1977 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1977 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 1977
Teams4
Champions USC (1st title)
Runners-up Ohio State (1st title match)
Matches played4
Attendance5,152 (1,288 per match)
Best player Celso Kalache (USC)
1976
1978

The 1977 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the eighth 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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USC defeated Ohio State in the final match, 3–1 (15–7, 5–15, 15–10, 15–12), to win their first national title. Coached by Ernie Hix, the Trojans finished the season 18–1. This was the first final to feature a school not from the state of California.

USC's Celso Kalache 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.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Ohio State 3rd 1976
Pepperdine 2nd 1976
Rutgers–Newark 1stNever
USC 1stNever

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
Ohio State (3) 155 1516
Pepperdine (1) 10 1510 14
Ohio State (1) 7 1510 12
USC (3) 159 1515
USC (3) 151515
Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 10 5 Third place
Pepperdine (2) 1515
Rutgers–Newark (0) 8 6

All tournament team

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References

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