| NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament | |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Dates: | May 1–7 |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Champions: | Hawai'i (2nd title) |
| Runner-Up: | Long Beach State |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Attendance: | 12566 |
| Player Label: | Most Outstanding Player |
| Player: | Spyros Chakas (Hawai'i) |
| Prevseason: | 2021 |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with play-in matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles from May 1 to 7, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.[1] Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State for their second consecutive national championship 3–0 (the school's 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).
All opening round matches were streamed on PAC-12.com. The semifinals were on live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 broadcast the National Championship on May 7.
The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | Hawai'i | 24-5 | Tournament champions | [2] | ||
| style= | North Greenville | 20–5 | Tournament champions | |||
| style= | Princeton | 16–12 | Tournament champions | |||
| style= | Ball State | 23–3 | Tournament champions | |||
| style= | Pepperdine | 19–9 | Tournament champions | |||
| style= | Long Beach State | Big West | 20–5 | At–Large | [3] | |
| style= | UCLA | MPSF | 21–4 | At–Large |
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Sunday, May 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Princeton vs. North Greenville | 0–3 (21–25, 18–25, 38–40)[6] | 538 | Darren Preston[7] | Keith Murlless, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 3 | ||||||
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Pepperdine | 3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19)[8] | 1,814 | Darren Preston | Ray Mink, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. North Greenville | 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–16)[9] | Dean Hoskin, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 5 | ||||||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. UCLA | 3–2 (18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–10, 16–14)[10] | 4,430 | Brendan Gulick[11] | Ray Mink, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Ball State vs. Hawai'i | 2–3 (26–28, 25–19, 25–20, 20–25, 11–15)[12] | Keith Murlless, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin | ||
| National Championship – Saturday, May 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i | 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25) | 5,784 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett[13] | Dean Hoskin, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |