2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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The 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that will determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2025 season. It is the 45th edition of the tournament. It started on December 4, 2025 on various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament will conclude with the championship game from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on December 21, 2025. [1]

Contents

Tournament schedule and venues

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Louisville
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Palo Alto
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Dallas
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Bloomington
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Austin
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Lexington
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Lincoln
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Pittsburgh
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Minneapolis
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Madison
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Lawrence
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W. Lafayette
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College Station
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Los Angeles
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Tempe
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Omaha
2025 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
Hosted by the top 16 overall tournament seeds

Regional semifinals and finals

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Kansas City
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Pittsburgh
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Lincoln
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Austin
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Lexington
2025 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

National semifinals and championship

Qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify

Automatic qualifiers in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament [2]
ConferenceTeam
America East UMBC
American Tulsa
ACC Stanford
ASUN Central Arkansas
Atlantic 10 Loyola Chicago
Big East Creighton
Big Sky Northern Colorado
Big South High Point
Big Ten Nebraska
Big 12 Arizona State
Big West Cal Poly
CAA Campbell
CUSA Western Kentucky
Horizon Wright State
Ivy League Princeton
MAAC Fairfield
MAC Toledo
MEAC Coppin State
Missouri Valley Northern Iowa
Mountain West Utah State
NEC LIU
Ohio Valley Eastern Illinois
Patriot American
SEC Kentucky
Southern Wofford
Southland Stephen F. Austin
SWAC Florida A&M
Summit St. Thomas (MN)
Sun Belt Arkansas State
WAC Utah Valley
WCC San Diego

Tournament seeds

Lincoln, NE Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
11 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic30–0
29 Louisville ACC At–Large24–6
310 Texas A&M SEC At–Large23–4
415 Kansas Big 12 At–Large22–10
519 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large26–5
620 TCU Big 12 At–Large20–10
727 Western Kentucky CUSA Automatic27–5
830 San Diego WCC Automatic25–4
240 LIU NEC Automatic20–8
34 Kansas State Big 12 At–Large17–9
36 Tulsa American At–Large25–6
83 High Point Big South Automatic18–9
107 Campbell CAA Automatic23–6
64 Stephen F. Austin Southland Automatic23–7
33 Marquette Big East At–Large17–10
114 Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Automatic17–15
Austin, TX Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
12 Texas SEC At–Large23–3
27 Stanford ACC Automatic27–4
311 Wisconsin Big Ten At–Large24–4
418 Indiana Big Ten At–Large23–7
524 Colorado Big 12 At–Large22–8
616 UTEP CUSA At–Large25–4
731 South Dakota State Summit At–Large23–4
832 Penn State Big Ten At–Large18–12
281 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic14–16
40 USF American At–Large17–12
60 American Patriot Automatic24–4
96 Toledo MAC Automatic23–10
111 Eastern Illinois OVC Automatic24–7
49 North Carolina ACC At–Large21–8
42 Arizona Big 12 At–Large16–12
122 Utah Valley WAC Automatic16–10
Pittsburgh, PA Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
15 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large26–4
28 SMU ACC At–Large25–5
312 Purdue Big Ten At–Large24–6
414 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large22–9
526 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large22–7
628 Baylor Big 12 At–Large17–9
721 Rice American Automatic21–9
822 Xavier Big East At–Large26–4
109 Central Arkansas ASUN Automatic18–11
38 Florida SEC At–Large15–11
50 Arkansas State Sun Belt Automatic22–8
115 Wright State Horizon Automatic21–10
100 Fairfield MAAC Automatic25–5
71 St. Thomas (MN) Summit Automatic21–9
45 Michigan Big Ten At–Large21–10
176 UMBC America East Automatic13–11
Lexington, KY Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
13 Kentucky SEC Automatic25–2
24 Arizona State Big 12 Automatic26–3
36 Creighton Big East Automatic25–5
413 Southern California Big Ten At–Large24–6
517 BYU Big 12 At–Large22–8
625 UNI MVC Automatic25–5
723 Tennessee SEC At–Large20–7
835 UCLA Big Ten At–Large18–12
205 Coppin State MEAC Automatic23–11
29 Utah State Mountain West Automatic23–7
39 Utah Big 12 At–Large15–14
101 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic17–15
85 Princeton Ivy League Automatic18–6
54 Cal Poly Big West Automatic25–7
41 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large16–13
134 Wofford SoCon Automatic17–13

RPI as of Nov. 30 2025

Bracket

Lincoln, NE Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Nebraska 3
LIU 0
1 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Kansas State 0
Kansas State 3
8 San Diego 2
1 Nebraska
4 Kansas
5 Miami (FL) 3
Tulsa 1
5 Miami (FL) 1
Lawrence, KS
4 Kansas 3
High Point 0
4 Kansas 3
 
 
3 Texas A&M 3
Campbell 0
3 Texas A&M 3
College Station, TX
6 TCU 1
Stephen F. Austin 0
6 TCU 3
3 Texas A&M
2 Louisville
7 Western Kentucky 0
Marquette 3
Marquette 2
Louisville, KY
2 Louisville 3
Loyola Chicago 0
2 Louisville 3

Schedule

First Round
December 5, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(1) Nebraska3-0LIU Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 8,656
(25-11, 25-15, 25-17)
Report
December 5, 2025
04:30 PM CST
Kansas State3-2(8) San DiegoBob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 0
(21-25, 25-17, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12)
Report
December 4, 2025
04:00 PM CST
(5) Miami (FL)3–1TulsaHorejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marty Prochko, Joe Gustafson, Anthony White, Ken Corum
(25–22, 13–25, 25–22, 25–20)
Report
December 4, 2025
06:30 PM CST
High Point0–3(4) KansasHorejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS
Attendance: 1,607
Referees: Rachel Kirk, Brett Myers, Kayla Stevenson, Joe Gustafson
(20–25, 15–25, 18–25)
Report
December 5, 2025
05:30 PM CST
(3) Texas A&M3-0Campbell Reed Arena, College Station, TX
Attendance: 5,830
(25-20, 25-10, 25-13)
Report
December 5, 2025
04:00 PM CST
Stephen F. Austin0-3(6) TCUReed Arena, College Station, TX
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Richard Bleau, John Stadnick, Thomas Walkoviak
(8-25, 24-26, 20-25)
Report
December 5, 2025
03:00 PM CST
(7) Western Kentucky0–3Marquette L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY
Attendance: 1,181
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Carla Bunner, Jake Rasmussen, Logan Greer
(22–25, 21–25, 16–25)
Report
December 5, 2025
05:30 PM CST
Loyola Chicago0-3(2) LouisvilleL&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY
Attendance: 1,181
(17-25, 9-25, 12-25)
Report
Second Round
December 6, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(1) Nebraska3-0Kansas StateBob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
Attendance: 8,601
(25-17, 25-21, 25-16)
December 6, 2025
04:00 PM CST
(5) Miami (FL)1-3(4) KansasHorejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS
Attendance: 1,797
(17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-27)
December 6, 2025
7:00 PM CST
(3) Texas A&M3-1(6) TCUReed Arena, College Station, TX
(23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 29-27)
December 6, 2025
03:00 PM CST
Marquette2-3(2) LouisvilleL&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY
Attendance: 1,098
(25-21, 11-25, 25-23, 19-25, 12-15)
Regional Semifinals
December , 2025
TBD
(1) Nebraska(4) KansasBob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
(–, –, –)
December , 2025
TBD
(3) Texas A&M(2) LouisvilleBob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
(–, –, –)
Regional Final
December , 2025
TBD
(1) Nebraska/(4) Kansas(3) Texas A&M/(2) LouisvilleBob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE
(–, –, –)

Region All-Tournament Team

Pittsburgh, PA Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
2 SMU 3
Central Arkansas 0
2 SMU 3
University Park, TX
Florida 0
Florida 3
7 Rice 0
2 SMU
3 Purdue
6 Baylor 3
Arkansas State 2
6 Baylor 1
West Lafayette, IN
3 Purdue 3
Wright State 0
3 Purdue 3
 
 
4 Minnesota 3
Fairfield 0
4 Minnesota 3
Minneapolis, MN
5 Iowa State 0
St. Thomas (MN) 2
5 Iowa State 3
4 Minnesota
1 Pittsburgh
8 Xavier 0
Michigan 3
Michigan 0
Pittsburgh, PA
1 Pittsburgh 3
UMBC 0
1 Pittsburgh 3

Schedule

First Round
December 5, 2025
06:30 PM CST
(2) SMU3-0Central Arkansas Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX
Attendance: 2,028
(25-13, 25-13, 25-13)
Report
December 5, 2025
04:00 PM CST
Florida3-0(7) RiceMoody Coliseum, University Park, TX
Attendance: 2,028
Referees: Michele Prater, Carlos Tamez, Blaine Halberstadt, Bryce Estes
(27-25, 25-23, 25-19)
Report
December 4, 2025
04:30 PM CST
(6) Baylor3–2Arkansas StateHolloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN
Attendance: 2,415
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Drew Puckrin, Brian Hemelgarn, Jeff Morris
(23–25, 25–20, 30–28, 23–25, 15–10)
Report
December 4, 2025
06:00 PM CST
Wright State0–3(3) PurdueHolloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN
Attendance: 2,415
Referees: EJ Swartz, Brian Hemelgarn, Drew Puckrin, John Rodewald
(13–25, 21–25, 19–25)
Report
December 5, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(4) Minnesota3-0Fairfield Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 4,341
(25-12, 25-7, 25-13)
Report
December 5, 2025
04:30 PM CST
St. Thomas (MN)2-3(5) Iowa StateMaturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 4,341
(25-21, 13-25, 16-25, 25-21, 8-15)
Report
December 5, 2025
03:00 PM CST
(8) Xavier0–3Michigan Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 3,985
Referees: Mara Wayer, Jeff McKinney, Shera Moxley, Lawrence Walden
(19–25, 15–25, 23–25)
Report
December 5, 2025
05:30 PM CST
UMBC0-3(1) PittsburghPetersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 4,240
(10-25, 17-25, 13-25)
Report
Second Round
December 6, 2025
06:30 PM CST
(2) SMU3-0FloridaMoody Coliseum, University Park, TX
(25-11, 25-21, 26-24)
December 5, 2025
04:30 PM CST
(6) Baylor1-3(3) PurdueHolloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN
Attendance: 1,808
(16-25, 19-25, 25-23, 20-25)
December 6, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(4) Minnesota3-0(5) Iowa StateMaturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN
(25-22, 25-21, 25-14)
December 6, 2025
03:00 PM CST
Michigan0-3(1) Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 4,149
(23-25, 23-25, 18-25)
Regional Semifinals
December , 2025
TBD
(2) SMU(3) PurduePetersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
(–, –, –)
December , 2025
TBD
(4) Minnesota(1) PittsburghPetersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
(–, –, –)
Regional Final
December , 2025
TBD
(2) SMU/(3) Purdue(4) Minnesota/(1) PittsburghPetersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA
(–, –, –)

Region All-Tournament Team

Austin, TX Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Texas 3
Florida A&M 0
1 Texas 3
Austin, TX
8 Penn State 0
USF 1
8 Penn State 3
1 Texas
4 Indiana
5 Colorado 3
American 0
5 Colorado 0
Bloomington, IN
4 Indiana 3
Toledo 0
4 Indiana 3
 
 
3 Wisconsin 3
Eastern Illinois 0
3 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
North Carolina 0
North Carolina 3
6 UTEP 1
3 Wisconsin
2 Stanford
7 South Dakota State 1
Arizona 3
Arizona 1
Palo Alto, CA
2 Stanford 3
Utah Valley 1
2 Stanford 3

Schedule

First Round
December 5, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(1) Texas3-0Florida A&M Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
Attendance: 3,947
(11-25, 8-25, 14-25)
Report
December 5, 2025
05:30 PM CST
USF1-3(8) Penn StateGregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
Attendance: 1,200
(23-25, 25-12, 21-25, 19-25)
Report
December 4, 2025
02:00 PM CST
(5) Colorado3–0AmericanWilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN
Attendance: 647
Referees: Bev Reac, Wad DuBois, Geraldo Dominguez-Diaz, Shane White
(25–16, 25–19, 25–16)
Report
December 4, 2025
03:30 PM CST
Toledo0–3(4) IndianaWilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN
Attendance: 1,815
Referees: Rod Rodriguez, Zack McCrite, Angela Poplewell, Cinque Robinson
(18–25, 15–25, 17–25)
Report
December 4, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(3) Wisconsin3–0Eastern Illinois UW Field House, Madison, WI
Attendance: 4,465
Referees: Barb Zvonek, Christina Fiebich, Scott Prox, Tracy Levine
(25–11, 25–6, 25–19)
Report
December 4, 2025
04:30 PM CST
North Carolina3–1(6) UTEPUW Field House, Madison, WI
Attendance: 0
Referees: Krystian Krzyzak, Jim Kuziela, Peter Thomas, Connor Muff
(24–26, 25–11, 25–18, 25–21)
Report
December 5, 2025
05:30 PM CST
(7) South Dakota State1-3Arizona Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA
Attendance: 1,026
(21-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-25)
Report
December 5, 2025
09:00 PM CST
Utah Valley1-3(2) StanfordMaples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA
Attendance: 3,234
(25-21, 21-25, 13-25, 14-25)
Report
Second Round
December 5, 2025
06:00 PM CST
(5) Colorado0-3(4) IndianaWilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN
Attendance: 1,937
(20-25, 17-25, 23-25)
December 6, 2025
07:00 PM CST
(3) Wisconsin3-0North CarolinaUW Field House, Madison, WI
Attendance: 5,371
(25-14, 25-21, 27-25)
December 6, 2025
07:30 PM CST
(1) Texas3-0(8) Penn StateGregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
Attendance: 3,918
(25-16, 25-9, 25-19)
December 7, 2025
05:30 PM CST
Arizona1-3(2) StanfordMaples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA
(16-25, 27-25, 17-25, 20-25)
Regional Semifinals
December , 2025
TBD
(1) Texas(4) IndianaGregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
(–, –, –)
December , 2025
TBD
(3) Wisconsin(2) StanfordGregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
(–, –, –)
Regional Final
December , 2025
TBD
(1) Texas/(4) Indiana(3) Wisconsin/(2) StanfordGregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX
(–, –, –)

Region All-Tournament Team

Lexington, KY Regional

First Round Second Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
2 Arizona State 3
Coppin State 0
2 Arizona State 3
Tempe, AZ
Utah State 1
Utah State 3
7 Tennessee 2
2 Arizona State
3 Creighton
6 UNI 3
Utah 2
6 UNI 1
Omaha, NE
3 Creighton 3
Northern Colorado 2
3 Creighton 3
 
 
4 Southern California 3
Princeton 0
4 Southern California 2
Los Angeles, CA
Cal Poly 3
Cal Poly 3
5 BYU 2
Cal Poly
1 Kentucky
8 UCLA 3
Georgia Tech 2
8 UCLA 1
Lexington, KY
1 Kentucky 3
Wofford 0
1 Kentucky 3

Schedule

First Round
December 4, 2025
08:00 PM CST
(2) Arizona State3–0Coppin State Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 2,951
Referees: Nikki Kathol, Dean Hoskin, Ron Pelham, Sevastian/Matt Malcom/Hudson
(25–11, 25–14, 25–12)
Report
December 4, 2025
05:30 PM CST
Utah State3–2(7) TennesseeDesert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 916
Referees: Daphne Nelson, Ron Pelham, Dean Hoskin, Robert/Kailee Cosby/Rowe
(25–19, 25–15, 20–25, 18–25, 15–11 )
Report
December 4, 2025
02:00 PM CST
(6) UNI3–2Utah Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Lena Gustafson, Sarah Myres, Nathaniel Hutson
(15–25, 21–25, 26–24, 25–20, 15–10)
Report
December 4, 2025
07:00 PM CST
Northern Colorado2–3(3) CreightonSokol Arena, Omaha, NE
Attendance: 2,527
Referees: Jung Park, Al Cleary, Kelsi Jurik, Mark Akers
(12–25,25–23, 25–23, 17–25, 8–15)
Report
December 4, 2025
09:30 PM CST
(4) Southern California3–0Princeton Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 1,830
Referees: Paula Martin, Troy Gravett, Myles Furuya, Zitalli Martinez
(25–19, 25–12, 25–13)
Report
December 4, 2025
07:00 PM CST
Cal Poly3–2(5) BYUGalen Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 711
Referees: Paula Martin, Troy Gravett, Myles Furuya, Zitalli Martinez
(25–19, 17–25, 20–25, 25–20, 15–10)
Report
December 4, 2025
03:00 PM CST
(8) UCLA3–2Georgia Tech Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Attendance: 3,572
(24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–18, 15–10)
Report
December 4, 2025
05:00 PM CST
Wofford0–3(1) KentuckyMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Attendance: 3,572
(11–25, 19–25, 12–25)
Report
Second Round
December 5, 2025
06:00 PM CST
(2) Arizona State3-1Utah StateDesert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ
Attendance: 3,424
(25-15, 25-18, 22-25, 25-15)
December 5, 2025
06:30 PM CST
(6) UNI1-3(3) CreightonSokol Arena, Omaha, NE
Attendance: 2,554
(18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 21-25)
December 5, 2025
10:00 PM CST
(4) Southern California2-3Cal PolyGalen Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 2,173
(19-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-14, 7-15)
December 5, 2025
03:00 PM CST
(8) UCLA1-3(1) KentuckyMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Attendance: 4,422
Referees: Kevin Wendelboe, Stephen Shepperd, Wade Brence
(28-30, 16-25, 30-28, 17-25)
Regional Semifinals
December , 2025
TBD
(2) Arizona State(3) CreightonMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
(–, –, –)
December , 2025
TBD
Cal Poly(1) KentuckyMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
(–, –, –)
Regional Final
December , 2025
TBD
(2) Arizona State/(3) CreightonCal Poly/(1) KentuckyMemorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
(–, –, –)

Region All-Tournament Team

Final Four

National Semifinals
T-Mobile Center
December 18
National Championship
T-Mobile Center
December 21
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

National semifinals

December 18, 2025
TBD
v T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri

December 18, 2025
TBD
v T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Game recap

National championship

December 21, 2025
TBD
v T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Records by Conference

Overview of conference performance in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
ConferenceBidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CGNC
Big Ten 914–4.77795
ACC 710–3.76964
Big East 33–2.60021
SEC 57–2.77743
Big 12 1010–8.55582
Big West 12–01.00011
Missouri Valley 11–1.5001
Mountain West 11–0.5001
American 30–3.000
C-USA 20–2.000
Summit 20–2.000
Others200–20.000

References

  1. "NCAA volleyball tournament future dates & sites". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. "Tracking all 31 automatic qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA women's volleyball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved November 26, 2025.