2003 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

2003 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Dates May 2003
Teams 4
Champions Lewis (Title vacated)
Runners-up BYU (3rd title match)
Matches played 3
Attendance 8,157 (2,719 per match)
Best player Mexico Gustavo Meyer (Lewis) (Vacated)
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 34th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at The Pyramid in Long Beach, California during May 2003.[1]

Lewis defeated BYU in the final match, 3–2 (42–44, 30–27, 30–21, 23–30, 15–12), to win their first national title. However, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ultimately vacated the Flyers' tournament appearance, wins, and championship. The championship was not reawarded to BYU. Lewis (29–6), coached by Dave Deuser, would have become the first non-Division I program to win the NCAA men's volleyball tournament.

Lewis' Gustavo Meyer was originally named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. However, this award was revoked when Lewis' title was vacated by the NCAA. Additionally, Meyer and teammates Fabiano Barreto and Ryan Stuntz were all removed from the six-man 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
BYU 3rd 2001
Lewis 3rd 1998
Penn State 18th 2002
Pepperdine 12th 2001

Tournament bracket

  Semifinals Championship
                                 
  –  Lewis (3) 30 29 30 25 15  
–  Pepperdine (2) 27 31 27 30 13  
  –  Lewis (3) 42 30 30 23 15
  –  BYU (2) 44 27 21 30 12
–  BYU (3) 36 30 28 30
  –  Penn State (1) 34 25 30 26  

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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