1983 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


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.
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, Peter Cutino, and Alan Gresham 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.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for water polo, all NCAA men's water polo programs 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.
TeamAppearancePrevious
Brown5th1982
California11th1982
UC Irvine14th1982
Long Beach State7th1981
Loyola–Chicago8th1982
Slippery Rock1stNever
USC7th1982
UCLA12th1982

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