2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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2005 NCAA women's Division Ivolleyball tournament
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2005 NCAA Final Four logo
Champions Washington (1st title)
Runner-up Nebraska (5th title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jim McLaughlin (1st title)
Most outstanding playerChristal Morrison (Washington)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
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The 2005 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 1, 2005 with 64 teams and concluded on December 17, 2005, when Washington defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in San Antonio, Texas for the program's first NCAA title. [1]

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The 2005 NCAA Final Four, held at the Alamodome, had two participants who were making the school's first-ever Final Four appearance. Fifteenth-seeded Tennessee and unseeded Santa Clara upset their way into the semifinals. In the rally scoring era (since 2001), no unseeded team had ever reached the national semifinals, while Tennessee was the lowest overall seed to reach the Final Four.

The 2005 NCAA Tournament was the 25th anniversary of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship.

Records

Omaha Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Alabama A&M SWAC Automatic15-11
American Patriot Automatic25-9
Duke ACC At-large23-7
8 Florida SEC Automatic30-2
Florida A&M MEAC Automatic22-5
Florida Atlantic Atlantic Sun Automatic29-2
Kansas Big 12 At-large15-14
Kansas State Big 12 At-large20-10
Kentucky SEC At-large17-11
Long Beach State Big West Auto (shared)25-6
9 Louisville Big East At-large29-2
Maryland ACC Auto (shared)27-4
1 Nebraska Big 12 Automatic28-1
San Diego West Coast At-large22-5
16 UCLA Pac-10 At-large18-10
Western Kentucky Sun Belt Automatic31-2
Palo Alto Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Alabama SEC At-large23-10
4 Arizona Pac-10 At-large22-5
BYU Mountain West At-large25-3
Loyola Marymount West Coast At-large19-10
Marshall Conference USA Automatic26-5
Nevada WAC At-large18-12
Ohio MAC Automatic31-2
13 Ohio State Big Ten At-large21-8
Pepperdine West Coast At-large17-11
Sacramento State Big Sky Automatic26-8
Santa Clara West Coast Automatic23-4
5 Stanford Pac-10 At-large25-5
UC Santa Barbara Big West Auto (shared)21-8
12 USC Pac-10 At-large16-10
Utah Mountain West Automatic22-8
Utah State Mountain West At-large21-12
College Station Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
California Pac-10 At-large18-10
College of Charleston Southern Automatic30-1
Colorado Big 12 At-large15-12
Colorado State Mountain West At-large20-8
Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic24-10
Loyola (IL) Horizon Automatic13-17
North Carolina ACC Auto (shared)23-9
Northwestern Big Ten At-large19-11
6 Notre Dame Big East Automatic28-3
14 Purdue Big Ten At-large23-8
Siena MAAC Automatic20-11
Texas A&M Big 12 At-large16-13
Valparaiso Mid-Continent Automatic27-7
VCU CAA Automatic22-11
3 Washington Pac-10 Automatic26-1
11 Wisconsin Big Ten At-large23-6
State College Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Arkansas SEC At-large20-11
Binghamton America East Automatic20-11
Cornell Ivy League Automatic19-5
7 Hawaii WAC Automatic25-6
Jacksonville State Ohio Valley Automatic19-10
Long Island Northeast Automatic25-13
LSU SEC At-large21-7
Minnesota Big Ten At-large24-7
10 Missouri Big 12 At-large22-4
Missouri State Missouri Valley Automatic24-8
2 Penn State Big Ten Automatic29-2
Saint Mary's West Coast At-large19-9
15 Tennessee SEC At-large21-8
Texas Big 12 At-large23-4
Texas State Southland Automatic17-14
Winthrop Big South Automatic28-5

Omaha Regional

First round
December 1–3
Second round
December 2
Regional semifinals
December 9
Regional finals
December 10
            
1 Nebraska 3
Alabama A&M 0
1 Nebraska3
Omaha, NE
Duke 0
American 0
Duke 3
1 Nebraska3
16 UCLA 0
San Diego 3
Long Beach State 1
San Diego 0
Los Angeles, CA
16 UCLA3
Kansas 1
16 UCLA 3
1 Nebraska3
8 Florida 0
9 Louisville 3
Western Kentucky 1
9 Louisville3
Louisville, KY
Maryland 0
Maryland 3
Kentucky 1
9 Louisville 0
8 Florida3
Kansas St. 3
Florida A&M 1
Kansas St. 0
Gainesville, FL
8 Florida3
Florida Atlantic 0
8 Florida 3

Upsets

As expected, Nebraska, UCLA, Louisville, and Florida got to the Sweet 16 round. Florida swept past Louisville and top seeded Nebraska swept past UCLA to advance to the regional finals. Nebraska defeated Florida, 30-26, 30-24, 30-16 to advance to the final four.

Stanford Regional

First round
December 1–2
Second round
December 3
Regional semifinals
December 9
Regional finals
December 10
            
5 Stanford 3
Nevada 0
5 Stanford 1
Stanford, CA
Santa Clara3
Santa Clara 3
Sacramento St. 1
Santa Clara3
Pepperdine 0
Pepperdine 3
BYU 1
Pepperdine3
Los Angeles, CA
12 Southern California 0
UCSB 1
12 Southern California 3
Santa Clara3
4 Arizona 2
13 Ohio St. 3
Marshall 0
13 Ohio St. 0
Columbus, OH
Ohio3
Ohio 3
Alabama 1
Ohio 2
4 Arizona3
Utah 3
Loyola Marymount 0
Utah 1
Salt Lake City, UT
4 Arizona3
Utah State 0
4 Arizona 3

Upsets

Many upsets were seen in this regional. In the second round, defending national champion and fifth seeded Stanford was stunned by unseeded Santa Clara on their home floor. Then, unseeded Pepperdine defeated twelfth seeded Southern California on Southern California's home court. The upsets continued in the second round, as unseeded Ohio defeated thirteenth seeded Ohio St. on the Buckeye's home floor. The only upset not seen was 4th seeded Arizona defeating Utah, and advanced to the Sweet 16 as the only remaining seeded participant.

Santa Clara defeated Pepperdine, 3-0, to advance to the regional finals. Arizona was nearly the victim of yet another upset, outlasting a 5-game match to Ohio. However, in the next round, Arizona was the victim of an upset, as Santa Clara defeated them, 3-2, to advance to their first final four in school history. Santa Clara won the fifth and deciding game, 17-15.

College Station Regional

First round
December 1–2
Second round
December 3
Regional semifinals
December 9
Regional finals
December 10
            
3 Washington 3
Siena 0
3 Washington3
Fort Collins, CO
Colorado St. 0
Colorado St. 3
Colorado 1
3 Washington3
14 Purdue 0
North Carolina 1
College of Charleston 3
College of Charleston 0
Chapel Hill, NC
14 Purdue3
VCU 0
14 Purdue 3
3 Washington3
11 Wisconsin 0
11 Wisconsin 3
Loyola-Chicago 0
11 Wisconsin3
Madison, WI
California 0
Valparaiso 0
California 3
11 Wisconsin3
6 Notre Dame 2
Northwestern 3
Texas A&M 2
Northwestern 0
South Bend, IN
6 Notre Dame3
Dayton 2
6 Notre Dame 3

Upsets

No upsets were seen up until the regional semifinals, when Wisconsin defeated 6th seeded Notre Dame in a 5-game match.

University Park Regional

First round
December 1–2
Second round
December 3
Regional semifinals
December 9
Regional finals
December 10
            
7 Hawai'i 3
Texas St. 0
7 Hawai'i3
Austin, TX
Texas 1
Texas 3
LSU 0
7 Hawai'i 1
10 Missouri3
Arkansas 3
St. Mary's 0
Arkansas 0
Columbia, MO
10 Missouri3
Missouri St. 0
10 Missouri 3
10 Missouri 1
15 Tennessee3
15 Tennessee 3
Jacksonville St. 0
15 Tennessee3
Knoxville, TN
Minnesota 2
Winthrop 0
Minnesota 3
15 Tennessee3
2 Penn St. 1
Cornell 0
Long Island 3
Long Island 0
University Park, PA
2 Penn St.3
Binghamton 0
2 Penn St. 3

Upsets

The University Park regional ended up much like the Stanford regional in terms of upsets. In the first regional semifinal, Missouri surprised Hawai'i by defeating them, 3-1. Then, Tennessee stunned second seeded Penn State on Penn State's home floor, 3-1. Missouri and Tennessee battled in University Park, with Tennessee outlasting Missouri in four games, and much like Santa Clara in the Stanford regional who upset high seeds, advanced to their first final four in school history.

Final Four – Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

National Semifinals
Thursday, December 15
National Championship
Saturday, December 17
      
1 Nebraska3
Santa Clara 0
1 Nebraska 0
3 Washington3
3 Washington3
15 Tennessee 0
Source: [2] [3] [4]

National Semifinal recap

Nebraska vs. Santa Clara

Santa Clara's dream run came to an end, as top seeded Nebraska overpowered them, 30-24, 30-19, 30-21. Nebraska hit .449% as a team, while Santa Clara hit just .145%. Nebraska advanced to the title match, sweeping through each opponent in the process.

Washington vs. Tennessee

Oddly similar to the first semifinal, Tennessee's dream run came to end in another sweep with nearly identical scores to the Nebraska/Santa Clara match, by defeating them 30-25, 30-19, 30-21. Much like Nebraska, Washington swept through each opponent to earn a spot in the title match. It is the first national title attempt in school history.

National Championship recap: Nebraska vs. Washington

In front of 9,000 fans in the Alamodome, top ranked and top seeded Nebraska battled second ranked and third seeded Washington for the national title. Nebraska was ranked number one in the coaches poll all season long, and was trying to become the second school in NCAA history to hold the top spot every week in the season, as Southern California did it in 2003. Washington is coached by Jim McLaughlin

Washington jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first game, prompting AVCA National Coach of the Year John Cook to take an early timeout. Washington dominated throughout the match, winning the first two games, 30-26, 30-25. Despite Nebraska taking an early 7-2 lead in the third game, Washington closed the gap and at 18, it was tied up. The teams remained close until the end, when Washington went on a 4-1 scoring run, and off a solo block from MVP Christal Morrison, Washington stunned Nebraska in a sweep, to claim their first ever national championship.

With the sweep, Washington became just the second school in NCAA history to sweep through every opponent en route to winning the NCAA title, joining Texas from 1988. It was the first time since 2002 that Nebraska had been swept.

Washington coach McLaughlin became the first coach in NCAA history to win a national championship in both men and women's volleyball, as he guided Southern California men's team to the 1990 NCAA title. Before McLaughlin took over for the Washington program in 2001, their record was 8-19. Washington finished off the 2005 season 32-1, the only loss coming to UCLA in a five set match. Ironically, that loss was UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski’s 1,000th career win.

NCAA Tournament records

There are two NCAA tournament records that were set in the 2005 tournament that still stand.

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