2020 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship
 | |
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Eight |
| Finals site | Investors Group Athletic Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Champions | No champion |
The 2020 U Sports Men's Volleyball Championship was scheduled to be held March 13–15, 2020, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2019–20 U Sports men's volleyball season.[1] The tournament was cancelled on the first day that games were scheduled to be played due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[2] This was the first time that a national championship had not been played since it was first contested in 1967.[3]
The tournament was scheduled to be played at Investors Group Athletic Centre at the University of Manitoba. It would have been the second time that Manitoba had hosted the tournament with the most recent occurring in 1978.[1][4] This also would have been the last set of games for long-time Bisons head coach, Garth Pischke, who retired following this season after 36 years with Manitoba.[1]
Participating teams
[edit]| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 20–2 | 2019 | 6 |
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 15–1 | 1970 | 1 |
| 3 | Queen's Gaels | OUA Champion | 14–4 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | Canada West Finalist | 18–4 | 2015 | 8 |
| 5 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Finalist | 17–1 | None | 0 |
| 6 | McMaster Marauders | OUA Bronze | 15–2 | None | 0 |
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | RSEQ Finalist | 11–5 | 2013 | 4 |
| 8 | Manitoba Bisons | 10th in Canada West (Host) | 8–14 | 2003 | 10 |
Championship bracket
[edit]| First Round: March 13 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Gold Medal Game: March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Manitoba Bisons | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Alberta Golden Bears | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Toronto Varsity Blues | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Montreal Carabins | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Laval Rouge et Or | |||||||||||||
| Bronze Medal Game: March 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Queen's Gaels | |||||||||||||
| 6 | McMaster Marauders | |||||||||||||
Consolation bracket
[edit]| Semi-Finals: March 14 | Fifth Place Game: March 15 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bison men's volleyball to host 2020 U SPORTS National Championship". Manitoba Bisons. December 11, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U Sports Men's and Men's Volleyball Championship cancelled due to COVID-19". U Sports. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "U Sports Volleyball Championship History". usports.ca. U Sports. 18 July 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "U Sports announces 10 national championship hosts in rugby, soccer and volleyball over next two seasons". usports.ca. U Sports. December 11, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ "U Sports Playing Regulations: Men's Volleyball" (PDF). U Sports. September 2019.
- ^ "Men's Volleyball Championship Preview: Trinity Western Spartans named No. 1 seed ahead of national tournament". U Sports. March 8, 2020.