NCAA Sports Blog

The NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship has existed since the 1969 season. 

No school from outside the state of California has ever surpassed third place. Hence, no non-California school has ever participated in the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship game. 

    * 1969 UCLA 5, California 2

    * 1970 UC Irvine 7, UCLA 6 (triple-overtime)

    * 1971 UCLA 5, San Jose State 3

    * 1972 UCLA 10, UC Irvine 5

    * 1973 California 8, UC Irvine 4

    * 1974 California 7, UC Irvine 6

    * 1975 California 9, UC Irvine 8

    * 1976 Stanford 13, UCLA 12

    * 1977 California 8, UC Irvine 6

    * 1978 Stanford 7, California 6 (triple-overtime)

    * 1979 UC Santa Barbara 11, UCLA 3

    * 1980 Stanford 8, California 6

    * 1981 Stanford 17, Long Beach State 6

    * 1982 UC Irvine 7, Stanford 4

    * 1983 California 10, Southern California 7

    * 1984 California 9, Stanford 8

    * 1985 Stanford 12, UC Irvine 11 (double-overtime)

    * 1986 Stanford 9, California 6

    * 1987 California 9, Southern California 8 (overtime)

    * 1988 California 14, UCLA 11

    * 1989 UC Irvine 9-8 California

    * 1990 California 8, Stanford 7

    * 1991 California 7, UCLA 6

    * 1992 California 12, Stanford 11 (triple-overtime)

    * 1993 Stanford 11, Southern California 9

    * 1994 Stanford 14, Southern California 10

    * 1995 UCLA 10, California 8

    * 1996 UCLA 8, Southern California 7

    * 1997 Pepperdine 8, Southern California 7 (double-overtime)

    * 1998 Southern California 9, Stanford 8 (double-overtime)

    * 1999 UCLA 6, Stanford 5

    * 2000 UCLA 11, UC San Diego 2

    * 2001 Stanford 8, UCLA 5

    * 2002 Stanford 7, California 6

    * 2003 Southern California 9, Stanford 7 (double-overtime)

    * 2004 UCLA 10, Stanford 9 (overtime)

    * 2005 Southern California 3, Stanford 2

    * 2006 California 7, Southern California 6