Dates and site: The semifinals and final will be played May 3 and 5 at the Pyramid Arena in Long Beach, California. Long Beach State University will host.

Field: The championship field includes four teams -- one each from the West, Midwest and East regions and one selected at-large.

2000 champion: UCLA.

Top team contenders: Brigham Young, Hawaii, UCLA, Stanford, Pepperdine.

Players to watch: Mike Wall, Brigham Young; Costas Theocharidis, Hawaii; Adam Naeve, UCLA; Curt Toppel, Stanford; Scott Wong, Pepperdine.

UCLA coach Al Scates recorded his 1,000th career coaching victory February 4 with a 3-1 win at Pepperdine.