2019 NCAA men's volleyball tournament explained

NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament
Year:2019
Dates:April 25–May 4, 2019
Num Teams:7
Champions:Long Beach State (3rd title)
Runner-Up:Hawai'i
Matches:6
Attendance:10040
Player Label:Most Outstanding Player
Player:TJ DeFalco (Long Beach State)
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2021

The 2019 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 50th annual[1] tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began on April 25 with a play-in match, with the remainder of the tournament hosted by Long Beach State University from April 30 to May 4[2] at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach.[3] [4]

Bids

SchoolConferenceRecordBerthSource
style=No. 1 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors27–2 Tournament champions [5] [6]
style= No. 2 Long Beach State 49ersBig West 26–2 At-large [7]
style= Pepperdine Waves22–6 Tournament champions [8]
style= USC TrojansMPSF 18–10 At-large [9]
style= Lewis Flyers25–5 Tournament champions [10]
Barton Bulldogs25–4 Tournament champions [11]
style= Princeton Tigers17–12 Tournament champions [12]

Schedule and results

All times Eastern.

Time[13] MatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcastersSource
Opening Round – Thursday, April 25
7:00 p.m.Barton vs. Princeton575Kendall Lewis (Conference Carolinas DN)[14] [15]
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, April 30
8:00 p.m.USC vs. Lewis886Matt Brown & Bryan Fenley (Big West TV) [16] [17]
10:30 p.m.Pepperdine vs. Princeton977[18] [19]
Semifinals – Thursday, May 2
8:00 p.m.No. 1 Hawaii vs. LewisLincoln Rose (NCAA.com)[20]
10:30 p.m.No. 2 Long Beach State vs. Pepperdine3,778[21] [22]
National Championship – Saturday, May 4
8:00 p.m.No. 1 Hawaii vs. No. 2 Long Beach State3,824Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPN2)[23] [24]
[25]

Tournament bracket

[25]

Game summaries

All times Eastern.

National Championship

All-Tournament Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NC Men's Volleyball Championship History NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . April 22, 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Championship Central NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . April 22, 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: NC men's volleyball championship bracket announced for 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . April 22, 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: Men’s Volleyball Earns Top Seed in NCAA Tournament . University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  6. Web site: Luis . Cindy . Hawaii men’s volleyball: Rainbow Warriors top seed in NCAA tournament . hawaiiwarriorworld.com . April 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . Long Beach State University Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  8. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . Pepperdine University Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  9. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . USC Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  10. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . Lewis University Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  11. Web site: 2018-19 Barton Men's Volleyball Schedule . Barton College Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en . April 23, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423001612/http://www.bartonbulldogs.com/sports/mvball/2018-19/schedule . dead .
  12. Web site: 2019 Men's Volleyball Schedule . Princeton University Athletics . April 22, 2019 . en.
  13. Web site: Barton men’s volleyball hosts NCAA playoff match for the first time ever Thursday against Princeton . Barton College Athletics . April 23, 2019 . en . 22 April 2019 . 23 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190423143509/http://www.bartonbulldogs.com/sports/mvball/2018-19/releases/20190422orgdcn . dead .
  14. Web site: Princeton vs Barton DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - April 25th, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . April 26, 2019 . en.
  15. Web site: Men's Volleyball vs Barton on 4/25/2019 - Box Score . Princeton University Athletics . April 26, 2019 . en.
  16. Web site: Lewis vs Southern California DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - April 30th, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . May 2, 2019 . en.
  17. Web site: Men's Volleyball vs Lewis on 4/30/2019 - Box Score . USC Athletics . May 2, 2019 . en.
  18. Web site: Men's Volleyball vs Pepperdine on 4/30/2019 - Box Score . Princeton University Athletics . May 2, 2019 . en.
  19. Web site: Princeton vs Pepperdine DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - April 30th, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . May 2, 2019 . en.
  20. Web site: Lewis vs Hawaii DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - May 2nd, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . May 2, 2019 . en.
  21. Web site: Pepperdine vs Long Beach St. DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - May 2nd, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . May 3, 2019 . en.
  22. Web site: Men's Volleyball vs Pepperdine on 5/2/2019 - Box Score . Long Beach State University Athletics . May 3, 2019 . en.
  23. Web site: Men's Volleyball vs Hawaii on 5/4/2019 - Box Score . Long Beach State University Athletics . May 5, 2019 . en.
  24. Web site: Long Beach St. vs Hawaii DI Men's Volleyball Game Summary - May 4th, 2019 NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . May 5, 2019 . en.
  25. Web site: 2019 NC Men's Volleyball Official Bracket NCAA.com . www.ncaa.com . April 22, 2019 . en.