1998 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
Pepperdine (8th title match) | |
| Tournament statistics | |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 3 |
| Attendance | 18,901 (6,300 per match) |
| Best player | Adam Naeve (UCLA) |
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The 1998 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi during May 1998.[1] With a total tournament attendance of 18,901, this remains this best attended men's volleyball championship.
Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (15–11, 15–11, 15–7), to win their seventeenth national title. The Bruins (28–4) were coached by Al Scates
.
UCLA's Adam Naeve was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Neve, along with five other players, comprised the All-Tournament Team.
Qualification
Until the creation of the
, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
Lewis
|
2nd | 1996 |
Pepperdine
|
9th | 1992 |
Princeton
|
1st | Never |
| UCLA | 21st | 1997 |
Tournament bracket
- Site: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| – | UCLA (3) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||
| – | Lewis (2) | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||
| – | UCLA (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| – | Pepperdine (0) | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| – | Pepperdine (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| – | Princeton (0) | 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||
All tournament team
- Adam Naeve, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
- Fred Robins, UCLA
- Brandon Taliaferro, UCLA
- Victor Rivera, Lewis
- Rick Tune, Pepperdine
- George Roumain, Pepperdine
See also
- NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
- NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division III)
References
- ^ "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.