1978 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1978 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1978
Teams 4
Champions Pepperdine (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (7th title match)
Matches played 4
Attendance 7,415 (1,854 per match)
Best player Mike Blanchard (Pepperdine)
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio during May 1978.[1]

Pepperdine defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–2 (15–12, 11–15, 15–8, 5–15, 15–12), to win their first national title. Coached by Marv Dunphy, the Waves finished the season 21–4.

Pepperdine's Mike Blanchard 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 4th 1977
Pepperdine 3rd 1977
Rutgers–Newark 2nd 1977
UCLA 7th 1976

Tournament bracket

Semifinals     Championship
     
 UCLA (3) 15 15 15  
 Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 8 8  
     UCLA (1) 12 15 8 15 12
     Pepperdine (3) 15 11 15 5 15
 Pepperdine (3) 9 15 9 15 15  
 Ohio State (2) 15 1 15 13 12   Third place
 Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 12 9
 Ohio State (3) 15 15 15

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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