1997_NCAA_Men's_Volleyball_Tournament

1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

Volleyball tournament season

The 1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 28th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single-elimination tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, during May 1997.[1]

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Stanford defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–2 (15–7, 15–10, 9–15, 6–15, 15–13), to win their first national title. The Cardinal (27–4) were coached by Ruben Nieves.

Stanford's Mike Lambert was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Lambert, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.

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 Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

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Tournament bracket

Semifinals Championship
              
– UCLA (3) 15 13 15 10 15
– Penn State (2) 13 15 14 15 10
– UCLA (2) 7 10 15 15 13
– Stanford (3) 15 15 9 6 15
– Stanford (3) 15 15 15
– Ball State (0) 6 9 10

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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