The 1974 NCAA Male Volley Tournament is the fifth annual tournament to determine the NCAA men's national college volleyball champion. The tournament is played at the Robertson Gymnasium in Santa Barbara, California. The previous tournament formats of round robin play for nursery followed by a single canceled elimination tournament with a direct goal to a single elimination bracket. The tournament field remains on 4 teams.
Video 1974 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Qualification
Until the creation of the NCAA NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there is only one national championship for men's volleyball. Thus, all NCAA men's volleyball programs (either from Division I, Division II, or Division III) qualify. A total of 4 teams are invited to join this championship.
Maps 1974 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
Play tournament
The 1974 NCAA Volleyball Men's Tournament was held at the UC Santa Barbara campus, and UC Santa Barbara was a heavy favorite to win it. UCLA made it to the NCAA tournament by disappointing Southern Cal in their district playoffs. The tournament's previous four tournament finals from round robin play for nursery followed by a single elimination playoff was dropped in 1974 to go straight into a single elimination playoff. The tournament field remains limited to four teams. In the semi-final UCLA beat Ball State in straight sets while UCSB beat Springfield in straight sets, setting up a UCLA championship final, UCLA, with eternal power, against UCSB's top spot.
The championship game is a matter of back and forth, with UCSB beating the Bruins in Game 1 and 3, while UCLA takes game 2 and 4. Many of Bruin's murders come from high tempo in the attack, with UCLA Bob Leonard taking the quick set off of Jim Setes setter. In the fifth game, Gauchos climbed 6-1 before the Bruins bounced back with six straight points to lead 7-6. Both teams continue to exchange assassinations, with UCLA maintaining a slim edge to take the championship by a margin: 10-15, 15-8, 10-15, 15-11, 15-12. Leonard, Menges and Mike Normand are named for the All-Tournament team. UCLA ended the 30-5 season. It was the fourth championship in five years for the Bruins. Menges earned an All-American award in his senior year at UCLA.
With the win, UCLA has won its fourth national title.
Bob Leonard of UCLA was named the Most Extraordinary Player of the tournament.
The tournament banner
- Sites : Robertson Gymnasium, Santa Barbara, California
All tournament teams
- Bob Leonard, UCLA (Most Outstanding Players)
- Jim Menges, UCLA
- Mike Normand, UCLA
- Gerald Gregory, UC Santa Barbara
- David DeGroot, UC Santa Barbara
- Jon Roberts, UC Santa Barbara
- Jim Stone, Ball State
See also
- NCAA National High School Volleyball Championships
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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