1981 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship


The 1981 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 13th 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 1981.
Stanford defeated Long Beach State in the final, 17–6, to win their fourth, and second consecutive, national title.
James Bergeson and Jody Campbell were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named.
Bergeson was also the tournament's leading scorer, with 12 goals.

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.
TeamAppearancePrevious
Air Force4th1979
Brown3rd1979
California9th1980
Long Beach State6th1975
Stanford9th1980
UC Irvine12th1980
UC Santa Barbara9th1980
UCLA10th1979

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