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1981 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

Volleyball competition

Field	Value
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Caption	NCAA volleyball logo
Year	1981
Champions	Southern California
TitleCount	1st NCAA (4th national)
RunnerUp	UCLA
GameCount	1st NCAA (7th national)
Semifinal1	Pacific
FinalFourCount	1st
Semifinal2	San Diego State
FinalFourCount2	1st
Coach	Chuck Erbe
CoachCount	1st
AllTournamentTeam

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 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.

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

Regionals

Northwest regional

| RD1-team1 = Pepperdine | RD1-score1 = 1 | RD1-team2 = Texas A&M | RD1-score2 = 3

| RD2-team1 = Hawaii | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-team2 = Texas A&M | RD2-score2 = 0

| RD2-team3 = Arizona | RD2-score3 = 0 | RD2-team4 = USC | RD2-score4 = 3

| RD3-team1 = Hawaiʻi | RD3-score1 = 1 | RD3-team2 = USC | RD3-score2 = 3

Mideast regional

| RD1-team1 = Penn State | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-team2 = Cincinnati | RD1-score2 = 0

| RD2-team1 = Pacific | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-team2 = Penn State | RD2-score2 = 2

| RD2-team3 = Cal Poly | RD2-score3 = 3 | RD2-team4 = Northwestern | RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-team1 = Pacific | RD3-score1 = 3 | RD3-team2 = Cal Poly | RD3-score2 = 1

South regional

| RD1-team1 = Purdue | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-team2 = Tennessee | RD1-score2 = 0

| RD2-team1 = UCLA | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-team2 = Purdue | RD2-score2 = 2

| RD2-team3 = Stanford | RD2-score3 = 3 | RD2-team4 = Arizona State | RD2-score4 = 0

| RD3-team1 = UCLA | RD3-score1 = 3 | RD3-team2 = Stanford | RD3-score2 = 2

West regional

| RD1-team1 = New Mexico | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-team2 = Miami (OH) | RD1-score2 = 0

| RD2-team1 = San Diego State | RD2-score1 = 3 | RD2-team2 = New Mexico | RD2-score2 = 1

| RD2-team3 = BYU | RD2-score3 = 2 | RD2-team4 = UC Santa Barbara | RD2-score4 = 3

| RD3-team1 = San Diego State | RD3-score1 = 3 | RD3-team2 = UC Santa Barbara | RD3-score2 = 0

Final Four – [[Pauley Pavilion]], [[Los Angeles]]

| RD1-team1 = UCLA | RD1-score1 = 3 | RD1-team2 = San Diego State | RD1-score2 = 1

| RD1-team3 = USC | RD1-score3 = 3 | RD1-team4 = Pacific | RD1-score4 = 2

| RD2-team1 = UCLA | RD2-score1 = 2 | RD2-team2 = USC | RD2-score2 = 3

| RD2b-team1 = San Diego State | RD2b-score1 = 3 | RD2b-team2 = Pacific | RD2b-score2 = 0

NCAA Tournament record

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

Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Jayne Gibson, Pacific - 15 (2 vs. Penn State, 4 vs. Cal Poly, 6 vs. Southern California, 3 vs. San Diego State)

References

"[https://archive.today/20120730232949/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/655597042.html?dids=655597042:655597042&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+19,+1981&author=ELLIOTT+ALMOND&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=USC,+UCLA+Gain+NCAA+Volleyball+Women's+Final&pqatl=google USC, UCLA Gain NCAA Volleyball Women's Final]" ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.
1981-12-21. "[https://archive.today/20120714051730/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/655618692.html?dids=655618692:655618692&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+21,+1981&author=ELLIOTT+ALMOND&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=USC's+Women+Win+NCAA+Title&pqatl=google USC's Women Win NCAA Title]" ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved on 2009-1-12.

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