1970 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1970 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 1970
Teams4
Champions UCLA (1st title)
Runners-up Long Beach State
Third place UC Santa Barbara
Fourth place Ball State
Matches played10
Attendance3,143 (314 per match)
Best player Dane Holtzman (UCLA)
1971

The 1970 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. [1]

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UCLA defeated Long Beach State in the championship match (3 sets to 0) to win their first national title. UCLA's Dane Holtzman 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 the University Division, or the College Division) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

TeamAppearanceLast Bid
Ball State 1stNever
Long Beach State 1stNever
UCLA 1stNever
UC Santa Barbara 1stNever

Results

Round robin

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPR
1 UCLA 3309616.000103541.907
2 Long Beach State 3216522.50091881.034
3 Ball State 3123250.40071990.717
4 UC Santa Barbara 3030160.16772950.758
Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
UCLA2–0UC Santa Barbara15–615–10   30–16 
Ball State0–2Long Beach State15–1117–15   32–26 
Ball State0–2UCLA4–156–15   10–30 
Long Beach State2–0UC Santa Barbara15–915–10   19–30 
Ball State2–1UC Santa Barbara15–95–1515–13  35–37 
Long Beach State1–2UCLA12–1515–138–15  35–43 

Bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
1 UCLA (3) 151515
4 UC Santa Barbara (0) 10 13 8
1 UCLA (3) 151515
2 Long Beach State (0) 7 4 8
2 Long Beach State (3) 166 1515
3 Ball State (1) 14 1510 6 Third place
4 UC Santa Barbara (2) 1515
3 Ball State (0) 4 4

All tournament team

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References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.