1971 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
Springfield | |
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 10 |
| Best player | Kirk Kilgour (UCLA) Tim Bonynge (UCSB) |
→ | |
The 1971 Los Angeles, California.[1] 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 2nd | 1970 |
Springfield
|
1st | Never |
| UCLA | 2nd | 1970 |
UC Santa Barbara
|
2nd | 1970 |
Round robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 104 | 62 | 1.677 |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 96 | 74 | 1.297 |
| 3 | Ball State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 60 | 75 | 0.800 |
| 4 | Springfield
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 41 | 90 | 0.456 |
Source: [citation needed]
| May 1971 | UCLA | 2–0 | Springfield
|
Los Angeles, California
|
| (15–3, 15–4) | ||||
| May 1971 | Ball State | 0–2 | UC Santa Barbara
|
Los Angeles, California
|
| (3–15, 8–15) | ||||
| May 1971 | Ball State | 0–2 | UCLA | Los Angeles, California
|
| (7–15, 12–15) | ||||
| May 1971 | Springfield
|
0–2 | UC Santa Barbara
|
Los Angeles, California
|
| (7–15, 12–15) | ||||
| May 1971 | UCLA | 2–1 | UC Santa Barbara
|
Los Angeles, California
|
| (15–11, 14–16, 15–9) | ||||
| May 1971 | Ball State | 2–0 | Springfield
|
Los Angeles, California
|
| (15–3, 15–12) | ||||
Bracket
- Site: Los Angeles, California
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UCLA (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Springfield (0)
| 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | UCLA (3) | 15 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara (0) | 6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara (3)
| 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Ball State (1) | 12 | 15 | 8 | 9 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 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
See also
- NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
References
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2015.