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2006 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

Tournament details
Dates	May 2006
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	UCLA (19th title)
Runner-up	Penn State (4th title match)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Attendance	8,916 (2,972 per match)
Best player	Steve Klosterman (UCLA)
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The 2006 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 37th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania during May 2006.

UCLA defeated Penn State in the final match, 3–0 (30–27, 30–27, 30–27), to win their nineteenth national title. The Bruins (26–12) were coached by Al Scates. This was Scates' final title before retiring in 2012; Scates was with the Bruins for all 19 of their championships.

UCLA's Steve Klosterman was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Klosterman, along with six other players, 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.

Tournament bracket

• Site: Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania

All tournament team

• Steve Klosterman, UCLA (Most outstanding player)
• Damien Scott, UCLA
• Dennis Gonzalez, UCLA
• Dan O'Dell, Penn State
• Matt Proper, Penn State
• Nate Meerstein, Penn State
• Jayson Jablonsky, UC Irvine

See also

• NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)

References

1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

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