The 1985 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 16th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California during May 1985.
Pepperdine defeated USC in the final match, 3–1 (10–15, 15–10, 15–7, 15–3), to win their second national title. The Waves (25–2) were coached by Marv Dunphy.
Pepperdines's Bob Ctvrtlik was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Ctvrtlik, along with six other players, comprised the 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 PreviousBall State8th1984George Mason2nd1984Pepperdine6th1984USC6th1982
Tournament bracket Site: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
All tournament team Bob Ctvrtlik, Pepperdine (Most outstanding player) Bill Yardley, USC Rudy Dvorak, USC Chao Ying Zhang, USC Troy Tanner, Pepperdine Matt Rigg, Pepperdine Mike Fitzgerald, Pepperdine
See also 1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament 1985 NCAA Division II women's volleyball tournament 1985 NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament
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