1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
The 1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 29th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi during May 1998.[1] With a total tournament attendance of 18,901, this remains this best attended men's volleyball championship.
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| Dates | May 1998 |
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| Teams | 4 |
| Champions | UCLA (17th title) |
| Runners-up | Pepperdine (8th title match) |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Attendance | 18,901 (6,300 per match) |
| Best player | Adam Naeve (UCLA) |
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UCLA defeated 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 NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, 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 | 20th | 1997 |
Tournament bracket
| 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 I, Division II, Division III)
References
- "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.