2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 40th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah during May 2009.

2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

Tournament details
Dates	May 2009
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	UC Irvine (2nd title)
Runner-up	USC (11th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Attendance	5,572 (1,857 per match)
Best player	Ryan Ammerman (UC Irvine)

UC Irvine defeated USC in the final match, 3–2 (26–30, 30–23, 26–30, 30–17, 15–12), to win their second national title. The Anteaters (27–5) were coached by John Speraw.

UC Irvine's Ryan Ammerman was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Ammerman, along with six 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
UC Irvine	3rd	2007
Ohio State	16th	2008
Penn State	24th	2008
USC	12th	1991

Tournament bracket

• Site: Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah

	Semifinals									Championship
	USC (3)		27	30	30	30
	Penn State (1)		30	26	26	24
										USC (2)		30	23	30	17	12
										UC Irvine (3)		26	30	26	30	15
	UC Irvine (3)		30	30	30
	Ohio State (0)		25	25	26

All tournament team

• Ryan Ammerman, UC Irvine (Most outstanding player)
• Carson Clark, UC Irvine
• Taylor Wilson, UC Irvine
• Riley McKibbin, USC
• Murphy Troy, USC
• Austin Zahn, USC
• Will Price, Penn State

See also

• NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)