 SDSU was seeded second with a 2-1 record, Ball State was third seed and Army was seeded fourth.In their semi-final UCSD defeated Ball State 3-0 (15-5, 15-7, 15-10) while Long Beach State defeated Army 3-0 (15-5, 15-1, 15-2), setting up a championship final between San Diego State and Long Beach State.A record crowd showed up at the San Diego Sports Arena for the championship final.