1982 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1982 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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Tournament details
DatesMay 1982
Teams4
Final positions
Champions UCLA (9th title)
Runners-up Penn State (1st title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Attendance7,476 (1,869 per match)
Awards
Best player Karch Kiraly (UCLA)
  1981
1983  

The 1982 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 13th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 1982. [1]

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UCLA defeated Penn State in the final match, 3–0 (15–4, 15–9, 15–7), to win their ninth national title. The undefeated Bruins (29–0) were coached by Al Scates.

UCLA's Karch Kiraly was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year. Kiraly, along with six other players, comprised the All-tournament team.

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 7th 1981
Penn State 2nd 1981
USC 5th 1981
UCLA 11th 1981

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
UCLA (3) 151515
Ohio State (0) 10 12 7
UCLA (3) 151515
Penn State (0) 4 9 7
Penn State (3) 154 156 15
USC (2) 13 1513 1511 Third place
Ohio State (1) 152 9
USC (2) 12 1515

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 9, 2015.