1981 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
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1981 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament | |
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Champions | Southern California (1st NCAA (4th national) title) |
Runner-up | UCLA (1st NCAA (7th national) title match) |
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Chuck Erbe (1st title) |
Final Four All-Tournament Team |
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The 1981 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the first year that the NCAA sponsored women's volleyball, following 12 years in which the AIAW conducted the women's national intercollegiate championships. The tournament consisted of just 20 teams.
The Final Four was held on the campus of UCLA, where the heavily favored[1] Bruins lost in the national title match against Southern California in five games: 9-15, 15-7, 10-15, 15-13, 15-7. Southern California finished the year 27-10.[2]
In the consolation match, San Diego State swept Pacific, 3-0, to claim third place.
Regionals
Northwest regional
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Hawaiʻi | 3 | ||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||
Pepperdine | 1 | ||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | ||||||||||
Hawaiʻi | 1 | ||||||||||
USC | 3 | ||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||
USC | 3 |
Mideast regional
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
Pacific | 3 | ||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | ||||||||||
Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | ||||||||||
Pacific | 3 | ||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | ||||||||||
Cal Poly | 3 | ||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 |
South regional
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | ||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | ||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | ||||||||||
Stanford | 2 | ||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | ||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 |
West regional
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | ||||||||||
New Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 0 | ||||||||||
San Diego State | 3 | ||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 0 | ||||||||||
BYU | 2 | ||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 3 |
Final Four – Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
UCLA | 3 | ||||||
San Diego State | 1 | ||||||
UCLA | 2 | ||||||
USC | 3 | ||||||
USC | 3 | ||||||
Pacific | 2 | Third place | |||||
San Diego State | 3 | ||||||
Pacific | 0 |
NCAA Tournament record
There is one NCAA tournament record that was set during the 1981 tournament that still stands today.
- Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Jayne Gibson, Pacific - 15 (2 vs. Penn State, 4 vs. Cal Poly, 6 vs. Southern California, 3 vs. San Diego State)
References
- ^ "USC, UCLA Gain NCAA Volleyball Women's Final" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
- ^ 1981-12-21. "USC's Women Win NCAA Title" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
External links
- Full bracket in PDF format Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
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