The 1976 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Irving Gymnasium at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 1976 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | UCLA (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Pepperdine (1st title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Attendance | 5,154 (1,289 per match) |
| Best player | Joe Mica (UCLA) |
UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (18–16, 15–9, 15–11), to win their sixth, and third consecutive, national title.
UCLA's Joe Mica was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-tournament team of seven players was also named.
Qualification edit
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 2nd | 1975 |
| Pepperdine | 1st | Never |
| Springfield | 3rd | 1974 |
| UCLA | 6th | 1975 |
Tournament bracket edit
- Site: Irving Gymnasium, Muncie, Indiana
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| UCLA (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Springfield (0) | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| UCLA (3) | 18 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine (0) | 16 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine (3) | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Ohio State (2) | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Springfield (0) | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Ohio State (2) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
All tournament team edit
- Joe Mica, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
- Marc Waldie, Ohio State
- Dave Olbright, UCLA
- Fred Sturm, UCLA
- Denny Cline, UCLA
- Ted Dodd, Pepperdine
- Martin Nora, Pepperdine
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 14, 2015.