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 (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 PreviousCalifornia19th1991UC Irvine20th1991UC San Diego3rd1991Navy7th1991Pepperdine10th1991Princeton1stNeverUSC12th1988Stanford19th1990
Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
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
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