1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

The 1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 17th 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 1985.

1985 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Dates	December 1985
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Stanford (5th title)
Runner-up	UC Irvine (6th title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	227 (18.92 per match)
Attendance	3,410 (284 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine (10)
Best player	Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine David Imbernino, Stanford

Stanford defeated UC Irvine in the final, 12–11 (in two overtimes), to win their fifth national title. This was a rematch of the 1982 championship match, won by UC Irvine. Coached by Dante Dettamanti, the Cardinal finished the season 25–4.

Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine) and David Imbernino (Stanford) were named the Most Outstanding Players of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of eight players, was also named.

The tournament's leading scorer was J.R. Salvatore from UC Irvine (10 goals).

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
Brown	7th	1984
Bucknell	5th	1980
UC Irvine	15th	1983
UC Santa Barbara	11th	1982
Long Beach State	8th	1983
Loyola–Chicago	10th	1984
Stanford	13th	1984
UCLA	14th	1984

Bracket

• Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California

	Fifth place					Consolation semifinals					First round					Championship semifinals					Championship
											Stanford		18
											Bucknell		4
						Bucknell		4								Stanford		7
						Long Beach State		20								UC Santa Barbara		6
											UC Santa Barbara		7
											Long Beach State		6
	Long Beach State		13																		Stanford (2OT)		12
	Brown		9																		UC Irvine		11
											UC Irvine		15
											Brown		8
	Seventh place					Brown		11								UC Irvine		7			Third place
						Loyola–Chicago		10								UCLA		6
	Bucknell		8								UCLA		14								UC Santa Barbara		9
	Loyola–Chicago		6								Loyola–Chicago		6								UCLA		10

All-tournament team

• Jeff Campbell, UC Irvine (Co-Most outstanding player)
• David Imbernino, Stanford (Co-Most outstanding player)
• John Anderson, UC Santa Barbara
• Fernando Carsalade, UCLA
• Phil Castillo, Long Beach State
• Craig Klass, Stanford
• Mark Maizel, UC Irvine
• J.R. Salvatore, UC Irvine

See also

• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship