1973 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

1973 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
Tournament details
DatesMay 1973
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsSan Diego State (1st title)
Runner-upLong Beach State
Third placeBall State
Fourth placeArmy
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Attendance13,412 (1,341 per match)
Best playerDuncan 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.[1] 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 Previous
Army 1st Never
Ball State 4th 1972
Long Beach State 2nd 1970
San Diego State 2nd 1972

Round robin

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1 Long Beach State 3 3 0 9 6 1 6.000 100 58 1.724
2 San Diego State 3 2 1 6 5 3 1.667 112 83 1.349
3 Ball State 3 1 2 3 3 4 0.750 84 88 0.955
4 Army 3 0 3 0 0 6 0.000 23 90 0.256
Source: [citation needed]
May 1973 Ball State 0–2 Long Beach State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(11–15, 7–15)
 
May 1973 Army 0–2 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(1–15, 6–15)
 
May 1973 Ball State 1–2 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(19–17, 12–15, 5–15)
 
May 1973 Army 0–2 Long Beach State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(2–15, 3–15)
 
May 1973 Army 0–2 Ball State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(4–15, 7–15)
 
May 1973 Long Beach State 2–1 San Diego State Peterson Gym
San Diego, California
(10–15, 15–13, 15–7)
 

Bracket

Semifinals Championship
              
1 Long Beach State (3) 15 15 15
4 Army (0) 5 1 2
1 Long Beach State (1) 15 13 8 6
2 San Diego State (3) 11 15 15 15
2 San Diego State (3) 15 15 15
3 Ball State (0) 5 7 10 Third place
3 Ball State (2) 15 15
4 Army 7 8

All tournament team

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2015.