1981 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

1981 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
Champions Southern California (1st NCAA (4th National) title)
Runner-up UCLA (1st NCAA (7th National) title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Chuck Erbe (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Jeanne Beauprey (UCLA)
  • Jayne Gibson (Pacific)
  • Patty Orozco (UCLA)
  • Linda Robertson (UCLA)
  • Dana Smith (Southern California)
  • Cathy Stukel (Southern California)

The 1981 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament was the first year that the NCAA sponsored women's volleyball, following 12 years in which the AIAW conducted the women's national intercollegiate championships. The tournament consisted of just 20 teams.

The Final Four was held on the campus of UCLA, where the heavily favored[1] Bruins lost in the national title match against Southern California in five games: 9-15, 15-7, 10-15, 15-13, 15-7. Southern California finished the year 27-10.[2]

In the consolation match, San Diego State swept Pacific, 3-0, to claim third place.

Regionals

Northwest regional

  First round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                               
   Pepperdine  1   
     Texas A&M  3       Texas A&M  0   
     Hawaiʻi  3     
       Hawaiʻi  1   
       Southern California  3 
   Arizona  0     
   Southern California  3 

Mideast regional

  First round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                               
   Penn State  3   
     Cincinnati  0       Penn State  2   
     Pacific  3     
       Pacific  3   
       Cal Poly  1 
   Cal Poly  3     
   Northwestern  0 

South regional

  First round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                               
   Purdue  3   
     Tennessee  0       Purdue  2   
     UCLA  3     
       UCLA  3   
       Stanford  2 
   Stanford  3     
   Arizona State  0 

West regional

  First round Regional Semifinal Regional Final
                                               
   New Mexico  3   
     Miami (Oh.)  0       New Mexico  0   
     San Diego State  3     
       San Diego State  3   
       UCSB  0 
   BYU  2     
   UCSB  3 

Final Four – Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

  Semi finals Final
 
 UCLA   3   
 San Diego State   1   
 
 
     UCLA   2 
   Southern California   3 
Third place
   
 Southern California   3   San Diego State   3 
 Pacific   2     Pacific   0 

NCAA Tournament record

There is one NCAA tournament record that was set during the 1981 tournament that still stands today.

References

  1. ↑ "USC, UCLA Gain NCAA Volleyball Women's Final" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
  2. ↑ 1981-12-21. "USC's Women Win NCAA Title" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.

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