1984 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

The 1984 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the fourth year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. It began with 28 teams and ended on December 16 when UCLA defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match.

1984 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
ChampionsUCLA (1st NCAA (4th national) title)
Runner-upStanford (1st title match)
Semifinalists
  • San Jose State (1st Final Four)
  • Pacific (3rd Final Four)
Winning coachAndy Banachowski (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Michelle Boyette (UCLA)
  • Merja Connolly (UCLA)
  • Liz Masakayan (UCLA)
  • Bobbi Broer (Stanford)
  • Kim Oden (Stanford)
  • Susan Compton (Stanford)

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.[1]

In the consolation match, Pacific defeated San Jose State to claim third place.

Brackets

West regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Stanford 3  
      Colorado State 0  
  Arizona State 1
    Colorado State 3  
      Stanford 3
    Southern California 2
    San Diego State 3  
  BYU 0  
  San Diego State 0
      Southern California 3  
  Pepperdine 2
    Southern California 3  

Mideast regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Pacific 3  
      Penn State 0  
  Penn State 3
    Northwestern 2  
      Pacific 3
    Nebraska 1
    Nebraska 3  
  Pittsburgh 0  
  Nebraska 3
      Western Michigan 1  
  Western Michigan 3
    Illinois State 1  

South regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    UCLA 3  
      Duke 0  
  South Carolina 1
    Duke 3  
      UCLA 3
    Texas 1
    Texas 3  
  Lamar 0  
  Texas 3
      Tennessee 1  
  Eastern Kentucky 0
    Tennessee 3  

Northwest regional

  First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
                           
       
    Cal Poly 2  
      Fresno State 3  
  Fresno State 3
    UCSB 1  
      Fresno State 0
    San Jose State 3
    San Jose State 3  
  Purdue 1  
  San Jose State 3
      Oregon 1  
  Oregon 3
    Hawaiʻi 2  

Final Four - Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  Stanford 3  
  Pacific 0    
      Stanford 2
      UCLA 3
  UCLA 3    
  San Jose State 0   Third place
 
Pacific 3
  San Jose State 1

See also

References

  1. "After trailing 12-4, UCLA women rally to win NCAA volleyball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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