1973 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1973 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1973
Teams 4
Champions San Diego State (1st title)
Runners-up Long Beach State
Third place Ball State
Fourth place Army
Matches played 10
Attendance 13,412 (1,341 per match)
Best player Duncan McFarland (San Diego State)

The 1973 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Peterson Gym at San Diego State University in San Diego, California.[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.

San Diego State defeated Long Beach State, 3–1 (11–15, 15–13, 15–8, 15–6), in the championship match to win their first national title. San Diego State's Duncan McFarland 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 Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Army 1st Never
Ball State 4th 1972
Long Beach State 2nd 1970
San Diego State 2nd 1972

Round robin

Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Long Beach State 9 3 0 6 1 6.000 100 58 1.724
2 San Diego State 6 2 1 5 3 1.667 112 83 1.349
3 Ball State 3 1 2 3 4 0.750 84 88 0.955
4 Army 0 0 3 0 6 0.000 23 90 0.256
May 1973 Ball State 0 – 2 Long Beach State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
11
7 		Set 1
Set 2 		15
15
May 1973 Army 0 – 2 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
1
6 		Set 1
Set 2 		15
15
May 1973 Ball State 1 – 2 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
19
12
5 		Set 1
Set 2
Set 3 		17
15
15
May 1973 Army 0 – 2 Long Beach State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
2
3 		Set 1
Set 2 		15
15
May 1973 Army 0 – 2 Ball State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
4
7 		Set 1
Set 2 		15
15
May 1973 Long Beach State 2 – 1 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
10
15
15 		Set 1
Set 2
Set 3 		15
13
7

Bracket

Semifinals     Championship
     
1  Long Beach State (3) 15 15 15  
4  Army (0) 5 1 2  
    1  Long Beach State (1) 15 13 8 6
    2  San Diego State (3) 11 15 15 15
2  San Diego State (3) 15 15 15  
3  Ball State (0) 5 7 10   Third place
3  Ball State (2) 15 15
4  Army 7 8

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2015.