1983 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1983 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 1983
Teams4
Champions UCLA (10th title)
Runners-up Pepperdine (3rd title match)
Matches played4
Attendance3,638 (910 per match)
Best player Ricci Luyties (UCLA)
1982
1984

The 1983 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 14th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio during May 1983. [1]

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UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (15–10, 16–14, 15–7), to win their tenth national title. The Bruins (27–4) were coached by Al Scates.

UCLA's Ricci Luyties was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Luyties, 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 8th 1982
Penn State 3rd 1982
Pepperdine 4th 1978
UCLA 12th 1982

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
Pepperdine (3) 151515
Penn State (0) 12 7 9
Pepperdine (0) 10 14 7
UCLA (3) 151615
UCLA (3) 151515
Ohio State (0) 4 5 4 Third place
Penn State (1) 13 12 1510
Ohio State (3) 151513 15

All tournament team

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References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 12, 2015.