2017 NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Tournament

The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 48th edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, open to teams from both Division I and II. The tournament was held May 2, 4, & 6 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Ohio State University. [1] The Ohio State Buckeyes won their second consecutive National Championship and fourth overall. [2]

2017 NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Tournament
DatesMay 2-6, 2017
Teams6
ChampionsOhio State
Runners-upBYU
Matches played5
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Qualification

The champions of Conference Carolinas, the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation received automatic bids to the tournament, while two other teams were selected at large. [3]

  • Automatic bids
    • Barton Bulldogs: Conference Carolinas
    • Penn State Nittany Lions: Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    • Ohio State Buckeyes: Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
    • Long Beach State 49ers: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
  • At large bids

Tournament bracket
Opening Round
Tuesday, May 2 		Semifinals
Thursday, May 4 		Championship
Saturday, May 6
1 Ohio State 25 25 25
4 Hawaii 23 27 17 25 15 4 Hawaii 23 18 19
5 Penn State 25 25 25 14 4 1 Ohio State 25 25 25
3 BYU 19 20 22
2 Long Beach State 20 18 23
3 BYU 25 25 25 3 BYU 25 25 25
6 Barton 19 11 15

All-Tournament Team
  • Christy Blough – Ohio State
  • Driss Guessous – Ohio State
  • Maxime Hervoir – Ohio State
  • Blake Leeson – Ohio State
  • Brendan Sander – BYU
  • Nicolas Szerszen – Ohio State (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Stjin van Tilburg – Hawaii

Broadcasts

TWCS Hawaii carried the Hawaii first round match. The semifinals were streamed on NCAA.com and the championship match was broadcast on ESPN2.

See also
  • NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships (Divisions I & II, Division III)
  • NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)


References
  1. "NCAA Committee announces championship selections". NCAA.com. NCAA. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. "Ohio State wins back to back titles". May 6, 2017.
  3. "NCAA Committee announces championship selections". NCAA.com. NCAA. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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