1971 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

1971 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 1971
Teams 4
Champions UCLA (2nd title)
Runners-up UC Santa Barbara
Third place Ball State
Fourth place Springfield
Matches played 10
Best player Kirk Kilgour (UCLA)
Tim Bonynge (UCSB)

The 1971 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the second 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] Like the previous year, the format of this championship consisted of a preliminary, four-team round robin to determine seeding for a subsequent single-elimination tournament.

UCLA defeated UC Santa Barbara, 3–0 (15–6, 17–15, 17–15), in the championship match to win their second consecutive national title. UCLA's Kirk Kilgour and UC Santa Barbara's Tim Bonynge were named the Most Outstanding Players 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 Previous
Ball State 2nd 1970
Springfield 1st Never
UCLA 2nd 1970
UC Santa Barbara 2nd 1970

Round robin

Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 UCLA 9 3 0 6 1 6.000 104 62 1.677
2 UC Santa Barbara 6 2 1 5 2 2.500 96 74 1.297
3 Ball State 3 1 2 2 4 0.500 60 75 0.800
4 Springfield 0 0 3 0 6 0.000 41 90 0.456
May 1971 UCLA 2 – 0 Springfield Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
15
15
Set 1
Set 2
3
4

May 1971 Ball State 0 – 2 UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
3
8
Set 1
Set 2
15
15

May 1971 Ball State 0 – 2 UCLA Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
7
12
Set 1
Set 2
15
15

May 1971 Springfield 0 – 2 UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
7
12
Set 1
Set 2
15
15

May 1971 UCLA 2 – 1 UC Santa Barbara Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
15
14
15
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
11
16
9

May 1971 Ball State 2 – 0 Springfield Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
15
15
Set 1
Set 2
3
12

Bracket

Semifinals     Championship
     
1  UCLA (3) 15 15 15  
4  Springfield (0) 6 1 3  
    1  UCLA (3) 15 17 17
    2  UC Santa Barbara (0) 6 15 15
2  UC Santa Barbara (3) 15 13 15 15  
3  Ball State (1) 12 15 8 9   Third place
3  Ball State (2) 15 15
4  Springfield (0) 4 6

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
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