Football tournament season
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | May 1988 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | USC (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | UC Santa Barbara (4th title match) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Attendance | 12,807 (3,202 per match) |
| Best player | Jen-Kai Liu (USC) |
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The 1988 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 19th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana during May 1988.
USC defeated UC Santa Barbara in the final match, 3–2 (15–17, 14–16, 15–10, 15–11, 15–9), to win their third national title. The Trojans (34–4) were coached by Bob Yoder.
USC's Jen-Kai Liu was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Liu, along with five other players, also comprised the All-tournament team.
Qualification
Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.
| Team | Appearance | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 9th | 1985 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 6th | 1975 |
| George Mason | 3rd | 1985 |
| USC | 9th | 1987 |
Tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| George Mason (0) | 9 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara (2) | 17 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| USC (3) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| USC (3) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Ball State (0) | 7 | 7 | 11 | Third place | |||||||||||||
| George Mason (1) | 16 | 13 | 9 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Ball State (3) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||||
All tournament team
- Jen-Kai Liu, USC (Most outstanding player)
- Tom Duke, USC
- Bryan Ivie, USC
- Mike Lauterman, USC
- David Rottman, UC Santa Barbara
- John Wallace, UC Santa Barbara
See also
- NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
- NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
References
- "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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