2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship

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2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
DatesNovember 28–December 12, 2017
Teams32
Champions Mississippi "Ole Miss" Rebels
Runners-up Texas Tech Red Raiders
Matches played31
Best playerEmily Stroup, Ole Miss
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The 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship began on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 and concluded on Tuesday, December 12. The first 15 automatic qualifying teams were announced on Sunday, November 21, and the full field was announced after the NCAA Tournament selection show on the night of Sunday, November 26. All games were played at on-campus sites, and the finals were streamed live on ESPN3. [1]

Contents

Originally announced as featuring 64 teams, the inaugural tournament was limited to 32 teams. [2]

The University of Mississippi's "Ole Miss" Rebels hosted one of the eight regional tournaments, where they defeated Stephen F. Austin 3–0 and Arkansas State 3–1. While remaining a host team through the rest of the tournament, Ole Miss downed Georgia 3–0 in the quarterfinals, West Virginia 3–0 in the semifinals, and Texas Tech 3–0 in the championship match. [3]

Qualifying Teams

Automatic qualifications (AQ) were granted to the best team from each of the 32 conferences that was not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament. An automatic qualifier from any conference that declined a bid vacated the qualifier for that conference. [4] Invitations were declined by nine teams and/or their conferences. Three conferences were given at-large bids but no AQs, based on criteria set by Triple Crown Sports. Vacancies were filled by at-large bids offered to the teams with the highest RPI, regardless of conference or geographic location. Teams were assigned to four-team geographic regionals that met at on-campus sites. [5]

Automatic qualifiers

RPI [6] SchoolConferenceRecordRPISchoolConferenceRecord
47 North Texas C-USA 28–357 Georgia SEC 19–10
65Charleston *
Towson 		Colonial 27–5
26–5		69 Texas State Sun Belt 24–9
72 West Virginia Big 12 16–1276 Temple American 17–9
78 Sacramento State Big Sky 26–979 UC Irvine Big West 21–7
87 Wyoming Mountain West 17–1388 Illinois State MVC 20–11
90 SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 23–698 Pacific West Coast 16–13
100 Syracuse ACC 19–12101 Stephen F. Austin Southland 26–7
107 Oral Roberts Summit 15–13123 Bowling Green MAC 17–11
157 Campbell Big South 20–11160 Albany America East 11–14
220 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 27–8312 Alabama A&M SWAC 14–19
—No AQ, 2 At-Large bids Horizon —No AQ, 1 At-Large bid Patriot
—No AQ, 1 At-Large bid Patriot —Conference and/or team
declined invitation		 ASUN —
—Conference and/or team
declined invitation		 A10 — Big East
Big Ten Ivy
MAAC NEC
Pac-12 WAC

At-large bids

RPISchoolConferenceRecordRPISchoolConferenceRecord
73 Rice C-USA 21–877 SMU American 20–9
80 TCU Big 12 11–1682 Ole Miss SEC 17–14
86 UCF American 17–1389 Boise State Mountain West 17–13
96 Arkansas State Sun Belt 20–11104 Green Bay Horizon 15–15
108 Colgate Patriot 18–10110 IUPUI Horizon 16–14
118 Texas Tech Big 12 15–13127 UNC Greensboro SoCon 19-11

Brackets

Source= [5] [7]

All games were played at campus sites. The sixteen first and eight second round regional tournament games were played November 28–December 1, 2017. Four quarterfinal games were played December 3–6. The two semifinal games were played December 7–9. The final game was played at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 12 and live-streamed on ESPN3.

Regions († = host)
Stockton, CA [8]
November 28–29		 Athens, GA [9]
November 28–29		 Morgantown, WV [10]
November 28–29		 Oxford, MS [11]
November 29–30
Pacific Tigers (16–13) †Georgia Lady Bulldogs (19–10) †West Virginia Mountaineers (16–12) †Ole Miss Rebels (17–14) †
Boise State Broncos (17–13)Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs (14–19)Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (27–8)Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (26–7)
Sacramento State Hornets (26–9)UNC Greensboro Spartans (19–11)Campbell Lady Camels (20–11)Arkansas State Red Wolves (20–11)
UC Irvine Anteaters (21–7)UCF Knights (17–13)Temple Owls (17–9)SIU Edwardsville Cougars (23–6)
Denton, TX [12]
November 30–December 1		 Green Bay, WI [13]
November 30–December 1		 San Marcos, TX [14]
November 30–December 1		 Hamilton, NY [15]
November 30–December 1
North Texas Mean Green (28–3) †Green Bay Phoenix (15–15) †Texas State Bobcats (24–9) †Colgate Raiders (18–10) †
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (15–13)Bowling Green Falcons (17–11)Rice Owls (21–8)Towson Tigers (26–5)
Wyoming Cowgirls (17–13)IUPUI Jaguars (16–14)Texas Tech Red Raiders (15–13)Albany Great Danes (11–14)
TCU Horned Frogs (11–16)Illinois State Redbirds (20–11)SMU Mustangs (20–9)Syracuse Orange (19–12)
Quarterfinal SitesSemifinal sitesFinal site
Oxford, MS
Sunday, December 3
1 PM CST		 Morgantown, WV
Monday, December 4
6 PM EST		 Fort Worth, TX (2 games)
Wednesday, December 6
4 PM & 7 PM CST		 Fort Worth, TX
Thursday, December 7
7 PM CST		 Oxford, MS
Saturday, December 9
4:30 PM CST		 Oxford, MS
Tuesday, December 12
7 PM EST
First Round
November 28–30 		Second Round
November 29–December 1 		Quarterfinals
December 3–6 		Semifinals
December 8–10 		Final
December 12
               
H North Texas3
v Oral Roberts 1
North Texas 2
Texas Christian 3
h Wyoming 0
v Texas Christian 3
Texas Christian3
Green Bay 0
H Green Bay 3
v Bowling Green 2
Green Bay 3
Illinois State 1
h Illinois State 3
v IUPUI 0
Texas Christian 1
Texas Tech 3
H Pacific3
v Boise State 0
Pacific 2
UC Irvine 3
h UC Irvine 3
v Sacramento State 0
UC Irvine 1
Texas Tech 3
H Texas State 3
v Rice 0
Texas State 0
Texas Tech 3
h Southern Methodist 0
v Texas Tech 3
Texas Tech 0
Ole Miss3
H Georgia3
v Alabama A&M 0
Georgia3
Central Florida 0
h Central Florida 3
v UNC Greensboro 0
Georgia 0
Mississippi3
H Mississippi3
v Stephen F. Austin 0
Mississippi3
Arkansas State 1
h SIU Edwardsville 1
v Arkansas State 3
Mississippi3
West Virginia 0
H West Virginia 3
v Maryland Eastern Shore 0
West Virginia 3
Temple 0
h Temple3
v Campbell 0
West Virginia 3
Syracuse 0
H Colgate 2
v Towson3
Syracuse3
Towson 0
h Syracuse3
v Albany 1

All-tournament team

Source = [16]

PlayerSchoolClassHometown (High school)
Emily Stroup (MVP)Ole MissSophomoreFargo, ND (Fargo South)
Kate GibsonOle MissSeniorSedalia, CO (Valor Christian)
Caroline AdamsOle MissJuniorLafayette, LA (St. Thomas More Catholic)
Missy OwensTexas TechRS JuniorYorba Linda, CA (Yorba Linda)
Kate KlepetkaTexas TechRS SeniorAllen, TX (Allen)
Mia SwaneganWest VirginiaSeniorBlue Springs, MO (Blue Springs South)
Anna WalshTCUJuniorGrapevine, TX (Colleyville Heritage)

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