2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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Tournament details
DatesMay 2008
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Penn State (2nd title)
Runner-up Pepperdine (11th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance9,003 (3,001 per match)
Best player Matt Anderson (Penn State)
  2007
2009  

The 2008 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 39th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California during May 2008. [1]

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Penn State defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–1 (27–30, 33–31, 30–25, 30–23), to win their second national title. The Nittany Lions (30–1) were coached by Mark Pavlik.

Penn State's Matt Anderson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Anderson, 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
Long Beach State 7th 2004
Ohio State 15th 2005
Penn State 23rd 2007
Pepperdine 15th 2007

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
Penn State (3) 3026 3030
Ohio State (1) 20 3022 17
Penn State (3) 27 333030
Pepperdine (1) 3031 25 23
Pepperdine (3) 303030
Long Beach State (0) 26 21 26

All tournament team

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References

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