The 1976 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the seventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's college volleyball. The tournament was played at Irving Gymnasium at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
UCLA defeated Pepperdine in the final match, 3–0 (18–16, 15–9, 15–11), to win their sixth, and third consecutive, national title.
UCLA's Joe Mica was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. An All-tournament team of seven players was also named.
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 PreviousOhio State2nd1975Pepperdine1stNeverSpringfield3rd1974UCLA6th1975
Tournament bracket Site: Irving Gymnasium, Muncie, Indiana
All tournament team Joe Mica, UCLA (Most outstanding player) Marc Waldie, Ohio State Dave Olbright, UCLA Fred Sturm, UCLA Denny Cline, UCLA Ted Dodd, Pepperdine Martin Nora, Pepperdine
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