1973 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1973 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 May 1973 4 San Diego State (1st title) Long Beach State Ball State Army 10 13412 Duncan McFarland (San Diego State) 1972 1974 The 1973 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament occurred at Peterson Gym on the San Diego State University (SDSU) campus in San Diego, 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 April 3, 2015 Like the previous year, this championship format consisted of a preliminary, four-team round-robin to determine seeding for a subsequent single-elimination tournament. The round-robin seeding games were played on Friday, May 25, at Peterson Gym. The semi-final and championship matches were held at the San Diego Sports Arena on Saturday, May 26. Over 8,000 fans attended the championship match, which, at the time, was the largest crowd ever to witness a volleyball match in the United States. San Diego State defeated Long Beach State, 3–1 (11–15, 15–13, 15–8, 15–6), in the championship match to win their first national title. San Diego State's Duncan McFarland was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Qualification The NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship was created in 2012, and it is the only single national championship for men's volleyball. 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 PreviousArmy1stNeverBall State4th1972Long Beach State2nd1970San Diego State2nd1972 Round robin main Volleyball Q points complete LBS Long Beach State SDSU San Diego State BST Ball State ARMY Army 3 0 0 0 6 1 100 58 2 0 1 0 5 3 112 83 1 0 2 0 3 4 84 88 0 0 3 0 0 6 23 90 May 1973 Ball State 0–2 Long Beach State (11–15, 7–15) Peterson GymSan Diego, California May 1973 Army 0–2 San Diego State (1–15, 6–15) Peterson GymSan Diego, California May 1973 Ball State 1–2 San Diego State (19–17, 12–15, 5–15) Peterson GymSan Diego, California May 1973 Army 0–2 Long Beach State (2–15, 3–15) Peterson GymSan Diego, California May 1973 Army 0–2 Ball State (4–15, 7–15) Peterson GymSan Diego, California May 1973 Long Beach State 2–1 San Diego State (10–15, 15–13, 15–7) Peterson GymSan Diego, California Bracket Site: San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California 5 y y Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 1 Long Beach State (3) 15 15 15 4 Army (0) 5 1 2 2 San Diego State (3) 15 15 15 3 Ball State (0) 5 7 10 1 Long Beach State (1) 15 13 8 6 2 San Diego State (3) 11 15 15 15 3 Ball State (2) 15 15 4 Army 7 8 All tournament team Duncan McFarland, San Diego State (Most Outstanding Player) Chris Marlowe, San Diego State Randy Stevenson, San Diego State Dodge Parker, Long Beach State Miles Pabst, Long Beach State Dave Schakel, Ball State References Category:NCAA men's volleyball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in California Category:College volleyball in California Category:Sports competitions in San Diego NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament NCAA men's volleyball tournament