2017 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 48th edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, open to teams from both Division I and II. The tournament was held May 2, 4, & 6 at St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio, hosted by Ohio State University.[1] The Ohio State Buckeyes won their second consecutive National Championship and third overall.[2]

2017 NCAA National Collegiate men's volleyball tournament
Tournament details
DatesMay 2–6, 2017
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsOhio State (3rd title)
Runner-upBYU
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Most Outstanding PlayerNicolas Szerszeń (Ohio State)
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Qualification

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The champions of Conference Carolinas, the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association, and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation received automatic bids to the tournament, while two other teams were selected at large.[3]

  • Automatic bids
  • At large bids
    • BYU: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
    • Hawai'i: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Tournament bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, May 2
Semifinals
Thursday, May 4
Championship
Saturday, May 6
1 Ohio State 25 25 25
4 Hawaii 23 27 17 25 15 4 Hawaii 23 18 19
5 Penn State 25 25 25 14 4 1 Ohio State 25 25 25
3 BYU 19 20 22
2 Long Beach State 20 18 23
3 BYU 25 25 25 3 BYU 25 25 25
6 Barton 19 11 15

All-Tournament Team

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  • Christy Blough – Ohio State
  • Driss Guessous – Ohio State
  • Maxime Hervoir – Ohio State
  • Blake Leeson – Ohio State
  • Brenden Sander – BYU
  • Nicolas Szerszeń – Ohio State (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Stjin van Tilburg – Hawaii

Broadcasts

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TWCS Hawaii carried the Hawaii first round match. The semifinals were streamed on NCAA.com and the championship match was broadcast on ESPN2.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Committee announces championship selections". NCAA.com. NCAA. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Ohio State wins back to back titles". May 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "NCAA Committee announces championship selections". NCAA.com. NCAA. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.