1984 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the fourth year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. It began with 28 teams and ended on December 16 when UCLA defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match.

1984 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
ChampionsUCLA (1st NCAA (4th national) title)
Runner-upStanford (1st title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachAndy Banachowski (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Michelle Boyette (UCLA)
  • Merja Connolly (UCLA)
  • Liz Masakayan (UCLA)
  • Bobbi Broer (Stanford)
  • Kim Oden (Stanford)
  • Susan Compton (Stanford)
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UCLA claimed the program's first NCAA national title after two previous runner-up finishes. In the deciding fifth game against Stanford, UCLA was down 12-4, but with heroics from Liz Masakayan, the Bruins scored 11 straight points and eventually won the game 15-13.[1]

In the consolation match, Pacific defeated San Jose State to claim third place.

Brackets edit

West regional edit

First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Stanford 3
  Colorado State 0
  Arizona 1
  Colorado State 3
  Stanford 3
  Southern California 2
  San Diego State 3
  BYU 0
  San Diego State 0
  Southern California 3
  Pepperdine 2
  Southern California 3

Mideast regional edit

First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Pacific 3
  Penn State 0
  Penn State 3
  Northwestern 2
  Pacific 3
  Nebraska 1
  Nebraska 3
  Pittsburgh 0
  Nebraska 3
  Western Michigan 1
  Western Michigan 3
  Illinois State 1

South regional edit

First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  UCLA 3
  Duke 0
  South Carolina 1
  Duke 3
  UCLA 3
  Texas 1
  Texas 3
  Lamar 0
  Texas 3
  Tennessee 1
  Eastern Kentucky 0
  Tennessee 3

Northwest regional edit

First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Cal Poly 2
  Fresno State 3
  Fresno State 3
  UCSB 1
  Fresno State 0
  San Jose State 3
  San Jose State 3
  Purdue 1
  San Jose State 3
  Oregon 1
  Oregon 3
  Hawaiʻi 2

Final Four - Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California edit

Semifinals Finals
      
Stanford 3
Pacific 0
Stanford 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 3
San Jose State 0 Third place
Pacific 3
San Jose State 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "After trailing 12-4, UCLA women rally to win NCAA volleyball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 24, 2013.