2022 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

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2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament
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Tournament details
DatesMay 1–7
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Hawai'i (2nd title)
Runner-up Long Beach State
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Attendance12,566 (2,094 per match)
Most Outstanding PlayerSpyros Chakas (Hawai'i)
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The 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with play-in matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles from May 1 to 7, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. [1] Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State for their second consecutive national championship 3–0 (the school's 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).

Contents

All opening round matches were streamed on PAC-12.com. The semifinals were on live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 broadcast the National Championship on May 7.

Bids

The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT.

SchoolConferenceRecordBerthSource
Hawai'i Big West 24-5Tournament champions [2]
North Greenville Conference Carolinas 20–5Tournament champions [2]
Princeton EIVA 16–12Tournament champions [2]
Ball State MIVA 23–3Tournament champions [2]
Pepperdine MPSF 19–9Tournament champions [2]
Long Beach StateBig West20–5At–Large [3]
UCLAMPSF21–4At–Large [3]

Schedule and results

All times Pacific. [4] [5]

MatchTimeMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcastersReferees
Opening Round – Sunday, May 1
15:00 p.m.Princeton vs. North Greenville0–3
(21–25, 18–25, 38–40) [6] 		538Darren Preston [7] Keith Murlless, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 3
25:00 p.m. UCLA vs. Pepperdine 3–1
(25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19) [8] 		1,814Darren Preston [7] Ray Mink, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
37:30 p.m. Hawai'i vs. North Greenville3–0
(25–15, 25–17, 25–16) [9] 		Dean Hoskin, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
Semifinals – Thursday, May 5
45:00 p.m. Long Beach State vs. UCLA3–2
(18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–10, 16–14) [10] 		4,430Brendan Gulick [11] Ray Mink, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
57:30 p.m. Ball State vs. Hawai'i2–3
(26–28, 25–19, 25–20, 20–25, 11–15) [12] 		Keith Murlless, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
National Championship – Saturday, May 7
65:00 p.m.Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i0–3
(22–25, 21–25, 20–25)		5,784 Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett [13] Dean Hoskin, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin

Bracket

Opening Round
Sunday, May 1
P12+ UCLA 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 3
P12+ UCLA 		Semifinals
Thursday, May 5
NCAA.com 		National Championship
Saturday, May 7
ESPN2
1Long Beach State3
4 UCLA 2
4UCLA3
5 Pepperdine 1
1 Long Beach State 0
3Hawai'i3
2 Ball State 2
3Hawai'i3
3Hawai'i3
6 Princeton 0 7 North Greenville 0
7North Greenville3

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