2001 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

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2001 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
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DatesMay 2001
Teams4
ChampionsBYU (2nd title)
Runners-upUCLA (22nd title match)
Matches played3
Attendance9,009 (3,003 per match)
Best player (BYU)
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The 2001 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 32nd annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at The Pyramid in Long Beach, California during May 2001.[1]

BYU defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–0 (30–26, 30–26, 32–30), to win their second national title. The Cougars (23–4) were coached by Carl McGown.

BYU's was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Wall, 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
BYU 2nd 1999
Ohio State 13th 2000
Penn State 16th 2000
UCLA 23rd 2000

Format[]

The rules were modified this year so that teams needed to score 30 points, rather than 15, to win each individual set. However, teams still needed to win three sets, of five, to win each match.

Tournament bracket[]

Semifinals Championship
              
– UCLA (3) 30 30 22 30
– Ohio State (1) 21 20 30 24
– UCLA (0) 26 26 30
– BYU (3) 30 30 32
– BYU (3) 30 28 30 30
– Penn State (1) 28 30 28 26

All tournament team[]

  • , BYU (Most outstanding player)
  • , BYU
  • , BYU
  • , UCLA
  • , UCLA
  • Puerto Rico , Penn State

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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