2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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2020 NCAA women's Division Ivolleyball tournament
Finals site CHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Champions Kentucky (1st title)
Runner-up Texas (7th title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Craig Skinner (1st title)
Most outstanding player Madison Lilley (Kentucky)
Final Four All-Tournament Team Alli Stumler (Kentucky)
Avery Skinner (Kentucky)
Brionne Butler (Texas)
Logan Eggleston (Texas)
Samantha Drechsel (Washington)
Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
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The 2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on April 14, 2021, and concluded on April 24 at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was announced on April 4, 2021. [1] Typically held in the fall, this edition of the tournament was held in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Kentucky beat Texas in the final to claim the first national volleyball championship not only for Kentucky, but also for its home of the Southeastern Conference. [2]

Tournament schedule and venues

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Omaha
2021 NCAA tournament venues

First round, second round and Regional semifinals (April 14, 15 and 18)

Regional Finals, National semifinals and championship (April 19, 22 and 24)

All games were played at the CHI Health Center Omaha. Twelve courts were built in the Convention Center portion of the building, 8 for practices and 4 for games. Attendance was limited to 80 people per game for the first and second rounds, mostly consisting of team family members. Additional fans were admitted as teams went home. Games moved from the convention center to the CHI Health Center Omaha arena for the regional finals, semifinals, and national championship. [1]

Qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament. Only 30 conference champions [3] received automatic qualifiers after the Big West Conference [4] and Ivy League [5] chose not to have a 2020 fall or 2021 spring season. This was the first tournament appearance for North Carolina A&T and Utah Valley. [6]

ConferenceTeamRecord
ACC Louisville 14−2
America East UMBC 11–3
American UCF 16−1
ASUN Lipscomb 17−2
Atlantic 10 Dayton 13−1
Big 12 Texas 23–1
Big East Creighton 12–3
Big Sky Weber State 18–1
Big South High Point 16–0
Big Ten Wisconsin 13–0
Big West Big West Conference season canceled
Colonial Towson 6–0
C-USA Western Kentucky 21–0
Horizon Wright State 16–1
Ivy Ivy League season canceled
MAAC Rider 7–4
MAC Bowling Green 22–1
MEAC North Carolina A&T 11–1
Missouri Valley Illinois State 16–5
Mountain West UNLV 12–0
Northeast LIU 9–5
Ohio Valley Morehead State 16–1
Pac-12 Washington 17–3
Patriot Army West Point 16–2
SEC Kentucky 19–1
Southern Samford 15–3
Southland Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14–4
SWAC Jackson State 11–0
Summit South Dakota 15–6
Sun Belt Texas State 30–8
West Coast BYU 16–1
WAC Utah Valley 14–5

Tournament seeds

Top Left Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
128 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic13–0
836 Florida SEC At-Large19–3
957 Ohio State Big Ten At-Large15–3
1613 BYU WCC Automatic16–1
16 Bowling Green MAC Automatic22–1
8 Creighton Big East Automatic12–3
76 Missouri SEC At-Large15–7
25 Morehead State OVC Automatic16–1
100 Rider MAAC Automatic7–4
50 South Dakota Summit Automatic15–6
61 UCLA Pac-12 At–Large14–6
6 Weber State Big Sky Automatic18–1
Bottom Left Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
43 Texas Big 12 Automatic23–1
552 Nebraska Big Ten At-Large14–2
1210 Baylor Big 12 At-Large19–6
1385 Penn State Big Ten At-Large9–5
121 North Carolina A&T MEAC Automatic11–1
37 Pepperdine WCC At–Large16–3
24 Rice C-USA At-Large16–5
49 Samford SoCon Automatic15–3
33 Texas State Sun Belt Automatic30–8
46 UMBC America East Automatic11–3
42 Utah Valley WAC Automatic14–5
18 Wright State Horizon Automatic16–1
Top Right Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
321 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large15–2
648 Washington Pac-12 Automatic17–3
1112 Louisville ACC Automatic14−2
1475 Utah Pac-12 At–Large16–4
29 Dayton A-10 Automatic13−1
34 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large13–4
78 Lipscomb ASUN Automatic17–2
189 LIU NEC Automatic9−5
20 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large16–4
58 San Diego WCC At–Large12–4
59 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Automatic14–4
2 Towson CAA Automatic6–0
Bottom Right Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
232 Kentucky SEC Automatic19–1
753 Purdue Big Ten At-Large14–6
1054 Oregon Pac-12 At-Large14–4
1590 Washington State Pac-12 At-Large11–4
1 Army West Point Patriot Automatic16–2
17 High Point Big South Automatic16–0
40 Illinois State MVC Automatic16–5
70 Jackson State SWAC Automatic11–0
15 Notre Dame ACC At-Large14–3
5 UCF AAC Automatic16−1
7 UNLV Mountain West Automatic12–0
14 Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic21–0

Bracket

Top Left Regional

First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 17 & 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
1 Wisconsin 3
Weber State 0
Bowling Green 1
Weber State 3
1 Wisconsin 3
16 BYU 0
Rider 0
UCLA 3
UCLA 0
16 BYU 3
1 Wisconsin 3
8 Florida 2
9 Ohio State 3
Missouri 0
Missouri 3
South Dakota 0
9 Ohio State 1
8 Florida 3
Morehead State 3
Creighton 2
Morehead State 0
8 Florida 3

Schedule

First round

April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Bowling Green1–3Weber State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Kevin Wendleboe, Kendrick Paulson, Ben Goodwin
(18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 21–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Rider0–3UCLA CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Daphne Nelson, Ken Corum, Nathaniel Wagner
(12–25, 8–25, 9–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Missouri3–0South Dakota CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Chad Klunck, Paul Albright, Ben Goodwin, Thomas Berg
(25–21, 25–17, 25–15)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Morehead State3–2Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lena Gustafason, Jim Kuziela, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
(22–25, 25–23, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13)
Result Report

Second round

April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin3–0Weber State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Mike Hamilton, Thomas Berg, Craig Wiedel
(25–17, 25–19, 25–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
UCLA0–3(16) BYU CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Kevin Wendleboe, Ken Corum, Henry Chen
(24–26, 29–31, 17–25)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
(9) Ohio State3–0Missouri CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Jim Kuziela, Craig Wiedel, Kendrick Paulson
(25–17, 25–20, 25–21)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Morehead State0–3(8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Paul Albright, Henry Chem, Ken Corum
(14–25, 19–25, 19–25)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

Due to BYU's "No Sunday Play" policy, the BYU regional semifinal was moved to April 17.
April 17, 2021
7:00 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin3–0(16) BYU CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Dan Swensen
(25–20, 25–17, 25–12)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
6:30 p.m. CDT
(9) Ohio State1–3(8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchane, Julie Voeck, Kendrick Paulson, Bev Michelson
(20–25, 24–26, 25–23, 16–25)
Result Report

Regional final

April 19, 2021
5:30 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin3–2(8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Ken Corum
(30–28, 18–25, 25–22, 18–25, 15–12)
Result Report

Bottom Left Regional

First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
5 Nebraska 3
Texas State 0
Texas State 3
Utah Valley 1
5 Nebraska 3
12 Baylor 0
UMBC 0
Pepperdine 3
Pepperdine 2
12 Baylor 3
5 Nebraska 1
4 Texas 3
13 Penn State 3
North Carolina A&T 0
Rice [upper-alpha 1]
North Carolina A&T WO
13 Penn State 1
4 Texas 3
Samford 0
Wright State 3
Wright State 0
4 Texas 3

Schedule

First round

April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Texas State3–1Utah Valley CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
(25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–22)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
UMBC0–3Pepperdine CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Darin Clark, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
(7–25, 22–25, 24–26)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 pm. CDT
RicevNorth Carolina A&T CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska

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North Carolina A&T advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice
April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Samford0–3Wright State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Jung Park, Brett Myres, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mike Behrens
(20–25, 12–25, 15–25)
Result Report

Second round

April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska3–0Texas State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Julie Voeck, Nathan Wagner, Jeff Krause
(25–18, 25–17, 25–20)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Pepperdine2–3(12) Baylor CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill ThornBurgh, Daphne Nelson, Ben Goodwin, Kyp Harasymowycz
(21–25, 25–22, 25–17, 25–27, 10–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
(13) Penn State3–0North Carolina A&T CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Donna Hess, Jeff Krause, Nathan Wagner
(25–11, 25–19, 25–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Wright State0–3(4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Sergio Gonzalez, Kyp Harasymowycz, Anthony Huber
(12–25, 16–25, 16–25)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

April 18, 2021
1:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska3–0(12) Baylor CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
(25–21, 25–17, 25–19)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
4:00 p.m. CDT
(13) Penn State1–3(4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Kevin Wendelboe, Sarah Myres, Craig Wiedel
(25–23, 18–25, 28–30, 17–25)
Result Report

Regional final

April 19, 2021
1:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska1–3(4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,154
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
(22–25, 25–19, 15–25, 21–25)
Preview Report

Top Right Regional

First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
3 Minnesota 3
Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech 3
Lipscomb 1
3 Minnesota 2
Pittsburgh 3
LIU 0
Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh 3
14 Utah 0
Pittsburgh 2
6 Washington 3
11 Louisville 3
San Diego 1
San Diego 3
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
11 Louisville 2
6 Washington 3
Towson 0
Dayton 3
Dayton 2
6 Washington 3

Schedule

First round

April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Georgia Tech3–1Lipscomb CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Stephen Sheperd, Bev Michelson, Tracy LeVine
(25–21, 16–25, 25–21, 25–19)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
LIU0–3Pittsburgh CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Kaili Kimura, Amber Nicholson, Rena Smith
(24–26, 11–25, 10–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
San Diego3–0Texas A&M-Corpus Christi CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchene, April Fricke, Lisa Kresha, Bev Michelson
(25–13, 25–15, 25–18)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Towson0–3Dayton CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Brad Aaberg, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
(25–15, 25–16, 25–16)
Result Report

Second round

April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(3) Minnesota3–0Georgia Tech CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Chad Klunck, Stephen Shepherd, Bev Michelson, Tyrone Toloy
(25–19, 25–21, 25–18)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Pittsburgh3–0(14) Utah CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Amber Nicholson, Sarah Myres
(25–16, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
(11) Louisville3–1San Diego CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lena Gustafson, Darin Clark, Tyrone Toloy, Lisa Kresha
(14–25, 25–23, 25–17, 29–27)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Dayton2–3(6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ryan Mac Dowell, April Fricke, Sarah Meyer, Amber Nicholson
(18–25, 23–25, 26–24, 25–21, 11–15)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

April 18, 2021
12:00 p.m. CDT
(3) Minnesota2–3Pittsburgh CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Brett Myres, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
(25–21, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25, 11–15)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
3:41 p.m. CDT
(11) Louisville2–3(6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Stephen Shepherd, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
(23–25, 25–21, 25–21, 14–25, 13–15)
Result Report

Regional final

April 19, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Pittsburgh2–3(6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
(25–20, 25–21, 16–25, 24–26, 9–15)
Result Report

Bottom Right Regional

First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
7 Purdue 3
High Point 0
UCF 2
High Point 3
7 Purdue 3
10 Oregon 1
Army West Point 1
Notre Dame 3
Notre Dame 0
10 Oregon 3
7 Purdue 0
2 Kentucky 3
15 Washington State 2
Western Kentucky 3
Western Kentucky 3
Jackson State 0
Western Kentucky 0
2 Kentucky 3
Illinois State 1
UNLV 3
UNLV 0
2 Kentucky 3

Schedule

First round

April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
UCF2–3High Point CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Mike Hamilton, Sarah Myres, Dan Swenson
(22–25, 25–19, 25–21, 23–25, 11–15)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Army West Point1–3Notre Dame CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill Stanley, Sergio Gonzalez, Tyrone Toloy, Deanna Schneyer
(25–23, 22–25, 17–25, 11–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Western Kentucky3–0Jackson State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Ron Pelham, Dan Swenson, Sarah Myres
(25–12, 25–16, 25–12)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Illinois State1–3UNLV CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Craig Wiedel, Tyrone Toloy
(21–25, 21–25, 25–20, 17–25)
Result Report

Second round

April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue3–0High Point CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Rena Smith, Dan Swensen
(26–24, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Notre Dame0–3(10) Oregon CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchene, Brett Myres, Bev Michelson, Deanna Schneyer
(17–25, 22–25, 13–25)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
(15) Washington State2–3Western Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill Stanley, Kaili Kimura, Dan Swensen, Rena Smith
(22–25, 20–25, 25–21, 25–17, 10–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
UNLV0–3(2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Jung Park, Ron Pelham, Ben Goodwin, Tracy LeVine
(16–25, 19–25, 18–25)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

April 18, 2021
7:30 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue3–1(10) Oregon CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Sergio Gonzalez, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
(25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 26–24)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
9:00 p.m. CDT
Western Kentucky0–3(2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Nathaniel Wagner
(20–25, 16–25, 10–25)
Result Report

Regional final

April 19, 2021
8:00 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue0–3(2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,520
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Henry Chen, Bev Michelson
(23–25, 20–25, 16–25)
Result Report

Final four

National semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 22
National championship
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 24
      
1 Wisconsin 0
4 Texas 3
4 Texas 1
2 Kentucky 3
6 Washington 1
2 Kentucky 3

National semifinals

April 22, 2021
8:30 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin0–3(4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,948
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Bev Michelson, Henry Chen
(24–26, 19–25, 23–25)
Result Report
April 22, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(6) Washington1–3(2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,948
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Julie Voeck, Tyrone Toloy, Ben Goodwin
(18–25, 25–23, 23–25, 17–25)
Result Report

National championship

April 24, 2021
7:00 p.m. CDT
(4) Texas1–3(2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
(25–20, 18–25, 23–25, 22–25)
Result Report

Final Four All-Tournament Team

  • Madison Lilley – Kentucky (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Alli Stumler – Kentucky
  • Avery Skinner – Kentucky
  • Brionne Butler – Texas
  • Logan Eggleston – Texas
  • Samantha Drechsel – Washington
  • Devyn Robinson – Wisconsin

Media coverage

For the first time ever all matches will air on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 will stream on ESPN3. Initially ESPN didn't plan to provide commentators for these rounds. [7] After criticism from fans and coaches they changed course and announced they would provide commentary for the first two rounds. [8] The regional semifinals will have select matches on ESPN2 and ESPNU with the remainder on ESPN3. All regional finals will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU, ESPN will carry the semifinals, and ESPN2 will carry the national championship. [9]

Records by Conference

ConferenceBidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CMNC
SEC 38–2.800322111
Big 12 25–2.71422111
Big Ten 610–6.6256631
Pac-12 55–5.5005211
ACC 47–4.636421
West Coast 33–3.50031
C-USA 22–2 [upper-alpha 1] .50011
Atlantic 10 11–1.5001
Big Sky 11–1.5001
Big South 11–1.5001
Horizon 11–1.5001
MEAC 11–1 [upper-alpha 1] .5001
Mountain West 11–1.5001
Ohio Valley 11–1.5001
Sun Belt 11–1.5001
12 Others120–12.000

    Notes

    1. 1 2 3 Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice. North Carolina A&T advances in the tournament.

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    The 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, May 30, 2014, as part of the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament concluded with the 2014 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 14, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014, with the Vanderbilt Commodores upsetting the 3rd seed Virginia Cavaliers 3–2 in the decisive Game 3.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament</span>

    The 2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 4 and concluded on December 20 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The tournament field was announced on November 30.

    The 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament began on Friday, May 29, 2015, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64-team double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2015 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which began on June 13 and ended on June 24 with the Virginia Cavaliers upsetting the defending champion Vanderbilt Commodores 4–2 in the decisive Game 3 and thereby avenging their CWS Finals loss to Vanderbilt the previous year.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament</span> Volleyball Tournament

    The 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began December 4, 2015 and concluded on December 19 at CenturyLink Center, now known as CHI Health Center, in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was determined on November 29, 2015. Nebraska swept Texas in the final to claim their fourth national championship.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</span> American college basketball championship

    The 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 16, 2018, and concluded with the national championship game on Sunday, April 1. The Final Four was played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. This is the third time that the women's Final Four was played in Ohio after previously being held in Cincinnati in 1997 and Cleveland in 2007 and the first time that the women's Final Four was played in Columbus. For only the fourth time in the tournament’s 37-year history, all four of the number one seeds made it to the Final Four.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</span> Basketball tournament

    The 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams to determine the national champion for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 38th annual edition of the tournament began on March 22, and concluded with the championship game on April 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, with the University of South Florida serving as host. The tournament field was announced on March 18.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship</span> Football tournament season

    The 2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship was the fourth annual tournament deciding the NCAA champions for the 2019 collegiate beach volleyball season. It took place May 3–5 in Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was a double elimination tournament, with a single championship match. The Bruins won their second championship in a row by defeating Southern Cal 3–0 in the championship match on May 5, 2019.

    The 2020 National Invitational Tournament was to be a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not been selected to participate in the 2020 NCAA tournament. The tournament was to begin on March 17 and end on April 2. The first three rounds were to be played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</span> American womens collegiate basketball tournament

    The 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 40th edition of the tournament began on March 16, 2022, and concluded with the championship game on April 3 at Target Center in Minneapolis, where the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the UConn Huskies 64–49 to win their second NCAA title, and handing UConn its first loss in the championship game. This tournament marked the introduction of the "First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 64 teams to 68, mirroring the men's tournament since 2011.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament</span> Postseason collegiate womens volleyball tournament

    The 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 2021, and ended on December 18, 2021, to determine the Division I National Champion in women's volleyball. Wisconsin won its first NCAA national championship by defeating Big Ten rival Nebraska 3–2. The championship match was played in front of an NCAA record crowd of 18,755.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament</span> Postseason collegiate womens volleyball tournament

    The 2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2022 season. The 42nd edition of the tournament began on December 1, 2022, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game at CHI Health Center in Omaha on December 17, when Texas defeated Louisville 3–0. The win gave Texas its 4th national title and first since 2012.

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