1976 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

August 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament 1976 NCAA 70s logo.svg 140 May 1976 4 UCLA (6th title) Pepperdine (1st title match) 4 5154 Joe Mica (UCLA) 1975 1977 The 1976 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the seventh 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 14, 2015 UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (18–16, 15–9, 15–11), to win their sixth, and third consecutive, national title. UCLA's Joe Mica 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 State2nd1975Pepperdine1stNeverSpringfield3rd1974UCLA6th1975 Tournament bracket Site: Irving Gymnasium, Muncie, Indiana Semifinals Championship Third place 20 140 UCLA (3) 15 15 15 Springfield (0) 4 2 5 Pepperdine (3) 15 15 11 8 15 Ohio State (2) 7 11 15 15 0 UCLA (3) 18 15 15 Pepperdine (0) 16 9 11 Springfield (0) 4 4 Ohio State (2) 15 15 All tournament team Joe Mica, UCLA (Most outstanding player) Marc Waldie, Ohio State Dave Olbright, UCLA Fred Sturm, UCLA Denny Cline, UCLA Ted Dodd, Pepperdine Martin Nora, Pepperdine 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