# 2022 NCAA men's volleyball tournament

The 2022 NCAA Men's National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 51st 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 play-in matches. The entire tournament was hosted by the University of California Los Angeles from May 1 to 7, 2022 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Hawai'i defeated Long Beach State for their second consecutive national championship 3–0 (the school's 2002 title was vacated due to NCAA violations).
All opening round matches were streamed on PAC-12.com. The semifinals were on live on NCAA.com. ESPN2 broadcast the National Championship on May 7.

## Bids

The tournament field was announced on NCAA.com Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1 p.m. EDT.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth |
| Hawai'i | Big West | 24-5 | Tournament champions |
| North Greenville | Conference Carolinas | 20–5 | Tournament champions |
| Princeton | EIVA | 16–12 | Tournament champions |
| Ball State | MIVA | 23–3 | Tournament champions |
| Pepperdine | MPSF | 19–9 | Tournament champions |
| Long Beach State | Big West | 20–5 | At–Large |
| UCLA | MPSF | 21–4 | At–Large |

## Schedule and results

All times Pacific.
| Match | Time | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Referees |
| Opening Round – Sunday, May 1 |||||||
| 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Princeton vs. North Greenville | 0–3 (21–25, 18–25, 38–40) | 538 | Darren Preston | Keith Murlless, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, May 3 |||||||
| 2 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA vs. Pepperdine | 3–1 (25–23, 22–25, 26–24, 25–19) | 1,814 | Darren Preston | Ray Mink, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Hawai'i vs. North Greenville | 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–16) | 1,814 | Darren Preston | Dean Hoskin, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 5 |||||||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. UCLA | 3–2 (18–25, 18–25, 25–15, 25–10, 16–14) | 4,430 | Brendan Gulick | Ray Mink, Dean Hoskin, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Ball State vs. Hawai'i | 2–3 (26–28, 25–19, 25–20, 20–25, 11–15) | 4,430 | Brendan Gulick | Keith Murlless, Ray Mink, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |
| National Championship – Saturday, May 7 |||||||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | Long Beach State vs. Hawai'i | 0–3 (22–25, 21–25, 20–25) | 5,784 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett | Dean Hoskin, Keith Murlless, Jim Findura, Phil Coughlin |

## Bracket

| Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ UCLA | Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ UCLA | Opening Round Sunday, May 1 P12+ UCLA | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 3 P12+ UCLA | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 3 P12+ UCLA | Quarterfinals Tuesday, May 3 P12+ UCLA | Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com | Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com | Semifinals Thursday, May 5 NCAA.com | National Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 | National Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 | National Championship Saturday, May 7 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UCLA | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Pepperdine | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Long Beach State | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hawai'i | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ball State | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Princeton | 0 | 7 | North Greenville | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | North Greenville | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## All Tournament Team

* Spyros Chakas, Hawai'i (Most Outstanding Player)
* Dimitrius Mouchlias, Hawai'i
* Aleksandar Nikolov, Long Beach State
* Spencer Olivier, Long Beach State
* Jakob Thelle, Hawai'i
* Quinn Isaacson, Ball State
* Ethan Champlin, UCLA