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.
California defeated rival Stanford in the final, 12–11, to win their eleventh, and third consecutive, national title. The undefeated Golden Bears 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 were eligible. A total of 8 teams were invited to contest this championship.
TeamAppearancePrevious
California19th1991
UC Irvine20th1991
UC San Diego3rd1991
Navy7th1991
Pepperdine10th1991
Princeton1stNever
USC12th1988
Stanford19th1990

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