1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

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.^[1]

1992 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1992
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	California (11th title)
Runners-up	Stanford (10th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	249 (20.75 per match)
Attendance	3,517 (293 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Danny Leyson, USC (12)
Awards
Best player	Dirk Zeien (California)
← 1991 1993 →

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.

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

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											California		15
											Navy		2
						Navy		8								California		8
						Pepperdine		19								UC Irvine		5
											UC Irvine		11
											Pepperdine		8
	Pepperdine		13																		California (3OT)		12
	UC San Diego		6																		Stanford		11
											Stanford		18
											Princeton		5
	Seventh place					Princeton		9								Stanford		11			Third place
						UC San Diego		14								USC		7
	Navy		14								USC		16								UC Irvine		10
	Princeton		9								UC San Diego		7								USC		11

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

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship