1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season August 2023 March 2026 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship 1983 NCAA logo.svg 140 December 1983 8 California (5th title) USC (1st title game) 12 205 2697 Dan O'Connell, Loyola–Chicago (11) Jeff Campbell, UC IrvinePeter Cutino, CaliforniaAlan Gresham, California 1982 1984 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.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 19, 2015 October 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181005111431/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf live 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 PreviousBrown5th1982California11th1982UC Irvine14th1982Long Beach State7th1981Loyola–Chicago8th1982Slippery Rock1stNeverUSC7th1982UCLA12th1982 Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California 150 First round Championship semifinals Consolation semifinals Championship Third place Fifth place Seventh place California 15 Slippery Rock 2 Long Beach State (2OT) 10 UCLA 8 USC 12 Brown 4 UC Irvine 12 Loyola–Chicago 8 California 8 Long Beach State 5 USC 9 UC Irvine 8 Slippery Rock 4 UCLA 15 Brown (2OT) 13 Loyola–Chicago 11 California 10 USC 7 Long Beach State 9 UC Irvine 6 UCLA 9 Brown 3 Slippery Rock 5 Loyola–Chicago 12 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 See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References Category:1983 in American sports Category:1983 in water polo Category:1983 in sports in California Category:December 1983 sports events in the United States 1983