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) |
| Runners-up | Long Beach State |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 12,566 (2,094 per match) |
| Awards | |
| Most Outstanding Player | Spyros Chakas (Hawai'i) |
The 2022 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA men's volleyball tournament, 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] |
Bracket
| Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 3 P12+ | Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com | National Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCLA | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pepperdine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ball State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Princeton | 0 | 7 | North Greenville | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | North Greenville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
| 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 |
| Quarterfinals – 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 | ||
| National 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 |
All Tournament Team
- Spyros Chakas, Hawai'i (Most Outstanding Player)
- Dimitrius Mouchlias, Hawai'i
- Aleksandar Nikolov, Long Beach State
- Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
- Jakob Thelle, Hawai'i
- Quinn Isaacson, Ball State
- Ethan Champlin, UCLA
References
- ^ "UCLA MVB Schedule Released; SAC Invite on Nov. 12-13". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. 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.