1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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Tournament details
DatesMay 1997
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Stanford (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (19th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance6,237 (2,079 per match)
Awards
Best player Mike Lambert (Stanford)
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The 1997 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 28th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single-elimination tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, during May 1997. [1]

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Stanford defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–2 (15–7, 15–10, 9–15, 6–15, 15–13), to win their first national title. The Cardinal (27–4) were coached by Ruben Nieves.

Stanford's Mike Lambert was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Lambert, along with five 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
Ball State 14th 1995
Penn State 13th 1996
Stanford 3rd 1992
UCLA 20th 1996

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
– UCLA (3) 1513 1510 15
– Penn State (2) 13 1514 1510
– UCLA (2) 7 10 151513
– Stanford (3) 15159 6 15
– Stanford (3) 151515
– Ball State (0) 6 9 10

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
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