2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

2023 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2023 NCAA Division I Championship
Finals site	Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida

The 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament is a current single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that will determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2023 season. It will be the 43rd edition of the tournament and will begin on November 30, 2023, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations will be chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament will conclude with the championship game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on December 17th.

Tournament schedule and venues

Louisville

Palo Alto

Pullman

Gainesville

Austin

Lexington

Lincoln

Pittsburgh

Fayetteville

Provo

Omaha

Madison

Lawrence

West Lafayette

Eugene

Knoxville

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2023 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

• November 30 – December 2

• • Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University)
  • UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
  • KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)
  • Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
  • Barnhill Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas (Host: University of Arkansas
  • O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida)
  • Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Washington (Host: Washington State University)
  • Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University
  • Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, Kansas (Host: University of Kansas)
  • Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah (Host: BYU)
  • Food City Center, Knoxville, TN (Host: University of Tennessee)

Tampa

Lincoln

Pittsburgh

Palo Alto

Madison

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2023 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional semifinals and finals

• December 7 & 9
  • Lincoln Regional, Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • Palo Alto Regional, Maples Pavilion (Host: Stanford University)
  • Madison Regional, Wisconsin Field House (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Pittsburgh Regional, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)

National semifinals and championship

• December 15 & 17
  • Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)

Qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams received automatic bids to the tournament by winning either the regular season conference title or their conference tournament.

Conference	Team	Conference Record
ACC	Florida State	16-2
America East	UMBC	8–2
American	SMU	18–1
Atlantic 10	Dayton	18–0
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast	15–1
Big 12	Texas	17–1
Big East	Creighton	16-2
Big Sky	Weber State	11–5
Big South	High Point	14–0
Big Ten	Nebraska	19–1
Big West	Hawaii	14-4
Coastal	Delaware	15–3
C-USA	Western Kentucky	16–0
Horizon	Wright State	15–3
Ivy	Yale	14–0
MAAC	Fairfield	16–2
MAC	Western Michigan	18–0
MEAC	Coppin State	13–1
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa	18–0
Mountain West	Fresno State	10–8
Northeast	LIU	9–5
Ohio Valley	Eastern Illinois	15–3
Pac-12	Stanford	19–1
Patriot	Colgate	13–3
SEC	Kentucky	17-1
Southern	Wofford	11-5
Southland	Southeastern Louisiana	17–1
SWAC	Jackson State	10–6
Summit	Omaha	12–4
Sun Belt	Coastal Carolina	14–2
West Coast	Pepperdine	15–1
WAC	Grand Canyon	13–3

Bracket

Lincoln, NE Quarter

Lincoln Quarter Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 1 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic 28–1 2 7 Kentucky SEC Automatic 19–7 3 10 Arkansas SEC At–Large 25–5 4 19 Florida SEC At–Large 18–9 5 20 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 22–6 6 26 Florida State ACC Automatic 23–8 7 22 James Madison Sun Belt At–Large 21–9 8 34 Missouri SEC At-Large 17–12 31 Baylor Big 12 Conference At-Large 16–12 58 Delaware Coastal Automatic 24–4 52 FGCU Atlantic Sun Automatic 26–6 280 LIU Northeast Automatic 13-18 32 South Alabama Sun Belt At-Large 22–8 36 Stephen F. Austin WAC At-Large 29–4 43 TCU Big 12 At-Large 16–14 102 Wofford Southern Automatic 23–7

Pittsburgh Quarter Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 4 Pittsburgh ACC At-Large 25–4 2 3 Louisville ACC At-Large 24–4 3 9 Creighton Big East Automatic 27–4 4 13 Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 24–7 5 18 Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 31–2 6 17 Utah State Mountain West At–Large 24–6 7 34 Auburn SEC At–Large 20–9 8 33 USC Pac-12 At-Large 18–12 67 Colgate Patriot Automatic 22–7 131 Coppin State MEAC Automatic 27–4 76 Grand Canyon WAC Automatic 23–7 40 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 16–12 41 Pepperdine West Coast Automatic 19–8 48 UMBC America East Automatic 17–7 35 Western Michigan MAC Automatic 30–2 79 Wright State Horizon Automatic 21–10

First round November 30 & December 1

Second round December 1 & 2

Regional semifinals December 7

Regional finals December 9

1

Nebraska

LIU

Lincoln, NE

Delaware

8

Missouri

5

Georgia Tech

3

South Alabama

1

5

Georgia Tech

Gainesville, FL

FGCU

4

Florida

3

Arkansas

Stephen F. Austin

Fayetteville, AR

TCU

6

Florida State

7

James Madison

3

Baylor

0

Baylor

Lexington, KY

Wofford

2

Kentucky

Schedule

First round

December 1, 2023 7:00 PM CST	(1) Nebraska	v	LIU

December 1, 2023 4:30 PM CST	Delaware	v	(8) Missouri

November 30, 2023 3:30 PM CST	(5) Georgia Tech	3–1	South Alabama	O'Connell Center
	(25–19, 22–25, 25–15, 25–12) Report

November 30, 2023	FGCU	v	(4) Florida

December 1, 2023 7:00 PM CST	(3) Arkansas	v	Stephen F. Austin

December 1, 2023 4:30 PM CST	TCU	v	(6) Florida State

November 30, 2023 3:30 PM CST	(7) James Madison	0–3	Baylor	Rupp Arena Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Duane Holden, Bev Rea, Jeff Kline
	(15–25, 19–25, 19–25) Report

November 30, 2023 6:30 PM CST	Wofford	v	(2) Kentucky

Second round

December 2, 2023 7:00 PM CST	(1) Nebraska/LIU	v	Delaware/(8) Missouri

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(5) Georgia Tech	v	FGCU/(4) Florida

December 2, 2023 7:00 PM CST	(3) Arkansas/Stephen F. Austin	v	TCU/(6) Florida State

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	Baylor	v	Wofford/(2) Kentucky

Regional semifinals

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Regional finals

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Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the regional all-tournament team:

Pittsburgh, PA Quarter

First round November 30 & December 1

Second round December 1 & 2

Regional semifinals December 7

Regional finals December 9

2

Louisville

Wright State

Louisville, KY

Western Michigan

Western Michigan

3

7

Auburn

0

6

Utah State

Minnesota

Omaha, NE

Colgate

3

Creighton

4

Washington State

Grand Canyon

Pullman, WA

Pepperdine

5

Dayton

8

Southern California

UMBC

Pittsburgh, PA

Coppin State

1

Pittsburgh

Schedule

First round

November 30, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(2) Louisville	v	Wright State

November 30, 2023 3:00 PM CST	Western Michigan	3–0	(7) Auburn	KFC YUM! Center Attendance: 1,045 Referees: Jeff McKinney, Jung Park
	(25–18, 25–17, 25–19)

December 1, 2023 4:00 PM CST	(6) Utah State	v	Minnesota

December 1, 2023 6:30 PM CST	Colgate	v	(3) Creighton

December 1, 2023 9:00 PM CST	(4) Washington State	v	Grand Canyon

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	Pepperdine	v	(5) Dayton

December 1, 2023 3:00 PM CST	(8) Southern California	v	UMBC

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	Coppin State	v	(1) Pittsburgh

Second round

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(2) Louisville/Wright State	v	Western Michigan

December 2, 2023 6:30 PM CST	(6) Utah State/Minnesota	v	Colgate/(3) Creighton

December 2, 2023 9:00 PM CST	(4) Washington State/Grand Canyon	v	Pepperdine/(5) Dayton

December 2, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(8) Southern California/UMBC	v	Coppin State / (1) Pittsburgh

Regional semifinals

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Regional finals

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Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the regional all-tournament team:

Madison, WI Quarter

	First round November 30 & December 1					Second round December 1 & 2					Regional semifinals December 7					Regional finals December 9
	1	Wisconsin
		Jackson State
	Madison, WI
						Miami (FL)
		Miami (FL)	3
	8	Northern Iowa	1
	5	Penn State	3
		Yale	1
						5	Penn State
	Lawrence, KS
		Omaha
	4	Kansas
	3	Purdue	3
		Fairfield	0
						3	Purdue
	West Lafayette, IN
						6	Marquette
		Eastern Illinois	0
	6	Marquette	3
	7	Iowa State
		Hawaiʻi
	Eugene, OR
		Southeastern Louisiana
	2	Oregon

Schedule

First round

November 30, 2023 7:30 PM CST	(1) Wisconsin	v	Jackson State

November 30, 2023 5:00 PM CST	Miami (FL)	3–1	(8) Northern Iowa
	(25–23, 25–19, 20–25, 25–20) Report

November 30, 2023 4:30 PM CST	(5) Penn State	3–1	Yale	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena Referees: Mary Faragher, Ian Young, Anthony Oligney-Estill, Nathan Hudson
	(25–17, 23–25, 25–22, 25–16) Report

November 30, 2023 7:00 PM CST	Omaha	v	(4) Kansas

November 30, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(3) Purdue	3–0	Fairfield	Holloway Gymnasium Attendance: 2,415 Referees: Rod Rodriguez, Joe Gustafson, Tracy Levine, Barb Zvonek
	(25–17, 25–13, 25–12) Report

November 30, 2023 3:30 PM CST	Eastern Illinois	0–3	(6) Marquette	Holloway Gymnasium Attendance: 2,415
	(19–25, 16–25, 14–25) Report

November 30, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(7) Iowa State	v	Hawaiʻi

November 30, 2023 9:00 PM CST	Southeastern Louisiana	v	(2) Oregon

Second round

December 1, 2023 7:00 PM CST	(1) Wisconsin/Jackson State	v	Miami (FL)

December 1, 2023 5:30 PM CST	(5) Penn State	v	Omaha/(4) Kansas

December 1, 2023 6:00 PM CST	(3) Purdue	v	(6) Marquette

December 1, 2023 9:00 PM CST	(7) Iowa State/Hawaiʻi	v	Southeastern Louisiana/(2) Oregon

Regional semifinals

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Regional finals

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Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the regional all-tournament team:

Palo Alto, CA Quarter

First round November 30 & December 1

Second round December 1 & 2

Regional semifinals December 7

Regional finals December 9

2

Texas

Texas A&M

Austin, TX

Texas State

7

SMU

6

Western Kentucky

Coastal Carolina

Knoxville, TN

High Point

3

Tennessee

4

BYU

Weber State

Provo, UT

Georgia

5

Arizona State

8

Houston

UCSB

Palo Alto, CA

Fresno State

1

Stanford

Schedule

First round

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Second round

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Regional semifinals

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Regional finals

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Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the regional all-tournament team:

Final four

	National Semifinals Amalie Arena December 15					National Championship Amalie Arena December 17

National semifinals

December 15, 2023		v		Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

December 15, 2023		v		Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

National championship

December 17, 2023 3:00 p.m. EST		v		Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

Final Four All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the final four all-tournament team:

Records by Conference

• The R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semi-finals (Final Four), Championship Match, and National Champion, respectively.
• The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.