Tournament details | |
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Dates | May 1988 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | USC (3rd title) |
Runner-up | UC Santa Barbara (4th title match) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Attendance | 12,807 (3,202 per match) |
Best player | Jen-Kai Liu (USC) |
The 1988 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 19th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate volleyball. The tournament was played at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana during May 1988.[1]
USC defeated UC Santa Barbara in the final match, 3–2 (15–17, 14–16, 15–10, 15–11, 15–9), to win their third national title. The Trojans (34–4) were coached by Bob Yoder.
USC's Jen-Kai Liu was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Liu, along with five other players, also comprised the All-tournament team.