1986 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1986 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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DatesMay 1986
Teams4
Champions Pepperdine (3rd title)
Runners-up USC (6th title match)
Matches played4
Attendance6,925 (1,731 per match)
Best player Steve Friedman (Pepperdine)
1985
1987

The 1986 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 17th 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 1986. [1]

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Pepperdine defeated USC in the final match, 3–2 (7–15, 15–13, 15–11, 5–15, 16–14), to win their third national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, also won by Pepperdine. The Waves (22–7) were coached by Rod Wilde.

Pepperdines's Steve Friedman was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Friedman, along with six other players, also 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 9th 1983
Penn State 4th 1983
Pepperdine 7th 1985
USC 7th 1985

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
USC (3) 151515
Ohio State (0) 5 10 3
USC (2) 1513 11 1514
Pepperdine (3) 7 15155 16
Pepperdine (3) 1513 1515
Penn State (1) 11 1511 12 Third place
Ohio State (0) 9 1 11
Penn State (3) 151515

All tournament team

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References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.