2007 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2007 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 38th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio during May 2007.[1]

2007 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
Tournament details
DatesMay 2007
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsUC Irvine (1st title)
Runner-upIPFW (1st title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Attendance6,884 (2,295 per match)
Best playerMatt Webber (UC Irvine)
← 2006
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UC Irvine defeated IPFW in the final match, 3–1 (30–20, 24–30, 30–23, 30–28), to win their first national title. Both teams made their debut appearances in the title match. The Anteaters (29–5) were coached by John Speraw.

UC Irvine's Matt Webber was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Webber, along with six other players, comprised the All Tournament Team.

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
UC Irvine 2nd 2006
IPFW 6th 2006
Penn State 22nd 2006
Pepperdine 14th 2005

Tournament bracket edit

Semifinals Championship
              
IPFW (3) 27 30 30 30
Pepperdine (0) 30 27 27 25
IPFW (1) 20 30 23 28
UC Irvine (3) 30 24 30 30
UC Irvine (3) 30 30 26 30
Penn State (1) 25 22 30 23

All tournament team edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 9, 2015.