2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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Tournament details
DatesMay 2009
Teams4
Final positions
Champions UC Irvine (2nd title)
Runners-up USC (11th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance5,572 (1,857 per match)
Awards
Best player Ryan Ammerman (UC Irvine)
  2008
2010  

The 2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 40th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah during May 2009. [1]

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UC Irvine defeated USC in the final match, 3–2 (26–30, 30–23, 26–30, 30–17, 15–12), to win their second national title. The Anteaters (27–5) were coached by John Speraw.

UC Irvine's Ryan Ammerman was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Ammerman, 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
UC Irvine 3rd 2007
Ohio State 16th 2008
Penn State 24th 2008
USC 12th 1991

Tournament bracket

SemifinalsChampionship
              
USC (3) 27 303030
Penn State (1) 3026 26 24
USC (2) 3023 3017 12
UC Irvine (3) 26 3026 3015
UC Irvine (3) 303030
Ohio State (0) 25 25 26

All tournament team

See also

References

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