1972_NCAA_Men's_Volleyball_Tournament

1972 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

1972 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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The 1972 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Irving Gymnasium at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.[1] Like the previous year, the format of this championship consisted of a preliminary, four-team round robin to determine seeding for a subsequent single-elimination tournament.

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UCLA defeated San Diego State, 3–2 (10–15, 9–15, 15–9, 15–10, 15–7), in the championship match to win their third consecutive national title. UCLA's Dick Irvin was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Qualification

Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs (whether from the University Division, or the College Division) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

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Round robin

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Source: [citation needed]
May 1972 Ball State 1–2 San Diego State Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(8–15, 15–6, 5–15)
 
May 1972 UCLA 2–0 UC Santa Barbara Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(15–13, 15–7)
 
May 1972 San Diego State 2–0 UCLA Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(15–7, 15–11)
 
May 1972 Ball State 0–2 UC Santa Barbara Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(9–15, 13–15)
 
May 1972 San Diego State 0–2 UC Santa Barbara Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(13–15, 10–15)
 
May 1972 Ball State 0–2 UCLA Irving Gymnasium
Muncie, Indiana
(1–15, 4–15)
 

Bracket

Semifinals Championship
              
1 UCLA (3) 15 15 12 15
4 Ball State (1) 9 9 15 2
1 UCLA (3) 10 9 15 15 15
3 San Diego State (2) 15 15 9 10 7
2 UC Santa Barbara (2) 15 15 9 11 12
3 San Diego State (3) 11 13 15 15 15 Third place
2 UC Santa Barbara (0) 10 4
4 Ball State (2) 15 15

All tournament team

  • Dick Irvin, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
  • John Zajec, UCLA
  • Rick Niemi, Ball State
  • Randy Stevenson, San Diego State
  • Wayne Gracey, San Diego State
  • David DeGroot, UC Santa Barbara

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
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