2019 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

2019 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament

Tournament details
Dates	April 25–May 4, 2019
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Long Beach State (3rd title)
Runners-up	Hawai'i
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Attendance	10,040 (1,673 per match)
Awards
Most Outstanding Player	TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State)
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The 2019 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 50th annual ^[1] tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began on April 25 with a play-in match, with the remainder of the tournament hosted by Long Beach State University from April 30 to May 4 ^[2] at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach. ^{[3] [4]}

Bids

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Source
Hawai'i	Big West	27–2	Tournament champions	[5] [6]
Long Beach State	Big West	26–2	At-large	[7]
Pepperdine	MPSF	22–6	Tournament champions	[8]
USC	MPSF	18–10	At-large	[9]
Lewis	MIVA	25–5	Tournament champions	[10]
Barton	Conference Carolinas	25–4	Tournament champions	[11]
Princeton	EIVA	17–12	Tournament champions	[12]

Tournament bracket

	Opening Round Thursday, April 25th					Quarterfinals Tuesday, April 30th					Semifinals Thursday, May 2nd, NCAA.com					National Championship Saturday, May 4th ESPN2
											1	Hawai'i	3
											5	Lewis	1
						4	USC	1
						5	Lewis	3
																1	Hawai'i	1
																2	Long Beach State	3
											2	Long Beach State	3
											3	Pepperdine	1
						3	Pepperdine	3
	6	Barton	1			7	Princeton	2
	7	Princeton	3

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Schedule and results

All times Eastern.

Time [14]	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Broadcasters	Source
Opening Round – Thursday, April 25
7:00 p.m.	Barton vs. Princeton	1–3 (23–25, 21–25, 25–18, 20–25)	575	Kendall Lewis (Conference Carolinas DN)	[15] [16]
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 30
8:00 p.m.	USC vs. Lewis	1–3 (25–20, 18–25, 19–25, 23–25)	886	Matt Brown & Bryan Fenley (Big West TV)	[17] [18]
10:30 p.m.	Pepperdine vs. Princeton	3–2 (25–23, 19–25, 25–16, 22–25, 15–8)	977		[19] [20]
Semifinals – Thursday, May 2
8:00 p.m.	Hawai'i vs. Lewis	3–1 (25–15, 25–17, 30–32, 25–16)		Lincoln Rose (NCAA.com)	[21]
10:30 p.m.	Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine	3–1 (25–21, 21–25, 25-16, 25–15)	3,778		[22] [23]
National Championship – Saturday, May 4
8:00 p.m.	Hawai'i vs. Long Beach State	1–3 (25–23, 22–25, 22–25, 23–25)	3,824	Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPN2)	[24] [25]

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Game summaries

All times Eastern.

Opening Round

April 25, 2019 7:00 p.m.	Barton	1–3	Princeton	Wilson Gymnasium — Wilson, North Carolina Attendance: 575 Referees: James McDonald, Bonnie O'Connor
	(23–25, 21–25, 25–18, 20–25) Report

Quarterfinals

April 30, 2019 8:00 p.m.	USC	1–3	Lewis	Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, California Attendance: 886 Referees: Bill Wolf, Jesse Martinez
	(25–20, 18–25, 19–25, 23–25) Report

April 30, 2019 10:30 p.m.	Pepperdine	3–2	Princeton	Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, California Attendance: 977 Referees: Pati Rolf, Jesse Martinez
	(25–23, 19–25, 25–16, 22–25, 15–8) Report

Semifinals

May 2, 2019 8:00 p.m.	Hawai'i	3–1	Lewis	Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, California Referees: Bill Wolf, Jesse Martinez
	(25–15, 25–17, 30–32, 25–16) Report

May 2, 2019 10:30 p.m.	Long Beach State	3–1	Pepperdine	Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, California Attendance: 3,778 Referees: Jesse Martinez, Pati Rolf
	(25–21, 21–25, 25–16, 25–15) Report

National Championship

May 4, 2019 8:00 p.m.	Hawai'i	1–3	Long Beach State	Walter Pyramid — Long Beach, California Attendance: 3,824 Referees: Pati Rolf, Bill Wolf
	(25–23, 22–25, 22–25, 23–25) Report

All-Tournament Team

• Nick Amado – Long Beach State
• Simon Andersen – Long Beach State
• Colton Cowell – Hawaii
• TJ DeFalco – Long Beach State (Most Outstanding Player)
• Joe Worsley – Hawaii
• Rado Parapunov – Hawaii
• Josh Tuaniga – Long Beach State

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