ley ball , ▁so ▁all ▁si xty ▁NCAA ▁beach ▁vol ley ball ▁programs , ▁whether ▁from ▁the ▁Division ▁I , ▁Division ▁II , ▁and ▁Division ▁III , ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁field . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁teams ▁were ▁ultimately ▁invited ▁to ▁contest ▁this ▁championship . ▁Three ▁b ids ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁teams ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁Reg ions , ▁and ▁two ▁at - large ▁b ids ▁were ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁remaining ▁teams ▁from ▁either ▁region . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁Format ▁All ▁eight ▁teams ▁were ▁subsequently ▁seed ed ▁and ▁pa ired ▁accordingly ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁double - el im ination ▁style ▁tournament ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁across ▁a ▁three - day ▁span . ▁Match es ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁three - of - five ▁sets . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁NCAA ▁Women ' s ▁Ind oor ▁Vol ley ball ▁Championships ▁( Div ision ▁I , ▁Division ▁II , ▁Division ▁III ) ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Vol ley ball ▁Championship ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Vol ley ball ▁Championship ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Vol ley ball ▁Championship <0x0A> </s> ▁Chief ▁Samuel ▁O lu y em isi ▁F ala e ▁C FR ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ), ▁simply ▁known ▁as ▁O lu ▁F ala e , ▁is ▁a ▁Niger ian ▁bank er , ▁administrator ▁and ▁politician ▁from ▁Ak ure , ▁O nd o