| NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Dates: | April 30- May 6 |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Winners: | UCLA (20th title) |
| Second: | Hawai'i |
| Coach: | John Speraw |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Attendance: | 14773 |
| Award Title: | Most Outstanding Player |
| Award: | Alex Knight (UCLA) |
| Prev Season: | 2022 |
| Next Season: | 2024 |
The 2023 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 52nd 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 three opening rounds matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the George Mason University from April 30 to May 6, 2023, at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.[1]
All opening round matches were streamed on ESPN+. The semifinals were live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 has the National Championship on May 6 with ESPN+ simulcasting it. ESPN3 carried a Spanish language broadcast of the Championship for the first time in the Men's Tourney history.[2]
The UCLA Bruins defeated Hawai'i to win the program's 20th national title. The win secured John Speraw his fourth national title as a head coach but his first national title at UCLA. He previously won 3 as head coach at UC Irvine.[3] With the win, the Bruins have 121 NCAA National Championships, second only to Stanford.[4]
The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 1 p.m. EDT.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style= | Hawai'i | 28-2 | Tournament champions | [5] [6] | ||
| style= | King | 16–15 | Tournament champions | [7] | ||
| style= | Penn State | 26–3 | Tournament champions | [8] | ||
| style= | Ohio State | 22–9 | Tournament champions | [9] | ||
| style= | UCLA | 29–2 | Tournament champions | [10] | ||
| style= | Long Beach State | Big West | 20–4 | At–Large | [11] | |
| style= | Grand Canyon | MPSF | 20–7 | At–Large | [12] |
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opening Round – Sunday, April 30[14] | ||||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Ohio State vs. King | 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 36–34)[15] [16] | 1,910 | Rob Espero & Jay Hosack | Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 2 | ||||||
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Grand Canyon | 3–1 (22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23)[17] | 2,139 | Rob Espero & Jay Hosack[18] | Devonie McLarty, Ron Pelham, Chad Zimmerman |
| 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Penn State vs. Ohio State | 3–1 (25–22, 24–26, 25–13, 26–24)[19] [20] | Chad Zimmerman, Devonie McLarty, Ron Pelham | ||
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Long Beach State | 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–19)[21] | 3,782 | Lincoln Rose & Jay Hosack[22] | Chad Zimmerman, Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. Penn State | 3–2 (25–20, 25–23, 16–25, 23–25, 15–10)[23] | Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman, Ron Pelham | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 6 | ||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Hawai'i | 3–1 (28–26, 31–33, 25–21, 25–21)[24] | 6,942 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPN2) Rigoberto Plascencia & Alex Pombo (ESPN3 SAP) | Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman |
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