1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
{{Short description|Water polo tournament season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
| year = 1992
| other_titles =
| image = NCAA logo.svg
| image_size = 140
| caption =
| dates = December 1992
| num_teams = 8
| winners = California (11th title)
| second = Stanford (10th title game)
| matches = 12
| goals = 249
| attendance = 3517
| scoring_leader = Danny Leyson, USC (12)
| award = Dirk Zeien (California)
| prev_season = 1991
| next_season = 1993
}}
The 1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 24th 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 1992.{{cite web|title=Men's Water Polo Championship Results |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_water_polo_champs_records/2013-14/champs.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=May 10, 2015}}
California defeated rival Stanford in the final, 12–11 (in three overtimes), to win their eleventh, and third consecutive, national title. The undefeated Golden Bears (31–0) were coached by Steve Heaston.
The Most Outstanding Player of the tournament was Dirk Zeien from California. Zeien, along with six other players, was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals, was Danny Leyson from USC.
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.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
! Appearance ! Previous |
|---|
| California
|19th |1991 |
| UC Irvine
|20th |1991 |
| UC San Diego
|3rd |1991 |
| Navy
|7th |1991 |
| Pepperdine
|10th |1991 |
| Princeton
|1st |Never |
| USC
|12th |1988 |
| Stanford
|19th |1990 |
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket-Consols
| team-width=150
| RD3=First round
| RD4=Championship semifinals
| RD2=Consolation semifinals
| RD5=Championship
| RD5b=Third place
| RD1=Fifth place
| RD1b=Seventh place
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=California | RD3-score1=15
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Navy | RD3-score2=2
| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=UC Irvine | RD3-score3=11
| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4=Pepperdine | RD3-score4=8
| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5=Stanford | RD3-score5=18
| RD3-seed6= | RD3-team6=Princeton | RD3-score6=5
| RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7=USC | RD3-score7=16
| RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8= UC San Diego | RD3-score8=7
| RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1=California | RD4-score1=8
| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2=UC Irvine | RD4-score2=5
| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3=Stanford | RD4-score3=11
| RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4=USC | RD4-score4=7
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Navy | RD2-score1=8
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Pepperdine | RD2-score2=19
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Princeton | RD2-score3=9
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=UC San Diego | RD2-score4=14
| RD5-seed1= | RD5-team1=California (3OT) | RD5-score1=12
| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2=Stanford | RD5-score2=11
| RD5b-seed1= | RD5b-team1=UC Irvine | RD5b-score1=10
| RD5b-seed2= | RD5b-team2=USC | RD5b-score2=11
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Pepperdine | RD1-score1=13
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UC San Diego| RD1-score2=6
| RD1b-seed1= | RD1b-team1=Navy | RD1b-score1=14
| RD1b-seed2= | RD1b-team2=Princeton | RD1b-score2=9
}}
All-tournament team
- Dirk Zeien, California (Most outstanding player)
- Troy Barnhart, California
- Larry Bercutt, Stanford
- Chip Blankenhorn, Stanford
- Steve Gill, UC Irvine
- Danny Leyson, USC
- Chris Oeding, California
See also
References
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{{NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship}}
{{1992–93 NCAA Division I championships navbox}}
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