1976 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1976 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1976
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (6th title)
Runners-up Pepperdine (1st title match)
Matches played 4
Attendance 5,154 (1,289 per match)
Best player Joe Mica (UCLA)

The 1976 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the seventh 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]

UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (18–16, 15–9, 15–11), to win their sixth, and third consecutive, national title.

UCLA's Joe Mica was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-tournament team of seven players was also named.

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
Ohio State 2nd 1975
Pepperdine 1st Never
Springfield 3rd 1974
UCLA 6th 1975

Tournament bracket

Semifinals     Championship
     
 UCLA (3) 15 15 15  
 Springfield (0) 4 2 5  
     UCLA (3) 18 15 15
     Pepperdine (0) 16 9 11
 Pepperdine (3) 15 15 11 8 15  
 Ohio State (2) 7 11 15 15 0   Third place
 Springfield (0) 4 4
 Ohio State (2) 15 15

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results". NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.