2008_NCAA_Men's_Volleyball_Tournament

2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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The 2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 39th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California during May 2008.[1]

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Penn State defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–1 (27–30, 33–31, 30–25, 30–23), to win their second national title. The Nittany Lions (30–1) were coached by Mark Pavlik.

Penn State's Matt Anderson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Anderson, along with six 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
              
Penn State (3) 30 26 30 30
Ohio State (1) 20 30 22 17
Penn State (3) 27 33 30 30
Pepperdine (1) 30 31 25 23
Pepperdine (3) 30 30 30
Long Beach State (0) 26 21 26

All tournament team

  • Matt Anderson, Penn State (Most outstanding player)
  • Max Holt, Penn State
  • Luke Murray, Penn State
  • Max Lipsitz, Penn State
  • Jonathan Winder, Pepperdine
  • Paul Carroll, Pepperdine
  • J.D. Schleppenbach, Pepperdine

See also


References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

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