1988 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

The 1988 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament was the 19th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana during May 1988.[1]

1988 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament
DatesMay 1988
Teams4
ChampionsUSC (3rd title)
Runners-upUC Santa Barbara (4th title match)
Matches played4
Attendance12,807 (3,202 per match)
Best playerJen-Kai Liu (USC)
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USC defeated UC Santa Barbara in the final match, 3–2 (15–17, 14–16, 15–10, 15–11, 15–9), to win their third national title. The Trojans (34–4) were coached by Bob Yoder.

USC's Jen-Kai Liu was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Liu, along with five other players, also 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
Ball State 9th 1985
UC Santa Barbara 6th 1975
George Mason 3rd 1985
USC 9th 1987

Tournament bracket
Semifinals Championship
              
UC Santa Barbara (3) 15 15 15
George Mason (0) 9 9 13
UC Santa Barbara (2) 17 16 10 11 9
USC (3) 15 14 15 15 15
USC (3) 15 15 15
Ball State (0) 7 7 11 Third place
George Mason (1) 16 13 9 14
Ball State (3) 14 15 15 16

All tournament team
  • Jen-Kai Liu, USC (Most outstanding player)
  • Tom Duke, USC
  • Bryan Ivie, USC
  • Mike Lauterman, USC
  • David Rottman, UC Santa Barbara
  • John Wallace, UC Santa Barbara
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See also
  • NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
  • NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship

References
  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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