Custom Title: | 2017 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship |
Year: | 2016–17 |
Sport: | Men's volleyball |
Season: | 2016–17 |
Teams: | Eight |
Finals Site: | Saville Community Sports Centre Edmonton, Alberta |
Champions: | Trinity Western Spartans |
Title Count: | 5th |
Runner Up: | Alberta Golden Bears |
Coach: | Ben Josephson |
Coach Count: | 4th |
Mvp Label: | Championship MVP |
Mvp: | Adam Schriemer |
Prev: | 2016 |
Tournament Link: | Volleyball Championship |
Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was held from March 17 to March 19, 2017, in Edmonton, Alberta, to determine a national champion for the 2016–17 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was played at the Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Alberta. It was the sixth time that Alberta had hosted the tournament and the first time since 2009.[2]
The Canada West champion Trinity Western Spartans repeated as national champions as they defeated the host Alberta Golden Bears.[3]
align=left | Seed | align=left | Team | align=left | Qualified | align=left | align=left | align=left | |||
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1 | Canada West Champion | 21–3 | 2016 | 4 | |||||||
2 | Canada West Finalist | 21–3 | 2003 | 10 | |||||||
3 | Canada West Bronze | 16–8 | 1983 | 3 | |||||||
4 | RSEQ Champion | 15–2 | 2013 | 4 | |||||||
5 | OUA Champion | 17–0 | None | 0 | |||||||
6 | AUS Champion | 9–8 | None | 0 | |||||||
7 | Canada West Semifinalist (Host) | 20–4 | 2015 | 8 | |||||||
8 | OUA Finalist | 9–8 | None | 0 |