1972 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1972 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 May 1972 4 UCLA (3rd title) San Diego State Ball State UC Santa Barbara 10 Dick Irvin (UCLA) 1971 1973 The 1972 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Irving Gymnasium at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.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 2, 2015 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 San Diego State, 3–2 (10–15, 9–15, 15–9, 15–10, 15–7), in the championship match to win their third consecutive national title. UCLA's Dick Irvin was named the 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 PreviousBall State3rd1971San Diego State1stNeverUCLA3rd1971UC Santa Barbara3rd1971 Round robin main Volleyball Q points complete UCLA UCLA UCSB UC Santa Barbara SDSU San Diego State BSU Ball State 2 0 1 0 4 2 78 55 2 0 1 0 4 2 80 75 2 0 1 0 4 3 89 76 0 0 3 0 1 6 55 96 May 1972 Ball State 1–2 San Diego State (8–15, 15–6, 5–15) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana May 1972 UCLA 2–0 UC Santa Barbara (15–13, 15–7) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana May 1972 San Diego State 2–0 UCLA (15–7, 15–11) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana May 1972 Ball State 0–2 UC Santa Barbara (9–15, 13–15) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana May 1972 San Diego State 0–2 UC Santa Barbara (13–15, 10–15) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana May 1972 Ball State 0–2 UCLA (1–15, 4–15) Irving GymnasiumMuncie, Indiana Bracket Site: Irving Gymnasium, Muncie, Indiana 5 y y Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 1 UCLA (3) 15 15 12 15 4 Ball State (1) 9 9 15 2 2 UC Santa Barbara (2) 15 15 9 11 12 3 San Diego State (3) 11 13 15 15 15 1 UCLA (3) 10 9 15 15 15 3 San Diego State (2) 15 15 9 10 7 2 UC Santa Barbara (0) 10 4 4 Ball State (2) 15 15 All tournament team Dick Irvin, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player) John Zajec, UCLA Rick Niemi, Ball State Randy Stevenson, San Diego State Wayne Gracey, San Diego State David DeGroot, UC Santa Barbara 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