The 1984 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the fourth year of the

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. It began with 28 teams and ended on December 16 when

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3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match. UCLA claimed the program's first NCAA national title after two previous runner-up finishes. In the deciding fifth game against Stanford, UCLA was down 12-4, but with heroics from Liz Masakayan, the Bruins scored 11 straight points and eventually won the game 15-13. In the consolation match,

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to claim third place.

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Mideast regional

South regional

Northwest regional

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