1979 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
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Dates | May 1979 |
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Teams | 4 |
Champions | UCLA (7th title) |
Runners-up | USC (2nd title match) |
Matches played | 4 |
Attendance | 7,415 (1,854 per match) |
Best player | Sinjin Smith (UCLA) |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 10th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California during May 1979.[1]
UCLA defeated USC in the final match, 3–1 (12–15, 15–12, 15–11, 15–7), to win their seventh national title. Coached by Al Scates, the Bruins finished the season undefeated (30–0).
UCLA's Sinjin Smith was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-tournament team of seven players was also named.
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.
Team | Appearance | Previous |
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Ball State | 6th | 1974 |
Rutgers–Newark | 3rd | 1978 |
USC | 2nd | 1977 |
UCLA | 8th | 1978 |
Tournament bracket[]
- Site: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
USC (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Rutgers–Newark (0) | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
USC (1) | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||
UCLA (3) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
UCLA (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Ball State (0) | 3 | 1 | 4 | Third place | |||||||||||||
Rutgers–Newark (3) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Ball State (2) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
All tournament team[]
- Sinjin Smith, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
- Steve Salmons, UCLA
- , UCLA
- , UCLA
- , USC
- Pat Powers, USC
- , USC
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
- 1979 in American sports
- 1979 in volleyball
- 1979 in sports in California
- May 1979 sports events in the United States
- Volleyball in California