1978 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1978 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 1978
Teams4
Champions Pepperdine (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (7th title match)
Matches played4
Attendance7,415 (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]

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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.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Ohio State 4th 1977
Pepperdine 3rd 1977
Rutgers–Newark 2nd 1977
UCLA 7th 1976

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
UCLA (3) 151515
Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 8 8
UCLA (2) 12 158 1512
Pepperdine (3) 1511 155 15
Pepperdine (3) 9 159 1515
Ohio State (2) 151 1513 12 Third place
Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 12 9
Ohio State (3) 151515

All tournament team

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References

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