1971 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1971 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 May 1971 4 UCLA (2nd title) UC Santa Barbara Ball State Springfield 10 Kirk Kilgour (UCLA)Tim Bonynge (UCSB) 1970 1972 The 1971 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.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 March 22, 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 UC Santa Barbara, 3–0 (15–6, 17–15, 17–15), in the championship match to win their second consecutive national title. UCLA's Kirk Kilgour and UC Santa Barbara's Tim Bonynge were named the Most Outstanding Players 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 State2nd1970Springfield1stNeverUCLA2nd1970UC Santa Barbara2nd1970 Round robin main Volleyball Q points complete UCLA UCLA UCSB UC Santa Barbara BST Ball State SPR Springfield 3 0 0 0 6 1 104 62 2 0 1 0 5 2 96 74 1 0 2 0 2 4 60 75 0 0 3 0 0 6 41 90 May 1971 UCLA 2–0 Springfield (15–3, 15–4) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California May 1971 Ball State 0–2 UC Santa Barbara (3–15, 8–15) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California May 1971 Ball State 0–2 UCLA (7–15, 12–15) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California May 1971 Springfield 0–2 UC Santa Barbara (7–15, 12–15) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California May 1971 UCLA 2–1 UC Santa Barbara (15–11, 14–16, 15–9) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California May 1971 Ball State 2–0 Springfield (15–3, 15–12) Pauley PavilionLos Angeles, California Bracket Site: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California 5 y y Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 1 UCLA (3) 15 15 15 4 Springfield (0) 6 1 3 2 UC Santa Barbara (3) 15 13 15 15 3 Ball State (1) 12 15 8 9 1 UCLA (3) 15 17 17 2 UC Santa Barbara (0) 6 15 15 3 Ball State (2) 15 15 4 Springfield (0) 4 6 All tournament team Kirk Kilgour, UCLA (Co-Most Outstanding Player) Tom Bonynge, UC Santa Barbara (Co-Most Outstanding Player) Ed Machado, UCLA Dale Flannery, Ball State Jorn Oulie, UC Santa Barbara Larry Griebenow, UCLA References Category:NCAA men's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in California Category:College volleyball in California Category:Sports competitions in Los Angeles Category:Volleyball in Los Angeles NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament