2003 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2003 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 34th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at The Pyramid in Long Beach, California during May 2003.[1]

2003 NCAA men's volleyball tournament
DatesMay 2003
Teams4
ChampionsLewis (Title vacated)
Runners-upBYU (3rd title match)
Matches played3
Attendance8,157 (2,719 per match)
Best playerMexico Gustavo Meyer (Lewis) (Vacated)
← 2002
2004 →

Lewis defeated BYU in the final match, 3–2 (42–44, 30–27, 30–21, 23–30, 15–12), to win their first national title. However, the NCAA Committee on Infractions ultimately vacated the Flyers' tournament appearance, wins, and championship. The championship was not reawarded to BYU. Lewis (29–6), coached by Dave Deuser, would have become the first non-Division I program to win the NCAA men's volleyball tournament. This was also the first final in the tournament’s history where both finalists were from a state other than California. All other finals before had at least one California school participating.

Lewis' Gustavo Meyer was originally named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. However, this award was revoked when Lewis' title was vacated by the NCAA. Additionally, Meyer and teammates Fabiano Barreto and Ryan Stuntz were all removed from the six-man All Tournament Team.

Qualification

Until the creation of the NCAA Men's Division III Volleyball Championship in 2012, there was only a single national championship for men's volleyball. As such, all NCAA men's volleyball programs, whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III, were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
BYU 3rd 2001
Lewis 3rd 1998
Penn State 18th 2002
Pepperdine 12th 2001
  • Note: Lewis' appearance, including their championship, was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Tournament bracket
Semifinals Championship
              
– Lewis (3) 30 29 30 25 15
– Pepperdine (2) 27 31 27 30 13
– Lewis (3) 42 30 30 23 15
– BYU (2) 44 27 21 30 12
– BYU (3) 36 30 28 30
– Penn State (1) 34 25 30 26
  • Note: Lewis' wins were all vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

All tournament team
  • Mexico Gustavo Meyer, Lewis (Most outstanding player) (Vacated)
  • Brazil Fabiano Barreto, Lewis (Vacated)
  • United States Ryan Stuntz, Lewis (Vacated)
  • Brazil Rafael Paal, BYU
  • United States Jonathan Alleman, BYU
  • Mexico Carlos Guerra, Penn State

See also

References
  1. "Men's Volleyball National Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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