2022 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with play-in matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles from May 1 to 7, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.^[1] Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State for their second consecutive national championship 3–0 (the school's 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).

2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament

Tournament details
Dates	May 1–7
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Hawai'i (2nd title)
Runner-up	Long Beach State
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Attendance	12,566 (2,094 per match)
Most Outstanding Player	Spyros Chakas (Hawai'i)
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All opening round matches were streamed on PAC-12.com. The semifinals were on live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 broadcast the National Championship on May 7.

Bids

The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT.

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Source
Hawai'i	Big West	24-5	Tournament champions	[2]
North Greenville	Conference Carolinas	20–5	Tournament champions	[2]
Princeton	EIVA	16–12	Tournament champions	[2]
Ball State	MIVA	23–3	Tournament champions	[2]
Pepperdine	MPSF	19–9	Tournament champions	[2]
Long Beach State	Big West	20–5	At–Large	[3]
UCLA	MPSF	21–4	At–Large	[3]

Schedule and results

All times Pacific.^[4][5]

Match	Time	Matchup	Score	Attendance	Broadcasters	Referees
Opening Round – Sunday, May 1
1	5:00 p.m.	Princeton vs. North Greenville	0–3 (21–25, 18–25, 38–40)[6]	538	Darren Preston[7]	Keith Murlless, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 3
2	5:00 p.m.	UCLA vs. Pepperdine	3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19)[8]	1,814	Darren Preston[7]	Ray Mink, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
3	7:30 p.m.	Hawai'i vs. North Greenville	3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–16)[9]			Dean Hoskin, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
Semifinals – Thursday, May 5
4	5:00 p.m.	Long Beach State vs. UCLA	3–2 (18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–10, 16–14)[10]	4,430	Brendan Gulick[11]	Ray Mink, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
5	7:30 p.m.	Ball State vs. Hawai'i	2–3 (26–28, 25–19, 25–20, 20–25, 11–15)[12]			Keith Murlless, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin
National Championship – Saturday, May 7
6	5:00 p.m.	Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i	0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25)	5,784	Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett[13]	Dean Hoskin, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin

Bracket

	Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ UCLA					Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 3 P12+ UCLA					Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com					National Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2
											1	Long Beach State	3
											4	UCLA	2
						4	UCLA	3
						5	Pepperdine	1
																1	Long Beach State	0
																3	Hawai'i	3
											2	Ball State	2
											3	Hawai'i	3
						3	Hawai'i	3
	6	Princeton	0			7	North Greenville	0
	7	North Greenville	3

All Tournament Team

• Spyros Chakas, Hawai'i (Most Outstanding Player)
• Dimitrius Mouchlias, Hawai'i
• Aleksandar Nikolov, Long Beach State
• Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
• Jakob Thelle, Hawai'i
• Quinn Isaacson, Ball State
• Ethan Champlin, UCLA

References

1. "UCLA MVB Schedule Released; SAC Invite on Nov. 12-13". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
2. "N. Greenville, Hawai'i, Princeton, Ball St., Pepperdine clinch NCAA men's volleyball bids". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
3. "Long Beach State men's volleyball receives top overall seed in NCAA Tournament". CBS News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
4. "All seven teams to compete at 2022 men's volleyball finals site". NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
5. "Complete tournament schedule, matchups". NCAA. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
6. "North Greenville University men's volleyball makes history, wins NCAA Tournament game". Greenville News. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
7. "Opening Round broadcaster". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
8. "Deep UCLA men's volleyball team ousts Pepperdine, reaches NCAA semifinals". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
9. "Hawaii opens NCAA Tournament with an easy sweep of North Greenville". Star Advertiser. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
10. "Alex Nikolov leads Long Beach State over UCLA to advance to NCAA championship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
11. "Semifinals broadcaster". Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
12. "Hawaii rallies past Ball State to advance to NCAA men's volleyball title match". Star Advertiser. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
13. "Top-Seeded Long Beach State Will Face UCLA in the Final Four on Thursday". Long Beach State athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2022.