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2003 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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NCAA men's volleyball tournament 2003 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 2003 4 Lewis (Title vacated) BYU (3rd title match) 3 8157 MEX 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.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 July 8, 2015
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. This was also the first final in the tournament's history where both finalists were from a state other than California. All other finals before had at least one California school participating.
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 However, this award was revoked when Lewis' title was vacated by the NCAA.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 PreviousBYU3rd2001Lewis3rd1998Penn State18th2002Pepperdine12th2001
Note: Lewis' appearance, including their championship, was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
Tournament bracket
Site: The Pyramid, Long Beach, California
Semifinals Championship 25 140 – Lewis (3) 30 29 30 25 15 – Pepperdine (2) 27 31 27 30 13 – BYU (3) 36 30 28 30 – Penn State (1) 34 25 30 26 – Lewis (3) 42 30 30 23 15 – BYU (2) 44 27 21 30 12
Note: Lewis' wins were all vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.
All tournament team
MEX Gustavo Meyer, Lewis (Most outstanding player) (Vacated)
BRA Fabiano Barreto, Lewis (Vacated)
USA Ryan Stuntz, Lewis (Vacated)
BRA Rafael Paal, BYU
USA Jonathan Alleman, BYU
MEX Carlos Guerra, Penn State
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