| | Top level | Event type
Water Polo, Men – Summary
| Date | 23 September – 1 October 2000 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales / Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |  SCG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 63-36 | ||||||
| 2 | Russian Federation |  RUS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 76-58 | ||||||
| 3 | Italy |  ITA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 66-52 | ||||||
| 4 | Hungary |  HUN | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 78-57 | ||||||
| 5 | Croatia |  CRO | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 68-56 | ||||||
| 6 | Kazakhstan |  KAZ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 64-64 | ||||||
| 7 | Spain |  ESP | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 51-58 | ||||||
| 8 | United States |  USA | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 69-68 | ||||||
| 9 | Netherlands |  NED | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 53-75 | ||||||
| 10 | Australia |  AUS | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 53-61 | ||||||
| 11 | Greece |  GRE | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 46-65 | ||||||
| 12 | Slovakia |  SVK | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 54-91 | ||||||