1974 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1974 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1974
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (4th title)
Runners-up UC Santa Barbara
Third place Ball State
Fourth place Springfield
Matches played 4
Attendance 4,842 (1,211 per match)
Best player Bob Leonard (UCLA)
← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the fifth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Robertson Gymnasium in Santa Barbara, California.[1] The previous tournament format, consisting of a round robin and a single-elimination tournament, was dropped in favor of a singular knockout tournament. Nonetheless, the tournament field remained fixed at 4 teams.

UCLA defeated UC Santa Barbara, 3 sets to 2, to win their fourth national title.

UCLA's Bob Leonard was named 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
Ball State 5th 1973
Springfield 2nd 1971
UCLA 4th 1972
UC Santa Barbara 4th 1972

Tournament bracket

Semifinals     'Championship
     
 UCLA (3) 15 15 15  
 Ball State (0) 10 9 9  
     UCLA (3) 10 15 10 15 15
     UC Santa Barbara (2) 15 8 15 11 12
 UC Santa Barbara (3) 15 15 15  
 Springfield 7 3 10   Third place
 Ball State (2) 15 14 15
 Springfield (1) 4 16 9

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
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