2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Volleyball Tournament
The 2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Volleyball Tournament was a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation during the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held from April 14 through April 21, 2018 at campus sites. The winner received The Federation's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 BYU †‡y | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 UCLA y | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Pepperdine | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Concordia Irvine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Grand Canyon | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MPSF Tournament champion
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Seeds
All seven teams were eligible for the postseason, with the #1 seed receiving a bye to the semifinals and home court hosting rights for the semifinals and championship. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The #1 seed played the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | BYU | 10–2 | – |
| 2 | UCLA | 9–3 | – |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 8–4 | – |
| 4 | Concordia Irvine | 5–7 | – |
| 5 | Grand Canyon | 4–8 | – |
| 6 | USC | 3–9 | USC 2–0 vs. Stanford |
| 7 | Stanford | 3–9 | Stanford 0–2 vs. USC |
Schedule and results
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 14 | ||||
| 7:00 pm Sports Live |
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 7 Stanford | 3–0 (25–19, 25–15, 25–18) |
836 | No commentary |
| No. 3 Pepperdine vs. No. 6 USC | 3–1 (25–22, 19–25, 26–24, 25–18) |
1,027 | Al Epstein | |
| No. 4 Concordia Irvine vs. No. 5 Grand Canyon | 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–23) |
600 | Jon O'Neill | |
| Semifinals – Thursday, April 19 | ||||
| 4:30 pm Sports Live |
No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 4 Concordia Irvine | 3–1 (26–28, 25–21, 26–24, 25–18) |
440 | Robbie Bullough |
| 7:00 pm BYUtv/Sports Live |
No. 1 BYU vs. No. 6 USC | 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22) |
2,071 | Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain |
| Championship – Saturday, April 21 | ||||
| 7:00 pm BYUtv/Sports Live |
No. 1 BYU vs. No. 2 UCLA | 3–1 (17–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–21) |
3,017 | Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain |
| Game times are PT for the quarterfinals and MT for the semifinals and championship. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Saturday, April 14 |
Semifinals Thursday, April 19 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
Championship Saturday, April 21 Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | |||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | ||||||||||||
| (bye) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | USC | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | USC | 3 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | BYU | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Stanford | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Concordia Irvine | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Concordia Irvine | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Canyon | 0 | |||||||||||
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References
- "No. 2 BYU clinches MPSF title outright with sweep of No. 4 Pepperdine". Deseret News. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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