1979 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

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1979 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
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DatesMay 1979
Teams4
ChampionsUCLA (7th title)
Runners-upUSC (2nd title match)
Matches played4
Attendance7,415 (1,854 per match)
Best playerSinjin 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
Ball State 6th 1974
Rutgers–Newark 3rd 1978
USC 2nd 1977
UCLA 8th 1978

Tournament bracket[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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