UC Santa Barbara 9 UCLA 10 Long Beach State 13 Brown 9 Bucknell 8 Loyola–Chicago 6 All-tournament team Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player) David Imbernino, Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player) CAN John Anderson, UC Santa Barbara Fernando Carsalade, UCLA Phil Castillo, Long Beach State Craig Klass, Stanford Mark Maizel, UC Irvine J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1985 in American sports Category:1985 in water polo Category:1985 in sports in California Category:December 1985 sports events in the United States 1985