# 2023 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2023 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 52nd edition of the NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Championship, an annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I and Division II men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single-elimination tournament began with three opening rounds matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the George Mason University from April 30 to May 6, 2023, at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Virginia.
All opening round matches were streamed on ESPN+. The semifinals were live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 has the National Championship on May 6 with ESPN+ simulcasting it. ESPN3 carried a Spanish language broadcast of the Championship for the first time in the Men's Tourney history.
The UCLA Bruins defeated Hawai'i to win the program's 20th national title. The win secured John Speraw his fourth national title as a head coach but his first national title at UCLA. He previously won 3 as head coach at UC Irvine. With the win, the Bruins have 121 NCAA National Championships, second only to Stanford.

## Bids

The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 1 p.m. EDT.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth |
| Hawai'i | Big West | 28-2 | Tournament champions |
| King | Conference Carolinas | 16–15 | Tournament champions |
| Penn State | EIVA | 26–3 | Tournament champions |
| Ohio State | MIVA | 22–9 | Tournament champions |
| UCLA | MPSF | 29–2 | Tournament champions |
| Long Beach State | Big West | 20–4 | At–Large |
| Grand Canyon | MPSF | 20–7 | At–Large |

## Schedule and results

All times Eastern.
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
| Opening Round – Sunday, April 30 |||||||
| 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Ohio State vs. King | 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 36–34) | 1,910 | Rob Espero & Jay Hosack | Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 2 |||||||
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Grand Canyon | 3–1 (22–25, 25–17, 25–22, 25–23) | 2,139 | Rob Espero & Jay Hosack | Devonie McLarty, Ron Pelham, Chad Zimmerman |
| 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Penn State vs. Ohio State | 3–1 (25–22, 24–26, 25–13, 26–24) | 2,139 | Rob Espero & Jay Hosack | Chad Zimmerman, Devonie McLarty, Ron Pelham |
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 4 |||||||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Long Beach State | 3–0 (25–16, 25–14, 25–19) | 3,782 | Lincoln Rose & Jay Hosack | Chad Zimmerman, Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. Penn State | 3–2 (25–20, 25–23, 16–25, 23–25, 15–10) | 3,782 | Lincoln Rose & Jay Hosack | Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman, Ron Pelham |
| Championship – Saturday, May 6 |||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Hawai'i | 3–1 (28–26, 31–33, 25–21, 25–21) | 6,942 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett (ESPN2) Rigoberto Plascencia & Alex Pombo (ESPN3 SAP) | Ron Pelham, Devonie McLarty, Chad Zimmerman |

## Bracket

| Opening Round Sunday, April 30 ESPN+ | Opening Round Sunday, April 30 ESPN+ | Opening Round Sunday, April 30 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 2 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 2 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 2 ESPN+ | Semifinals Thursday, May 4 NCAA.com | Semifinals Thursday, May 4 NCAA.com | Semifinals Thursday, May 4 NCAA.com | Championship Saturday, May 6 ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN3 (SAP) | Championship Saturday, May 6 ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN3 (SAP) | Championship Saturday, May 6 ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN3 (SAP) |
| | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Long Beach State | 0 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Grand Canyon | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hawai'i | 1 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | Ohio State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7 | King | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

## All Tournament Team

* Jakob Thelle, Hawai’i
* Brett Wildman, Penn State
* Mason Briggs, Long Beach State
* Dimitrios Mouchlias, Hawai’i
* Ido David, UCLA
* Troy Gooch, UCLA
* Alex Knight, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
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