The 1977 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the ninth 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 Smith Swim Center at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island during December 1977.

[1] California defeated UC Irvine in the final, 8–6, to win their fourth national title.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Scott Schulte from Bucknell (14 goals).

Gary Figueroa, from UC Irvine, was named the Most Outstanding Player.