1970 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1970 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1970
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (1st title)
Runners-up Long Beach State
Third place UC Santa Barbara
Fourth place Ball State
Matches played 10
Attendance 3,143 (314 per match)
Best player Dane Holtzman (UCLA)

The 1970 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the first annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.[1]

UCLA defeated Long Beach State in the championship match (3 sets to 0) to win their first national title. UCLA's Dane Holtzman was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

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 the University Division, or the College Division) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Last Bid
Ball State 1st Never
Long Beach State 1st Never
UCLA 1st Never
UC Santa Barbara 1st Never

Results

Round robin

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 UCLA 9 3 0 6 1 6.000 103 54 1.907
2 Long Beach State 6 2 1 5 2 2.500 91 88 1.034
3 Ball State 3 1 2 2 5 0.400 71 99 0.717
4 UC Santa Barbara 0 0 3 1 6 0.167 72 95 0.758
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
UCLA 2–0 UC Santa Barbara 15–6 15–10       30–16  
Ball State 0–2 Long Beach State 15–11 17–15       32–26  
Ball State 0–2 UCLA 4–15 6–15       10–30  
Long Beach State 2–0 UC Santa Barbara 15–9 15–10       19–30  
Ball State 2–1 UC Santa Barbara 15–9 5–15 15–13     35–37  
Long Beach State 1–2 UCLA 12–15 15–13 8–15     35–43  

Bracket

Semifinals     Championship
     
1  UCLA (3) 15 15 15  
4  UC Santa Barbara (0) 10 13 8  
    1  UCLA (3) 15 15 15
    2  Long Beach State (0) 7 4 8
2  Long Beach State (3) 16 6 15 15  
3  Ball State (1) 14 15 10 6   Third place
4  UC Santa Barbara (2) 15 15
3  Ball State (0) 4 4

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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