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2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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2017 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2017 Division I Championship
ChampionsNebraska (5th title)
Runner-upFlorida (2nd title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Cook (4th title)
Most outstanding player
  • Mikaela Foecke (2nd) (Nebraska)
  • Kelly Hunter (Nebraska)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
«2016  2018»

The 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began November 30, 2017 and concluded on December 16 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The tournament field was determined on November 26, 2017. Nebraska beat Florida in the final to claim their fifth national championship.[1]

Qualifying teams

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University Park Regional
Seed[2] RPI[3] School Conference Berth Type Record
1 1 Penn State Big Ten At-Large/Split 29–1
8 8 Washington Pac-12 At-Large 24–7
9 10 Creighton Big East Automatic 25–6
16 14 Wichita State The American Automatic 28–3
35 VCU A-10 Automatic 30–2
36 Missouri State MVC Automatic 28–5
60 Radford Big South Automatic 25–4
74 Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Automatic 20–7
111 LIU Brooklyn NEC Automatic 20–9
239 Howard MEAC Automatic 16–15
19 Kansas Big 12 At-Large 22–7
23 Michigan State Big Ten At-Large 21–8
26 Illinois Big Ten At-Large 21–10
27 Pittsburgh ACC At-Large/Split 25–6
34 Missouri SEC At-Large 20–11
37 Hawaii Big West At-Large 20–7
Gainesville Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth Type Record
2 2 Florida SEC Automatic/Split 25–1
7 7 Minnesota Big Ten At-Large 26–5
10 11 USC Pac-12 At-Large 22–9
15 17 UCLA Pac-12 At-Large 19–10
16 Cal Poly Big West Automatic 26–2
20 San Diego WCC Automatic/Split 24–4
21 Louisville ACC Automatic/Split 24–6
54 Denver The Summit Automatic 23–5
58 Austin Peay Ohio Valley Automatic 30–5
66 Central Arkansas Southland Automatic 27–4
70 North Dakota Big Sky Automatic 30–7
196 Alabama State SWAC Automatic 28–10
33 Miami(FL) ACC At-Large 21–5
42 Northern Iowa MVC At-Large 26–8
45 Louisiana State SEC At-Large 20–9
46 Charleston CAA At-Large 27–5
Stanford Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth Type Record
3 5 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 26–3
6 4 Texas Big 12 Automatic 24–2
11 9 Utah Pac-12 At-Large 22–9
14 13 Iowa State Big 12 At-Large 21–6
32 Colorado State Mountain West Automatic 28–3
61 Princeton Ivy League Automatic 18–7
67 Cleveland State Horizon Automatic 22–7
147 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 25–6
184 CSU Bakersfield WAC Automatic 19–13
18 Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large 20–9
25 Purdue Big Ten At-Large 22–9
29 Michigan Big Ten At-Large 21–11
30 Marquette Big East At-Large 22–9
31 Oregon State Pac-12 At-Large 21–11
39 High Point Big South At-Large 24–7
49 NC State ACC At-Large 20–11
Lexington Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth Type Record
4 3 Kentucky SEC At-Large/Split 26–3
5 6 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic/Split 26–4
12 12 Baylor Big 12 At-Large 23–6
13 15 BYU WCC At-Large/Split 28–2
28 Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 30–3
40 Kennesaw State ASUN Automatic 21–4
48 James Madison CAA Automatic 23–5
62 American Patriot Automatic 26–7
63 Miami(OH) MAC Automatic 23–8
85 ETSU SoCon Automatic 19–11
166 Stony Brook America East Automatic 18–12
22 Oregon Pac-12 At-Large 17–11
24 Colorado Pac-12 At-Large 22–9
38 Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 17–15
40 Notre Dame ACC At-Large 22–9
43 Florida State ACC At-Large 18–10

Bracket

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Penn State Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Penn St. 3
Howard 1
1 Penn State 3
University Park, PA
  Pittsburgh 1
  VCU 1
Pittsburgh 3
1 Penn State 3
Missouri 0
  Kansas 2
Missouri 3
  Missouri 3
Wichita, KS
16 Wichita State 1
Radford 0
16 Wichita State 3
1 Penn State 3
Michigan State 0
9 Creighton 3
Coastal Carolina 1
9 Creighton 1
Omaha, NE
Michigan State 3
  Missouri State 0
Michigan State 3
  Michigan State 3
Illinois 1
  Illinois 3
Hawaii 2
Illinois 3
Seattle, WA
8 Washington 2
LIU Brooklyn 0
8 Washington 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 1, 2017
7:30 PM
Penn State 3–1 Howard Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(25–10, 22–25, 25–15, 25–16)
 
December 1, 2017
5:00 PM
VCU 1–3 Pittsburgh Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(14–25, 20–25, 25–18, 13–25)
 
December 1, 2017
7:00 PM
Kansas 2–3 Missouri Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
(23–25, 25–15, 15–25, 25–20, 10–15)
 
December 1, 2017
9:00 PM
Radford 0–3 Wichita State Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
(16–25, 18–25, 15–25)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Creighton 3–1 Coastal Carolina D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
(25–20, 27–25, 20–25, 25–22)
 
December 1, 2017
5:00 PM
Missouri State 0–3 Michigan State D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
(19–25, 11–25, 15–25)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Illinois 3–2 Hawaii Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25–18, 25–17, 13–25, 24–26, 15–10)
 
December 1, 2017
10:30 PM
LIU Brooklyn 0–3 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(10–25, 13–25, 18–25)
 

Second round

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December 2, 2017
7:00 PM
Penn State 3–1 Pittsburgh Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(25–20, 23–25, 25–22, 25–19)
 
December 2, 2017
8:00 PM
Missouri 3–1 Wichita State Charles Koch Arena, Wichita, Kansas
(25–23, 25–22, 21–25, 26–24)
 
December 2, 2017
7:00 PM
Creighton 1–3 Michigan State CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Nebraska
(23–25, 25–19, 20–25, 16–25)
 
December 2, 2017
10:00 PM
Illinois 3–2 Washington Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25–22, 17–25, 20–25, 25–17, 15–9)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 8, 2017
2:00 PM
Missouri 0–3 Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(17–25, 18–25, 19–25)
 
December 8, 2017
4:00 PM
Illinois 1–3 Michigan State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(23–25, 25–18, 17–25, 27–29)
 

Regional Final

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December 9, 2017
8:00 PM
Michigan State 0–3 Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(23–25, 17–25, 26–28)
 

Kentucky Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
5 Nebraska 3
Stony Brook 0
5 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Washington St. 0
  Florida State 1
Washington St. 3
5 Nebraska 3
Colorado 0
  Colorado 3
James Madison 0
Colorado 3
Waco, TX
12 Baylor 0
Miami (Ohio) 0
12 Baylor 3
5 Nebraska 3
4 Kentucky 1
13 BYU 3
American 0
13 BYU 3
Provo, UT
Oregon 0
  Kennesaw State 0
Oregon 3
13 BYU 2
4 Kentucky 3
  Western Kentucky 3
Notre Dame 0
Western Kentucky 2
Lexington, KY
4 Kentucky 3
ETSU 0
4 Kentucky 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Nebraska 3–0 Stony Brook Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25–10, 25–14, 25–12)
 
December 1, 2017
5:30 PM
Florida State 1–3 Washington State Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(32–34, 14–25, 25–23, 13–25)
 
December 1, 2017
5:30 PM
Colorado 3–0 James Madison Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
(25–21, 25–14, 25–12)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Miami (OH) 0–3 Baylor Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
(19–25, 16–25, 21–25)
 
December 1, 2017
9:00 PM
BYU 3–0 American Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(25–11, 25–17, 25–16)
 
December 1, 2017
6:00 PM
Kennesaw State 0–3 Oregon Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(26–28, 19–25, 18–25)
 
December 1, 2017
5:00 PM
Western Kentucky 3–0 Notre Dame Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(25–16, 25–18, 25–22)
 
December 1, 2017
7:30 PM
ETSU 0–3 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(19–25, 20–25, 21–25)
 

Second round

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December 2, 2017
8:00 PM
Nebraska 3–0 Washington State Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25–13, 25–13, 25–18)
 
December 2, 2017
9:00 PM
Colorado 3–0 Baylor Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
(25–12, 25–22, 25–20)
 
December 2, 2017
9:00 PM
BYU 3–0 Oregon Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(25–20, 25–21, 25–19)
 
December 2, 2017
7:00 PM
Western Kentucky 2–3 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(25–16, 25–22, 19–25, 21–25, 12–15)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 8, 2017
12:00 PM
BYU 2–3 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(25–20, 17–25, 25–22, 18–25, 9–15)
 
December 8, 2017
2:00 PM
Colorado 0–3 Nebraska Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(19–25, 11–25, 21–25)
 

Regional Final

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December 9, 2017
4:00 PM
Nebraska 3–1 Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(25–19, 25–22, 25–27, 25–22)
 

Stanford Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
3 Stanford 3
Cal State Bakersfield 0
3 Stanford 3
Palo Alto, CA
Colorado State 0
  Colorado State 3
Michigan 1
3 Stanford 3
Wisconsin 1
  Wisconsin 3
Marquette 0
Wisconsin 3
Ames, IA
14 Iowa State 0
Princeton 0
14 Iowa State 3
3 Stanford 3
6 Texas 0
11 Utah 3
Cleveland State 0
11 Utah 3
Salt Lake City, UT
Purdue 1
  High Point 1
Purdue 3
11 Utah 2
6 Texas 3
  Oregon State 2
NC State 3
NC State 0
Austin, TX
6 Texas 3
Fairfield 0
6 Texas 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 1, 2017
10:00 PM
Stanford 3–0 Cal State Bakersfield Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25–11, 25–15, 25–17)
 
December 1, 2017
7:30 PM
Colorado State 3–1 Michigan Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25–23, 23–25, 25–22, 26–24)
 
December 1, 2017
5:00 PM
Wisconsin 3–0 Marquette Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
(27–25, 25–21, 25–11)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Princeton 0–3 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
(21–25, 17–25, 14–25)
 
November 30, 2017
9:00 PM
Utah 3–0 Cleveland State Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
(25–14, 25–21, 25–12)
 
November 30, 2017
6:30 PM
High Point 1–3 Purdue Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
(25–21, 14–25, 22–25, 12–25)
 
December 1, 2017
5:30 PM
Oregon State 2–3 NC State Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(18–25, 25–19, 21–25, 25–21, 13–15)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Fairfield 0–3 Texas Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(16–25, 18–25, 17–25)
 

Second round

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December 2, 2017
9:00 PM
Stanford 3–0 Colorado State Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25–14, 25–15, 25–9)
 
December 2, 2017
7:30 PM
Wisconsin 3–0 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
(25–22, 25–20, 25–23)
 
December 1, 2017
9:00 PM
Utah 3–1 Purdue Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
(25–23, 25–19, 13–25, 27–25)
 
December 2, 2017
8:00 PM
NC State 0–3 Texas Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(18–25, 15–25, 21–25)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 8, 2017
11:00 PM
Wisconsin 1–3 Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25–22, 20–25, 21–25, 19–25)
 
December 8, 2017
9:00 PM
Utah 2–3 Texas Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(19–25, 25–16, 26–24, 21–25, 14–16)
 

Regional Final

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December 9, 2017
10:00 PM
Texas 0–3 Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(21–25, 21–25, 21–25)
 

Florida Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
7 Minnesota 3
North Dakota 0
7 Minnesota 3
Minneapolis, MN
Northern Iowa 1
  Northern Iowa 3
Louisville 0
7 Minnesota 0
10 USC 3
  San Diego 3
LSU 1
San Diego 2
Los Angeles, CA
10 USC 3
  Central Arkansas 1
10 USC 3
10 USC 2
2 Florida 3
15 UCLA 3
Austin Peay 0
15 UCLA 3
Los Angeles, CA
Cal Poly 1
  Denver 0
Cal Poly 3
15 UCLA 1
2 Florida 3
  Miami (FL) 3
Charleston 1
Miami (FL) 1
Gainesville, FL
2 Florida 3
Alabama State 0
2 Florida 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
Minnesota 3–0 North Dakota Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25–20, 25–15, 25–21)
 
December 1, 2017
5:30 PM
Northern Iowa 3–0 Louisville Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25–21, 25–15, 27–25)
 
December 1, 2017
8:00 PM
San Diego 3–1 LSU Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
(25–22, 24–26, 25–23, 25–21)
 
December 1, 2017
10:00 PM
Central Arkansas 1–3 Southern Cal Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
(25–22, 23–25, 18–25, 12–25)
 
December 1, 2017
11:00 PM
UCLA 3–0 Austin Peay Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(25–10, 25–13, 25–15)
 
December 1, 2017
8:30 PM
Denver 0–3 Cal Poly Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(20–25, 18–25, 18–25)
 
November 30, 2017
4:30 PM
Miami (FL) 3–1 Charleston O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25–21, 21–25, 25–20, 25–15)
 
November 30, 2017
7:00 PM
Alabama State 0–3 Florida O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(9–25, 13–25, 9–25)
 

Second round

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December 2, 2017
9:00 PM
Minnesota 3–1 UNI Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25–18, 20–25, 25–19, 25–17)
 
December 2, 2017
8:00 PM
San Diego 2–3 USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
(22–25, 26–24, 26–24, 22–25, 11–15)
 
December 2, 2017
10:00 PM
UCLA 3–1 Cal Poly Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(26–28, 25–19, 25–16, 25–18)
 
December 1, 2017
7:00 PM
Miami (FL) 1–3 Florida O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(14–25, 25–19, 11–25, 23–25)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 8, 2017
4:00 PM
UCLA 1–3 Florida O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25–23, 17–25, 17–25, 17–25)
 
December 8, 2017
6:00 PM
USC 3–0 Minnesota O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25–23, 28–26, 25–16)
 

Regional Final

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December 9, 2017
6:00 PM
USC 2–3 Florida O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(23–25, 25–20, 25–18, 24–26, 11–15)
 

Final Four

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National semifinals National Championship
      
1 Penn State 2
5 Nebraska 3
5 Nebraska 3
2 Florida 1
3 Stanford 2
2 Florida 3

National semifinals

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December 14, 2017
7:00 PM
Nebraska 3–2 Penn State Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
(25–18, 23–25, 24–26, 28–26, 15–11)
 
December 14, 2017
9:00 PM
Stanford 2–3 Florida Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
(22–25, 21–25, 25–18, 25–18, 10–15)
 

National Championship

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December 16, 2017
9:00 PM
Nebraska 3–1 Florida Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
(25–22, 25–17, 18–25, 25–16)
 

Final Four All-Tournament Team

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  • Mikaela Foecke – Nebraska (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
  • Kelly Hunter – Nebraska (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
  • Kenzie Maloney – Nebraska
  • Carli Snyder – Florida
  • Rhamat Alhassan – Florida
  • Merete Lutz – Stanford
  • Simone Lee – Penn State

Record by conference

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Conference Teams W L Pct. R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
Pac-12 9 16 9 .640 8 5 2 1
Big Ten 8 20 7 .741 7 6 3 2 1 1
ACC 6 3 6 .333 3
Big 12 4 5 4 .556 3 1 1
SEC 4 10 4 .714 3 3 2 1 1
Big East 2 1 2 .333 1
Big South 2 0 2 .000
Big West 2 1 2 .333 1
Colonial 2 0 2 .000
MVC 2 1 2 .333 1
WCC 2 3 2 .600 2 1 1
The American 1 1 1 .500 1
C-USA 1 1 1 .500 1
Mountain West 1 1 1 .500 1
18 Others 18 0 18 .000

The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship Match, and National Champion.

NCAA tournament record

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There is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 2017 tournament:

  • Services aces, tournament (team record) — Nebraska — 44 total aces (9 vs. Stony Brook, 7 vs. Washington State, 9 vs. Colorado, 5 vs. Kentucky, 10 vs. Penn State, 4 vs. Florida.)

References

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  1. ^ "Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket". NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas in tough spot in NCAA volleyball bracket, SEC co-champs Florida, Kentucky rewarded". ESPN. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "VB Nitty Gritty Thru Nov 25 2017" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 27, 2017.