2022 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 1–7 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hawai'i (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Long Beach State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 12,566 (2,094 per match) |
| Most Outstanding Player | Spyros Chakas, Hawaiʻi |
The 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with play-in matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles from May 1 to 7, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.[1] Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State for their second consecutive national championship 3–0 (the school's 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).
All opening round matches were streamed on PAC-12.com. The semifinals were on live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 broadcast the National Championship on May 7.
Bids
The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawai'i | Big West | 24-5 | Tournament champions | [2] |
| North Greenville | Conference Carolinas | 20–5 | Tournament champions | [2] |
| Princeton | EIVA | 16–12 | Tournament champions | [2] |
| Ball State | MIVA | 23–3 | Tournament champions | [2] |
| Pepperdine | MPSF | 19–9 | Tournament champions | [2] |
| Long Beach State | Big West | 20–5 | At–Large | [3] |
| UCLA | MPSF | 21–4 | At–Large | [3] |
Schedule and results
All times Pacific.[4][5]
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Sunday, May 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Princeton vs. North Greenville | 0–3 (21–25, 18–25, 38–40)[6] |
538 | Darren Preston[7] | Keith Murlless, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| Opening Round – Tuesday, May 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Pepperdine | 3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19)[8] |
1,814 | Darren Preston[7] | Ray Mink, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. North Greenville | 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–16)[9] |
Dean Hoskin, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 5 | ||||||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. UCLA | 3–2 (18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–10, 16–14)[10] |
4,430 | Brendan Gulick[11] | Ray Mink, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Ball State vs. Hawai'i | 2–3 (26–28, 25–19, 25–20, 20–25, 11–15)[12] |
Keith Murlless, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i | 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25) |
5,784 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett[13] | Dean Hoskin, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
Bracket
| Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ UCLA | Opening Round Tuesday, May 3 P12+ UCLA | Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com | Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 0 | North Greenville | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
All Tournament Team
- Spyros Chakas, Hawai'i (Most Outstanding Player)
- Dimitrius Mouchlias, Hawai'i
- Alex Nikolov, Long Beach State
- Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
- Jakob Thelle, Hawai'i
References
- ^ "UCLA MVB Schedule Released; SAC Invite on Nov. 12-13". Pac-12.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "N. Greenville, Hawai'i, Princeton, Ball St., Pepperdine clinch NCAA men's volleyball bids". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ a b "Long Beach State men's volleyball receives top overall seed in NCAA Tournament". CBS News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "All seven teams to compete at 2022 men's volleyball finals site". NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Complete tournament schedule, matchups". NCAA. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "North Greenville University men's volleyball makes history, wins NCAA Tournament game". Greenville News. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Opening Round broadcaster". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Deep UCLA men's volleyball team ousts Pepperdine, reaches NCAA semifinals". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii opens NCAA Tournament with an easy sweep of North Greenville". Star Advertiser. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ^ "Alex Nikolov leads Long Beach State over UCLA to advance to NCAA championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Semifinals broadcaster". Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii rallies past Ball State to advance to NCAA men's volleyball title match". Star Advertiser. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Top-Seeded Long Beach State Will Face UCLA in the Final Four on Thursday". Long Beach State athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2022.