The 1979 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 11th 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 1979.
UC Santa Barbara defeated UCLA in the final, 11–3, to win their first national title.
Greg Boyer from UC Santa Barbara was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-Tournament Team, consisting of seven players, was also named. For the third consecutive year, the tournament's leading scorer was Scott Schulte from Bucknell (11 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 PreviousAir Force3rd1978Brown2nd1977Bucknell3rd1978California7th1978Loyola–Chicago5th1978Stanford7th1978UCLA9th1976UC Santa Barbara7th1976
Bracket Site: Belmont Plaza Pool, Long Beach, California
All-tournament team Greg Boyer, UC Santa Barbara (Most outstanding player) John Dobrott, UC Santa Barbara Randy Kalbus, Stanford Kevin Robertson, California Rick Sherburne, UCLA Carlos Steffens, California Craig Wilson, UC Santa Barbara
See also NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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