2016 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

2016 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament begins on December 1, 2016 and concludes on December 17 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1] The tournament field was determined on November 27, 2016.

Qualifying Teams

The champions of the NCAA's 32 conferences qualified automatically, while the remaining 32 positions were filled with at-large selections.

Seed School Conference Berth type
1 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic
2 Minnesota Big Ten At-Large
3 Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large
4 Texas Big 12 At-Large
5 Kansas Big 12 Automatic
6 Stanford Pac-12 At-Large
7 North Carolina ACC Automatic
8 Washington Pac-12 Automatic
9 Michigan State Big Ten At-Large
10 UCLA Pac-12 At-Large
11 Florida SEC Automatic
12 Michigan Big Ten At-Large
13 BYU West Coast Automatic
14 Kansas State Big 12 At-Large
15 Missouri SEC At-Large
16 Penn State Big Ten At-Large
A&M–Corpus Christi Southland Automatic
Alabama State SWAC Automatic
American Patriot Automatic
Boise State Mountain West Automatic
Cleveland State Horizon Automatic
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Automatic
Creighton Big East Automatic
Dayton A-10 Automatic
Denver The Summit Automatic
Fairfield MAAC Automatic
Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic
High Point Big South Automatic
Howard MEAC Automatic
James Madison CAA Automatic
Lipscomb ASUN Automatic
LIU Brooklyn NEC Automatic
Murray State Ohio Valley Automatic
New Hampshire America East Automatic
North Dakota Big Sky Automatic
Northern Illinois MAC Automatic
Princeton Ivy League Automatic
Samford SoCon Automatic
SMU The American Automatic
UTRGV WAC Automatic
Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic
Wichita State MVC Automatic
Arizona Pac-12 At-Large
Baylor Big 12 At-Large
Cincinnati The American At-Large
Colorado State Mountain West At-Large
Florida State ACC At-Large
Iowa State Big 12 At-Large
Kentucky SEC At-Large
Marquette Big East At-Large
Miami(OH) MAC At-Large
Missouri State MVC At-Large
Northern Iowa MVC At-Large
Ohio State Big Ten At-Large
Oregon Pac-12 At-Large
Pittsburgh ACC At-Large
Purdue Big Ten At-Large
San Diego West Coast At-Large
TCU Big 12 At-Large
Texas A&M SEC At-Large
UNLV Mountain West At-Large
USC Pac-12 At-Large
Utah Pac-12 At-Large
Washington State Pac-12 At-Large

Bracket

The first two rounds are held on campus sites (the home court of the seeded team). Regional semifinals and finals will be held at four non-predetermined campus sites, which will be announced after play concludes, on December 3.[2]

Lincoln Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Nebraska 3
  New Hampshire 0
1 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
TCU 0
  Wichita State 1
  TCU 3
1 Nebraska
16 Penn State
16 Penn State 3
  LIU Brooklyn 0
16 Penn State 3
University Park, PA
Pittsburgh 1
  Pittsburgh 3
Dayton 1
 
 
8 Washington 3
A&M-Corpus Christi 0
8 Washington 3
Seattle, WA
Kentucky 0
  Kentucky 3
  Colorado State 1
8 Washington
Arizona
9 Michigan State 3
Fairfield 0
9 Michigan State 2
East Lansing, MI
Arizona 3
  Cleveland State 0
Arizona 3

Minneapolis Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
2 Minnesota 3
North Dakota 0
2 Minnesota 3
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN
Hawaii 0
  Hawaii 3
  USC 2
2 Minnesota
15 Missouri
15 Missouri 3
Northern Illinois 0
15 Missouri 3
Columbia, MO
Purdue 1
  Purdue 3
Iowa State 0
 
 
7 North Carolina 3
High Point 0
7 North Carolina 3
Chapel Hill, NC
Coastal Carolina 0
  James Madison 2
Coastal Carolina 3
7 North Carolina
10 UCLA
10 UCLA 3
Murray State 1
10 UCLA 3
Los Angeles, CA
Baylor 0
  San Diego 2
Baylor 3

Madison Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
3 Wisconsin 3
Howard 0
3 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
Washington State 0
  Marquette 1
Washington State 3
3 Wisconsin
Ohio State
14 Kansas State 3
Lipscomb 0
14 Kansas State 2
Manhattan, KS
Ohio State 3
  Ohio State 3
Missouri State 0
 
 
6 Stanford 3
Denver 0
6 Stanford 3
Stanford, CA
Boise State 0
  Western Kentucky 0
Boise State 3
6 Stanford
Florida State
11 Florida 3
Alabama State 0
11 Florida 2
Gainesville, FL
Florida State 3
  Cincinnati 1
Florida State 3

Austin Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
4 Texas 3
UT-Rio Grande Valley 0
4 Texas 3
Austin, TX
Southern Methodist 0
  Texas A&M 0
Southern Methodist 3
4 Texas
13 BYU
13 BYU 3
Princeton 0
13 BYU 3
Provo, UT
UNLV 0
  UNLV 3
Utah 1
 
 
5 Kansas 3
Samford 0
5 Kansas 2
Lawrence, KS
Creighton 3
  Northern Iowa 2
Creighton 3
Creighton
12 Michigan
12 Michigan 3
American 0
12 Michigan 3
Ann Arbor, MI
Oregon 1
  Oregon 3
Miami(OH) 1

Final Four

National Semifinals and Championship will be held at Nationwide Arena, in Columbus, Ohio on December 15 and 17 respectively.

National Semifinals National Championship
      
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ↑ "DI Women's Volleyball Championship".
  2. ↑ "Women's college volleyball: Field for 2016 DI championship announced". NCAA.com. 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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