2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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2022 NCAA women's Division Ivolleyball tournament
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Finals site CHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
Champions Texas (3rd NCAA (4th national) title)
Runner-up Louisville (1st title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jerritt Elliott (2nd title)
Most outstanding player Logan Eggleston (Texas)
Final Four All-Tournament TeamSaige Ka'aha'aina-Torres (Texas)
Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
Madisen Skinner (Texas)
Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
Anna DeBeer (Louisville)
Aiko Jones (Louisville)
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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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The 2022 NCAA tournament was the first time that 32 teams were seeded (previously, only 16 national seeds were awarded). [1] For the first time since 2013, Texas earned the number 1 overall seed. [2] Louisville, [3] defending 2021 NCAA champion Wisconsin, [4] and Stanford, [5] rounded out the overall number 2–4 national seeds. Penn State, the no. 4 regional seed in the Wisconsin bracket, earned its 42nd straight bid to the NCAA tournament, remaining the only Division I team to participate in every NCAA tournament since its inception in 1981. [6]

Among the Power Five conferences, the SEC led all conferences with seven bids, [7] followed by the Big Ten and Pac-12 with six each, [6] [5] and the ACC and Big 12 with five each. [8] [9]

Throughout the first two rounds of play, only one top four regional seeded team failed to advance to the Sweet 16 (No. 4 Creighton in the Stanford regional). The Big Ten conference recorded the best win/loss record in the first two rounds, going 11–1 in matches played and advancing 5 of 6 teams to the Sweet 16. Additionally, only three non-Power five conference teams advanced past the second round (San Diego, Marquette, and Houston). [10] The wins gave Houston the program's first NCAA tournament match win since the 1994 tournament. [11]

Texas, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and San Diego advanced to the final four. Pittsburgh's upset win over Wisconsin and Texas's defeat of Ohio State snapped a 14-year streak of at least one Big Ten conference team in the final four. Stanford and Oregon's losses also shut out the Pac-12 from advancing, marking the first time in the 42-year history of the NCAA tournament that no final four teams came from the Big Ten or Pac 12 conference. [12] San Diego advanced to its first final four in school history after upsetting Stanford 3–2. Louisville and Pittsburgh advanced to its second straight final four, setting up a rematch between the ACC foes; they split their regular season matches, handing each other its only conference loss of the season as they ultimately won a share of the conference title. [13]

Tournament Schedule and Venues

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Columbus
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Austin
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Lexington
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San Diego
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Pittsburgh
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Milwaukee
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Omaha
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Madison
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Waco
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Minneapolis
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Eugene
2022 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

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2022 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional Semifinals and Finals

National Semifinals and Championship

Qualifying Teams

Automatic Qualifiers

ConferenceTeamConference
Record
ACC Louisville 17–1
America East UMBC 7–3
American Houston 19–1
Atlantic 10 Loyola Chicago 17–1
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 13–3
Big 12 Texas 15–1
Big East Creighton 17–1
Big Sky Northern Colorado 13–3
Big South High Point 14–2
Big Ten Wisconsin 19–1
Big West Hawaiʻi 19–1
Colonial Towson 15–1
C-USA Rice 13–1
Horizon Wright State 18–0
Ivy Yale 13–1
MAAC Quinnipiac 10–8
MAC Bowling Green 15–3
MEAC Delaware State 11–3
Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 17–1
Mountain West Utah State 11–7
Northeast Fairleigh Dickinson 9–5
Ohio Valley Tennessee State 10–8
Pac-12 Stanford 19–1
Patriot Colgate 14–2
SEC Florida 15–3
Southern Samford 11–5
Southland Southeastern Louisiana 13–5
SWAC Florida A&M 15–1
Summit South Dakota 16–2
Sun Belt James Madison 15–1
West Coast San Diego 18–0
WAC Stephen F. Austin 11–3

Tournament seeds

Austin Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
11 Texas Big 12 Automatic22–1
28 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large20–8
37 Ohio State Big Ten At–Large19–9
414 Marquette Big East At–Large27–3
520 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large20–7
625 Southern California Pac-12 At–Large21–10
730 Florida State ACC At–Large19–10
832 Towson Colonial Automatic29–1
51 Ball State MAC At–Large24–8
266 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Automatic17–15
38 Georgia SEC At–Large22–7
52 High Point Big South Automatic23–9
41 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic26–7
138 Southeastern Louisiana Southland Automatic25–7
221 Tennessee State Ohio Valley Automatic19–15
47 Wright State Horizon Automatic28–3
Palo Alto Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
15 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic24–4
26 San Diego West Coast Automatic27–1
310 Kentucky SEC At–Large20–7
412 Creighton Big East Automatic27–4
518 Houston American Automatic28–3
622 Western Kentucky C-USA At–Large28–3
734 Washington State Pac-12 At–Large22–9
836 Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic22–6
50 Auburn SEC At–Large21–8
42 Bowling Green MAC Automatic22–9
74 Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Automatic25–8
48 LSU SEC At–Large15–13
89 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic22–8
45 Pepperdine West Coast At–Large19–10
40 South Dakota Summit Automatic29–3
24 UNLV Mountain West At–Large26–4
Madison Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
14 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic25–3
23 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large27–3
311 Florida SEC Automatic23–5
419 Penn State Big Ten At–Large24–7
517 UCF American At–Large27–1
631 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large25–5
726 BYU West Coast At–Large21–6
837 Washington Pac-12 At–Large20–10
66 Colgate Patriot Automatic24–5
211 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic21–12
33 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic26–6
21 James Madison Sun Belt Automatic24–4
252 Quinnipiac MAAC Automatic14–14
39 TCU Big 12 At–Large16–10
73 UMBC America East Automatic17–8
29 Yale Ivy League Automatic23–2
Louisville Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord
12 Louisville ACC Automatic26–2
29 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large24–5
313 Oregon Pac-12 At–Large23–5
416 Baylor Big 12 At–Large23–6
515 Rice C-USA At–Large26–3
623 Arkansas SEC At–Large20–8
735 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large19–10
827 Purdue Big Ten At–Large20–10
44 Colorado Pac-12 At–Large20–10
177 Delaware State MEAC Automatic23–6
28 Kansas Big 12 At–Large18–10
49 Loyola Marymount West Coast At–Large18–9
122 Samford Southern Automatic19–12
53 Stephen F. Austin WAC Automatic26–4
56 Tennessee SEC At–Large17–13
46 Utah State Mountain West Automatic22–10

Bracket

Austin, TX Regional

First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
1 Texas 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 0
1 Texas 3
Austin, TX
Georgia 0
Georgia 3
8 Towson 1
1 Texas 3
4 Marquette 1
5 Georgia Tech 3
Wright State 0
5 Georgia Tech 0
Milwaukee, WI
4 Marquette 3
Ball State 0
4 Marquette 3
1 Texas 3
3 Ohio State 1
3 Ohio State 3
Tennessee State 0
3 Ohio State 3
Columbus, OH
6 Southern California 0
High Point 0
6 Southern California 3
3 Ohio State 3
2 Minnesota 1
7 Florida State 0
Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa 0
Minneapolis, MN
2 Minnesota 3
Southeastern Louisiana 0
2 Minnesota 3

Schedule

First round
December 1, 2022
4:00 p.m. CST
(5) Georgia Tech3–0Wright State Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Julie Voeck, Krystian Krzyzak, Scott Prox, Alexis Sheldon
(25–13, 25–14, 25–17)
Report
December 1, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
Georgia3–1(8) Towson Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 604
Referees: April Fricke, Richard Bleau, Chez Slayton, Dave Plaisance
(25–10, 25–23, 21–25, 25–20)
Report
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Ball State0–3(4) Marquette Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,064
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Jim Kuziela, Krystian Krzyzak, Philip Coughlin
(20–25, 17–25, 17–25)
Report
December 1, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–0Fairleigh Dickinson Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,172
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Talita Benevides, Blaine Halberstadt
(25–6, 25–13, 25–13)
Report
December 2, 2022
4:00 p.m. CST
High Point0–3(6) Southern California Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Landry Homsher, Jeff Kline, Mary Gray
(19–25, 19–25, 20–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
(7) Florida State0–3Northern Iowa Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Referees: Tim Harlow, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
(24–26, 19–25, 21–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(3) Ohio State3–0Tennessee State Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 3,492
Referees: Nathan Mahaven, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
(25–10, 25–14, 25–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Southeastern Louisiana0–3(2) Minnesota Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,489
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Ted Moser, Brenda DeJesus
(21–25, 18–25, 14–25)
Report
Second round
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(5) Georgia Tech0–3(4) Marquette Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,066
Referees: Julie Voeck, Jim Kuziela, Henry Chen, Alexis Sheldon
(23–25, 20–25, 19–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–0Georgia Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,812
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Blaine Halberstadt, Talita Benavides
(25–14, 25–16, 25–15)
Report
December 3, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(3) Ohio State3–0(6) Southern California Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 2,874
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
(25–21, 25–17, 25–16)
Report
December 3, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Northern Iowa0–3(2) Minnesota Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,671
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
(18–25, 16–25, 15–25)
Report
Regional semifinals
December 8, 2022
11:00 a.m. CST
(3) Ohio State3–1(2) Minnesota Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Referees: Pati Rolf, Rod Rodriguez, Talita Benavides, Shera Moxley
(22–25, 25–21, 25–21, 25–19)
Report
December 8, 2022
1:30 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–1(4) Marquette Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,491
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Bill Stanley, Nate Wagner, Bev Rea
(25–14, 25–13, 19–25, 25–17)
Report
Regional finals
December 10, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–1(3) Ohio State Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 5,344
Referees: Pati Rolf, Bill Stanley, Beverly Rae, Talita Benavides
(25–18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–21)
Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Texas regional all-tournament team: [14]

  • Logan Eggleston (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Zoe Fleck (Texas)
  • Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
  • Emily Londot (Ohio State)
  • Gabby Gonzales (Ohio State)
  • Hattie Bray (Marquette)
  • Jenna Wenaas (Minnesota)

Palo Alto, CA Regional

First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
2 San Diego 3
Northern Colorado 1
2 San Diego 3
San Diego, CA
7 Washington State 1
UNLV 0
7 Washington State 3
2 San Diego 3
3 Kentucky 0
6 Western Kentucky 3
Bowling Green 0
6 Western Kentucky 0
Lexington, KY
3 Kentucky 3
Loyola Chicago 0
3 Kentucky 3
2 San Diego 3
1 Stanford 2
4 Creighton 2
Auburn 3
Auburn 2
Omaha, NE
5 Houston 3
South Dakota 2
5 Houston 3
5 Houston 0
1 Stanford 3
8 Hawaiʻi 1
LSU 3
LSU 0
Palo Alto, CA
1 Stanford 3
Pepperdine 1
1 Stanford 3

Schedule

First round
December 1, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
(6) Western Kentucky3–0Bowling Green Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O'Connor, Barry Woosley, Phillip Ems
(25–20, 25–23, 25–20)
Report
December 1, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
Loyola Chicago0–3(3) Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 2,293
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Kevin Wendelboe, Bev Rea, Shane White
(17–25, 14–25, 20–25)
Report
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
UNLV0–3(7) Washington State Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: 659
Referees: Patsy Malta, Kaili Kimura, Andrew Shiheiber, Rachel Jensen
(24–26, 19–25, 18–25)
Report
December 1, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego3–1Northern Colorado Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,667
Referees: Kevin Cull, Nikki Kathol, Robert Reyees, Heather Pickett
(25–21, 25–14, 21–25, 25–11)
Report
December 2, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
South Dakota2–3(5) Houston Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Referees: Lena Gustafson, Todd Karolczak, Kelsi Jurik, Jodie Wielenga
(14–25, 19–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(8) Hawaʻi1–3LSU Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 1,436
Referees: Brig Beatie, Eric Asami, Donald Tarin, Neal Meredith
(25–21, 19–25, 20–25, 22–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(4) Creighton2–3Auburn Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,653
Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Ryan Stejskal, Amber Nicholson
(25–21, 21–25, 20–25, 25–16, 11–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
Pepperdine1–3(1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,866
Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Matt Amaral
(11–25, 18–25, 25–18, 20–25)
Report
Second round
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(6) Western Kentucky0–3(3) Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 2,387
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kevin Wendelboe, Shane White, Bev Rea
(17–25, 16–25, 21–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego3–1(7) Washington State Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: Kevin Cull, Kaili Kimura, Rachel Jensen, Heather Pickett
Referees: 2,228
(25–19, 25–22, 21–25, 25–15)
Report
December 3, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
Auburn2–3(5) Houston Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,150
Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Jodie Wielenga, Amber Nicholson
(27–25, 15–25, 25–12, 23–25, 8–15)
Report
December 3, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
LSU0–3(1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,797
Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Neal Meredith, Tyrone Toloy
(11–25, 15–25, 21–25)
Report
Regional semifinals
December 8, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego3–0(3) Kentucky Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,085
(25–22, 25–19, 25–18)
Report
December 8, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(5) Houston0–3(1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,152
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Neal Meredith, Rachel Jensen
(24–26, 16–25, 17–25)
Report
Regional finals
December 10, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego3–2(1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 3,309
Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Rachel Jensen, Tyrone Toloy
(19–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–23, 15–9)
Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Stanford regional all-tournament team: [15]

  • Gabby Blossom (San Diego) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Katie Lukes (San Diego)
  • Grace Frohling (San Diego)
  • Kendall Kipp (Stanford)
  • Kami Miner (Stanford)
  • Elena Oglivie (Stanford)
  • Kortlyn Henderson (Houston)

Madison, WI Regional

First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
1 Wisconsin 3
Quinnipiac 0
1 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
TCU 0
TCU 3
8 Washington 1
1 Wisconsin 3
4 Penn State 2
5 UCF 3
Yale 0
5 UCF 1
University Park, PA
4 Penn State 3
UMBC 0
4 Penn State 3
1 Wisconsin 2
2 Pittsburgh 3
3 Florida 3
Florida A&M 0
3 Florida 3
Gainesville, FL
6 Iowa State 0
FGCU 2
6 Iowa State 3
3 Florida 1
2 Pittsburgh 3
7 BYU 3
James Madison 0
7 BYU 0
Pittsburgh, PA
2 Pittsburgh 3
Colgate 0
2 Pittsburgh 3

Schedule

First round
December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
(5) UCF3–0Yale Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mara Wager, Wade DuBois, Tim Rough, Chad Oberholtzer
(25–22, 25–16, 25–17)
Report
December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
TCU3–1(8) Washington UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Referees: Pati Rolf, Dean Hoskin, Chris Haworth, Mark Berman
(25–18, 24–26, 25–20, 25–21)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
UMBC0–3(4) Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,403
Referees: Jeff McKinney, Brett Myres, Miguel Jones, David Atkinson
(14–25, 17–25, 12–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin3–0Quinnipiac UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Tony Chan, Joe Gustafson, Clinque Robinson, Tracy LeVine
(25–15, 25–9, 25–4)
Report
December 2, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(7) BYU3–0James Madison Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Chuck Fleet, Dan Swensen, Kayla Spridik
(25–20, 25–10, 25–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
FGCU2–3(6) Iowa State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 1,123
Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Elizabth Smith, Robert Skidmore
(14–25, 19–25, 25–23, 25–16, 12–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
Colgate0–3(2) Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,667
Referees: Carla Brunner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, George Calton
(16–25, 14–25, 14–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(3) Florida3–0Florida A&M O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,563
Referees: Mark Prater, Rebecca Carsentsen, Hugh Hernesman, Katie Bates
(15–25, 15–25, 9–25)
Report
Second round
December 3, 2022
5:30 p.m. CST
(5) UCF1–3(4) Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,389
Referees: Jeff McKinney, Wade Dubois, Chad Oberholtzer, David Atkinson
(18–25, 25–18, 25–22, 25–21)
Report
December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin3–0TCU UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Pati Rolf, Joe Gustafson, Chris Haworth, Tracy Levine
(25–9, 25–11, 25–23)
Report
December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(3) Florida3–0(6) Iowa State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,936
Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Robert Skidmore, Elizabeth Smith
(25–19, 25–23, 25–14)
Report
December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(7) BYU0–3(2) Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,814
Referees: Carla Bruner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, Dan Swenson
(21–25, 22–25, 18–25)
Report
Regional semifinals
December 8, 2022
2:30 p.m. CST
(3) Florida1–3(2) Pittsburgh UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Sarah Myres, Chris Haworth
(20–25, 21–25, 25–17, 22–25)
Report
December 8, 2022
5:00 p.m. cst
(1) Wisconsin3–2(4) Penn State UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
(25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 20–25, 15–8)
Report
Regional finals
December 10, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin2–3(2) Pittsburgh UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Amber Nicholson
(25–23, 21–25, 21–25, 25–19, 13–15)
Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Wisconsin regional all-tournament team: [16]

  • Courtney Buzzerio (Pittsburgh) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Rachel Fairbanks (Pittsburgh)
  • Chiamaka Nwokolo (Pittsburgh)
  • Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
  • Anna Smrek (Wisconsin)
  • Marina Markova (Florida)
  • Seleisa Elisaia (Penn State)

Louisville, KY Regional

First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
2 Nebraska 3
Delaware State 0
2 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Kansas 1
Kansas 3
7 Miami (FL) 0
2 Nebraska 2
3 Oregon 3
6 Arkansas 3
Utah State 0
6 Arkansas 1
Eugene, OR
3 Oregon 3
Loyola Marymount 0
3 Oregon 3
3 Oregon 2
1 Louisville 3
4 Baylor 3
Stephen F. Austin 0
4 Baylor 3
Waco, TX
5 Rice 2
Colorado 1
5 Rice 3
4 Baylor 0
1 Louisville 3
8 Purdue 3
Tennessee 2
8 Purdue 0
Louisville, KY
1 Louisville 3
Samford 0
1 Louisville 3

Schedule

First round
December 1, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
Kansas3–0(7) Miami (FL) Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Referees: Mary Faragher, Bill Stanley, Mike Behrens, Nathan Wagner
(25–17, 25–18, 25–20)
Report
December 1, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
Colorado1–3(5) Rice Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 441
Referees: Mary Blalock, Rachael Rodriguez, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
(24–26, 26–24, 16–25, 14–25)
Report
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) Nebraska3–0Delaware State Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 8,062
Referees: Mike Hamilton, Wade Brence, Ken Corum, Lisa Kresha
(25–15, 25–9, 25–10)
Report
December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor3–0Stephen F. Austin Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,402
Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
(25–13, 25–18, 25–15)
Report
December 2, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(8) Purdue3–2TennesseeL&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Referees: Jung Park, Marty Prochko, Jennifer Leffler, John Hunley
(14–25, 25–14, 22–25, 25–22, 15–11)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(6) Arkansas3–0Utah State Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Greg Clark
(25–19, 25–15, 25–14)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
Samford0–3(1) LouisvilleL&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 933
Referees: Donnie Goodwin, Scott Thompson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mark Booker
(9–25, 13–25, 12–25)
Report
December 2, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
Loyola Marymount0–3(3) Oregon Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Attendance: 3,474
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Dan Houser, Kellie Demianew, Hector Escobar
(17–25, 22–25, 15–25)
Report
Second round
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) Nebraska3–1Kansas Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 8,235
Referees: Mike Hamilton, Bill Stanley, Ken Corum, Nathan Wagner
(25–14, 25–18, 19–25, 26–24)
Report
December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor3–2(5) Rice Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,007
Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Bryce Estes, Blair Gillard
(16–25, 25–22, 25–23, 14–25, 15–11)
Report
December 3, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(8) Purdue0–3(1) LouisvilleL&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 984
Referees: Jung Park, Scott Thompson, Jennifer Leffler, Kyp Harasymowycz
(19–25, 21–25, 23–25)
Report
December 3, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
(6) Arkansas1–3(3) Oregon Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Attendance: 3,014
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Kelli Demainew
(25–19, 20–25, 20–25, 9–25)
Report
Regional semifinals
December 8, 2022
10:00 a.m. CST
(2) Nebraska2–3(3) Oregon KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Referees: Jung Park, Wade DuBois, Kyp Harasymowycz, Drew Puckertin
(25–14, 24–26, 25–22, 30–32, 11–15)
Report
December 8, 2022
12:30 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor0–3(1) LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 5,002
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Henry Chen, Chrsity Alltop
(23–25, 16–25, 17–25)
Report
Regional finals
December 10, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(3) Oregon2–3(1) LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 8,749
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Wade DuBois, Henry Chen, Kyp Harasymowycz
(23–25, 25–23, 25–13, 25–27, 6–15)
Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Louisville regional all-tournament team: [17]

  • Anna DeBeer (Louisville) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Aiko Jones (Louisville)
  • Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
  • Mimi Colyer (Oregon)
  • Brooke Nuneviller (Oregon)
  • Morgan Lewis (Oregon)
  • Ally Batenhorst (Nebraska)

Final Four

National Semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
December 15
National Championship
CHI Health Center Omaha
December 17
      
1 Texas 3
2 San Diego 1
1 Texas 3
1 Louisville 0
2 Pittsburgh 2
1 Louisville 3

National Semifinals

December 15, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–1(2) San Diego CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,735
Referees: Michelle Prater, Joe Gustafson, Bev Rea, Henry Chen
(26–28, 25–16, 25–18, 25–20)
Report
December 15, 2022
8:30 p.m. CST
(2) Pittsburgh2–3(1) Louisville CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,735
Referees: Pati Rolf, Paula Martin, Dan Swensen, Rachel Jensen
(18–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 2–15)
Report

Game Recap

Texas defeated San Diego in the first semifinal match. San Diego was making its first final four appearance in school history and Texas was making its 14th final four. San Diego won the opening set in extra points, 28–26, before Texas came back to win the next three with scores of 25–16, 25–18, 25–20. Texas was led by junior outside hitter Madisen Skinner who had 17 kills on .394 hitting percentage and 2022 AVCA Player of the Year Logan Eggleston finished with 16 kills, nine digs, a team-high five blocks and one service ace. Texas was held to their second-lowest hitting percentage of the season at .248 but out–blocked San Diego 12–9 and held the Toreros to their worst hitting night of the season at .112. [18]

In the second semifinal, Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 3–2. The teams, who are both in the ACC conference, handed each other its only conference loss of the season, as they both went 17–1 in conference play to claim a share of the title. Both teams were making their second straight (and second overall in school history) NCAA final four appearance. After going back-and-forth in the first four sets, Louisville won the fifth set with a runaway score of 15–2 to advance to its first national title match in school history, and became the first ACC team to advance to a championship match. In the match, three Louisville players had season-best performances: libero Elena Scott finished with a career-high 28 digs, middle blocker Phekran Kong set a career record with 11 blocks, including four in the fifth set, and outside hitter Anna DeBeer had a career best five service aces. Louisville was led by Claire Chaussee with 25 kills, including four in the fifth set, hitting .429 and added three kills and three blocks. Pittsburgh was led by Courtney Buzzerio with 13 kills and Serena Gray with 10 kills. [19]

National Championship

December 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas3–0(1) Louisville CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,592
Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Bev Rea, Dan Swensen
(25–22, 25–14, 26–24)
Report

Game Recap

Texas won its third NCAA (and fourth overall) national championship after defeating Louisville in three sets. Texas became the first overall number one seed to win the championship since Stanford in 2018. Texas was ranked number 1 for most of the 2022 season and was led by six All-Americans.

Texas won the close first set 25–22. Louisville jumped out to an early lead but most of the set was led by Texas, who led 18–17, before going on a 3–1 run to go up 21–18, eventually winning on a kill by Eggleston. Texas hit .533 in the first set to Louisville's .400. Texas dominated the second set, going up 15–7 and eventually winning 25–14. What would be the third and final set, Louisville led 15–14 lead going into the media timeout, before Texas went on a 6–1 run to go up 20–16. Louisville tied the set at 21 all on a block and went up 24–22 on back to back kills. Despite having two set point chances to force a fourth set, Louisville could not close the set as Texas won the championship on a service ace, 26–24. In the match, Texas hit .371 as a team, with nine blocks and five service aces, while holding Louisville to just a .189 hitting percentage. [20]

Final Four All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team: [21]

Media coverage

For the third consecutive season all matches aired on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 streamed on ESPN+ with the exception of Texas matches, which were televised by LHN. [22] All Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matches will air on ESPNU. ESPN will air the national semifinals while ESPN2 will air the national championship.

Rounds 1 & 2

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

Semifinals & National Championship

Records by Conference

ConferenceBidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CMNC
Big 12 511–4.733521111
ACC 510–5.66732221
West Coast 45–4.5562111
Big Ten 613–6.684652
Pac-12 68–6.571422
SEC 78–7.53362
American 23–2.60021
Big East 22–2.50011
C-USA 22–2.5002
Missouri Valley 11–1.5001
20 Others200–20.000

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