1997 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
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Dates | May 1997 |
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Teams | 4 |
Champions | Stanford (1st title) |
Runners-up | UCLA (19th title match) |
Matches played | 3 |
Attendance | 6,237 (2,079 per match) |
Best player | Mike Lambert (Stanford) |
← 1996 1998 → |
The 1997 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 28th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single-elimination tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, during May 1997.[1]
Stanford defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–2 (15–7, 15–10, 9–15, 6–15, 15–13), to win their first national title. The Cardinal (27–4) were coached by .
Stanford's Mike Lambert was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Lambert, along with five 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.
Team | Appearance | Previous |
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Ball State | 14th | 1995 |
Penn State | 13th | 1996 |
Stanford | 3rd | 1992 |
UCLA | 20th | 1996 |
Tournament bracket[]
- Site: St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
– | UCLA (3) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||||
– | Penn State (2) | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |||||||||||
– | UCLA (2) | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |||||||||||
– | Stanford (3) | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||||
– | Stanford (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
– | Ball State (0) | 6 | 9 | 10 |
All tournament team[]
- Mike Lambert, Stanford (Most outstanding player)
- Matt Fuerbringer, Stanford
- , Stanford
- , UCLA
- , UCLA
Ivan Contreras, Penn State
See also[]
- NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
- NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References[]
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
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- 1997 in volleyball
- 1997 in sports in Ohio
- Volleyball in Ohio