1980 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1980 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 1980 4 USC (2nd title) UCLA (9th title match) 4 5242 Dusty Dvorak (USC) 1979 1981 The 1980 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 11th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Irving Gymnasium in Muncie, Indiana during May 1980.Men's Volleyball National Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_volleyball_champs_records/2013/d1/2013_NC_Champ.pdf NCAA NCAA.org April 30, 2015 USC defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–1 (15–7, 6–15, 15–13, 15–8), to win their second national title. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, which was won by UCLA. The Trojans (22–6) were coached by Ernie Hix. USC's Dusty Dvorak was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-tournament team of seven players was also named. 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 PreviousOhio State5th1978Rutgers–Newark4th1979USC3rd1979UCLA9th1979 Tournament bracket Site: Irving Gymnasium, Muncie, Indiana Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 USC (3) 15 15 15 Rutgers–Newark (0) 10 8 7 UCLA (3) 15 15 15 Ohio State (0) 12 9 2 USC (3) 15 6 15 15 UCLA (1) 7 15 13 8 Rutgers–Newark (0) 12 9 2 Ohio State (3) 15 15 15 All tournament team Dusty Dvorak, USC (Most outstanding player) Tim Hovland, USC Steve Timmons, USC Pat Powers, USC Steve Gulnac, UCLA Karch Kiraly, UCLA Andy Dumpis, Ohio State References Category:NCAA men's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Indiana Category:College volleyball in Indiana Category:Sports in Muncie, Indiana NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament