The 1971
NCAA men's volleyball tournament
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was the second annual tournament to determine the national champion of
NCAA
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men's college
volleyball
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. The tournament was played at
Pauley Pavilion
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in
Los Angeles, California
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.
Like the previous year, the format of this championship consisted of a preliminary, four-team round robin to determine seeding for a subsequent single-elimination tournament.
UCLA
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defeated
UC Santa Barbara
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, 3–0 (15–6, 17–15, 17–15), in the championship match to win their second consecutive national title. UCLA's
Kirk Kilgour
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and UC Santa Barbara's
Tim Bonynge were named the ''Most Outstanding Players'' of the tournament.
Qualification
Until the creation of the
NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship
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in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all
NCAA
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men's volleyball programs (whether from the
University Division
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, or the
College Division
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) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.
Round robin
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Bracket
*Site:
Pauley Pavilion
Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. Th ...
,
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All tournament team
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Kirk Kilgour
Kirk Kilgour (December 28, 1947 – July 10, 2002) was an American volleyball player.
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Kilgour also worked as a consultant on Extreme Ghostbusters
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, UCLA (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
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Tom Bonynge, UC Santa Barbara (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
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Ed Machado, UCLA
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Dale Flannery, Ball State
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Jorn Oulie, UC Santa Barbara
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Larry Griebenow, UCLA
See also
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NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship
The NCAA men's volleyball tournament, officially titled the NCAA national collegiate men's volleyball championship, is an annual competition that determines the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in American college men ...
References
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