Champions UCLA (3rd NCAA (6th National) title) Runner-up Long Beach State (2nd NCAA (6th National) title match) Semifinalists Ohio State (1st Final Four)
LSU (2nd Final Four) Winning coach Andy Banachowski (3rd title) Most outstanding player Natalie Williams (UCLA)
Antoinette White (Long Beach State) Final Four All-Tournament Team Natalie Williams (UCLA)
Elaine Youngs (UCLA)
Angie Miller (UCLA)
Antoinette White (Long Beach State)
Christine Romero (Long Beach State)
Danielle Scott (Long Beach State)
Sabrina Hernandez (Long Beach State) | ||
The 1991 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 21, 1991, when UCLA defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match.
UCLA won the program's third NCAA title and successfly defended their 1990 NCAA title by defeating Long Beach State in five games. After losing the first two games by the scores of 15-12, 15-13, UCLA completed off a stunning comeback to take the next three games, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 to win it all.
UCLA's comeback was one of the biggest in NCAA history; only one other team had ever rallied from 2 games to 0 to win in five games in the NCAA national championship (and did not again until 2009). UCLA finished their season 31-5.
The 1991 Final Four was held on the campus of UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.