1978 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1978 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 May 1978 4 Pepperdine (1st title) UCLA (7th title match) 4 7415 Mike Blanchard (Pepperdine) 1977 1979 The 1978 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the ninth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio during May 1978.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 26, 2015 Pepperdine defeated UCLA in the final match, 3–2 (15–12, 11–15, 15–8, 5–15, 15–12), to win their first national title. Coached by Marv Dunphy, the Waves finished the season 21–4. Pepperdine's Mike Blanchard 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 State4th1977Pepperdine3rd1977Rutgers–Newark2nd1977UCLA7th1976 Tournament bracket Site: St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 UCLA (3) 15 15 15 Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 8 8 Pepperdine (3) 9 15 9 15 15 Ohio State (2) 15 1 15 13 12 UCLA (2) 12 15 8 15 12 Pepperdine (3) 15 11 15 5 15 Rutgers–Newark (0) 11 12 9 Ohio State (3) 15 15 15 All tournament team Mike Blanchard, Pepperdine (Most outstanding player) Ron Wilde, Pepperdine Jay Anderson, Pepperdine Dave Olbright, UCLA Sinjin Smith, UCLA Steve Salmons, UCLA Aldis Berzins, Ohio State References Category:NCAA men's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Ohio Category:College volleyball in Ohio Category:Sports competitions in Columbus, Ohio NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament Category:20th century in Columbus, Ohio