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2007 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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NCAA men's volleyball tournament 2007 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 2007 4 UC Irvine (1st title) IPFW (1st title match) 3 6884 Matt Webber (UC Irvine) 2006 2008
The 2007 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 38th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio during May 2007.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 9, 2015
UC Irvine defeated IPFW in the final match, 3–1 (30–20, 24–30, 30–23, 30–28), to win their first national title. Both teams made their debut appearances in the title match. The Anteaters (29–5) were coached by John Speraw.
UC Irvine's Matt Webber was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Webber, along with six other players, comprised the 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 PreviousUC Irvine2nd2006IPFW6th2006Penn State22nd2006Pepperdine14th2005
Tournament bracket
Site: St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Semifinals Championship 25 140 IPFW (3) 27 30 30 30 Pepperdine (0) 30 27 27 25 UC Irvine (3) 30 30 26 30 Penn State (1) 25 22 30 23 IPFW (1) 20 30 23 28 UC Irvine (3) 30 24 30 30
All tournament team
Matt Webber, UC Irvine (Most outstanding player)
Jayson Jablonsky, UC Irvine
Brian Thornton, UC Irvine
David Smith, UC Irvine
C.J. Macias, IPFW
Colin Lundeen, IPFW
Paul Carroll, Pepperdine
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