1984_NCAA_Men's_Water_Polo_Championship

1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Football tournament season

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]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

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.

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Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundChampionship semifinalsChampionship
Stanford16
Navy8
Navy4Stanford11
UCLA17Pepperdine6
Pepperdine12
UCLA11
UCLA11Stanford8
Brown10California9
California11
Loyola–Chicago3
Seventh placeLoyola–Chicago5California10Third place
Brown11USC9
Navy7USC12Pepperdine10
Loyola–Chicago10Brown11USC13

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

See also

References

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