The 1982 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship was the 14th 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 1982.

[1] UC Irvine defeated Stanford in the final, 7–4, to win their second national title.

James Bergeson (Stanford), Peter Campbell (UC Irvine), and John O'Brien (UC Irvine) were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament.

The tournament's leading scorer was Peter Neushul from UC Santa Barbara (9 goals).