Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, California during December 1983.

[1] California defeated USC in the final, 10–7, to win their fifth national title.

Coached by Pete Cutino, the Golden Bears finished the season 29–3–2.

Jeff Campbell (UC Irvine), Peter Cutino (California), and Alan Gresham (California) were named the Co-Most Outstanding Players of the tournament.

Nonetheless, Slippery Rock became the first team from outside Division I to qualify for the championship tournament.