2015 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

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2015 NCAA Women's Division I
Volleyball Tournament
2015 Division I Championship
2015 Division I Championship
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournaments
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began December 4, 2015 and concluded on December 19 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] The tournament field was determined on November 29, 2015. Nebraska swept Texas in the final to claim their fourth national championship.

Qualifying teams

The champions of the NCAA's 32 conferences qualified automatically. Twenty-two conferences held tournaments, while the other ten awarded their automatic bid on the basis of being the league's regular-season champion. Those that did not hold tournaments were the American Athletic, Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten, Big West, Ivy League, Mountain West, Pac-12, Southeastern and West Coast Conferences. The other 32 bids were apportioned on an at-large basis. Only the top 16 teams overall were seeded.

Seed School Conference Berth type
1 USC Pac-12 Automatic/Split
2 Minnesota Big Ten Automatic
3 Texas Big 12 Automatic
4 Nebraska Big Ten At-Large
5 Washington Pac-12 Automatic/Split
6 Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large
7 Penn State Big Ten At-Large
8 Stanford Pac-12 At-Large
9 Kansas Big 12 At-Large
10 Texas A&M SEC Automatic
11 Florida SEC At-Large
12 Ohio State Big Ten At-Large
13 BYU West Coast Automatic
14 UCLA Pac-12 At-Large
15 Louisville ACC Automatic
16 Creighton Big East Automatic
American Patriot Automatic
Arizona Pac-12 At-Large
Arizona State Pac-12 At-Large
Arkansas State Sun Belt Automatic
Belmont Ohio Valley Automatic
Cleveland State Horizon Automatic
Coastal Carolina Big South Automatic
Colorado State Mountain West Automatic
Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic
Denver The Summit League Automatic
Fairfield MAAC Automatic
Florida State ACC At-Large
Furman SoCon Automatic
Harvard Ivy League Automatic
Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic
Howard MEAC Automatic
Illinois Big Ten At-Large
Iowa State Big 12 At-Large
Loyola Marymount West Coast At-Large
Jackson State SWAC Automatic
Kansas State Big 12 At-Large
Kentucky SEC At-Large
Lipscomb Atlantic Sun Automatic
Marquette Big East At-Large
Miami (FL) ACC At-Large
Michigan Big Ten At-Large
Michigan State Big Ten At-Large
Missouri SEC At-Large
Missouri State Missouri Valley Automatic
New Hampshire America East Automatic
New Mexico State WAC Automatic
North Carolina ACC At-Large
North Carolina-Wilmington CAA Automatic
Northern Arizona Big Sky Automatic
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley At-Large
Ohio MAC Automatic
Oregon Pac-12 At-Large
Purdue Big Ten At-Large
Robert Morris NEC Automatic
San Diego West Coast At-Large
Santa Clara West Coast At-Large
SMU American Automatic
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley At-Large
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Automatic
TCU Big 12 At-Large
Villanova Big East At-Large
Wichita State Missouri Valley At-Large
Western Kentucky Conference USA Automatic

Bracket

The first two rounds were held on campus sites (the home court of the seeded team, with the exception of Creighton. Due to basketball events already being scheduled in Omaha, the Bluejays had to head to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to play the first and second round.). Regional semifinals and finals were held at pre-determined sites. In 2015, those sites were hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, University of Northern Iowa, University of Kentucky, and University of San Diego. Unlike the NCAA basketball tournament, where teams cannot be placed into regionals that they host, the selectors in the volleyball tournament were required to place qualifying teams in their 'home' regionals, in order to reduce travel costs.[2]

San Diego Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
                       
1 USC 3
  Cleveland State 1
1 USC 3
Los Angeles, CA
San Diego 0
  Northern Arizona 0
  San Diego 3
1 USC 3
16 Creighton 1
16 Creighton 3
  Coastal Carolina 1
16 Creighton 3
Chapel Hill, NC
North Carolina 1
  North Carolina 3
  UNC Wilmington 0
1 USC 2
9 Kansas 3
8 Stanford 3
  New Mexico State 0
8 Stanford 0
Stanford, CA
Loyola Marymount 3
  Loyola Marymount 3
  Colorado State 1
Loyola Marymount 1
9 Kansas 3
9 Kansas 3
  Furman 0
9 Kansas 3
Lawrence, KS
Missouri 0
  Missouri State 1
  Missouri 3

Des Moines Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
                       
2 Minnesota 3
  Jackson State 0
2 Minnesota 3
Minneapolis, MN
Marquette 0
  Marquette 3
  Northern Iowa 2
2 Minnesota 3
Illinois 0
15 Louisville 3
  Belmont 1
15 Louisville 1
Louisville, KY
Illinois 3
  Southern Illinois 0
  Illinois 3
2 Minnesota 3
Hawaiʻi 1
7 Penn State 3
  Howard 0
7 Penn State 3
University Park, PA
Dayton 1
  Dayton 3
  Villanova 1
7 Penn State 0
Hawaiʻi 3
10 Texas A&M 3
  Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
10 Texas A&M 0
College Station, TX
Hawaiʻi 3
  Hawaiʻi 3
  TCU 2

Austin Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
                       
3 Texas 3
  Fairfield 0
3 Texas 3
Austin, TX
Purdue 1
  SMU 1
  Purdue 3
3 Texas 3
14 UCLA 1
14 UCLA 3
  Lipscomb 0
14 UCLA 3
Los Angeles, CA
Michigan 2
  Michigan 3
  Santa Clara 1
3 Texas 3
11 Florida 2
6 Wisconsin 3
  Oregon 1
6 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
Iowa State 0
  Iowa State 3
  Miami (FL) 0
6 Wisconsin 2
11 Florida 3
11 Florida 3
  New Hampshire 0
11 Florida 3
Gainesville, FL
Florida State 1
  Arizona State 0
  Florida State 3

Lexington Regional

First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
                       
4 Nebraska 3
  Harvard 1
4 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Wichita State 0
  Wichita State 3
  Kansas State 1
4 Nebraska 3
13 BYU 0
13 BYU 3
  Ohio 1
13 BYU 3
Provo, UT
Western Kentucky 0
  Arizona 0
  Western Kentucky 3
4 Nebraska 3
5 Washington 1
5 Washington 3
  Denver 0
5 Washington 3
Seattle, WA
Michigan State 1
  Michigan State 3
  Arkansas State 0
5 Washington 3
12 Ohio State 2
12 Ohio State 3
  Robert Morris 0
12 Ohio State 3
Columbus, OH
American 0
  Kentucky 0
  American 3

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship
           
9 Kansas 1
4 Nebraska 3
4 Nebraska 3
3 Texas 0
2 Minnesota 1
3 Texas 3

Final Four All-Tournament Team:

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
Big Ten 9 21–8 .724 9 6 2 2 1 1
Big 12 5 10–5 .667 3 2 2 2 1 –
Pac-12 7 9–7 .563 4 3 2 – – –
Southeastern 4 5–4 .556 3 1 1 – – –
Big West 1 3–1 .750 1 1 1 – – –
West Coast 4 5–4 .556 3 2 – – – –
Big East 3 3–3 .500 2 1 – – – –
Atlantic 10 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –
Conference USA 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –
Patriot 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –
Atlantic Coast 4 3–4 .429 3 – – – – –
Missouri Valley 4 1–4 .200 1 – – – – –
Other 20 0–20 .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.

Television

All first and second round games were broadcast on local networks or digital feeds [Longhorn Network (Austin), SEC+ (College Station, Gainesville), BYUtv (Provo), ESPN3 (Chapel Hill, Lawrence, Louisville, College Station- non-SEC, Austin- non-Texas, Gainesville- non-SEC), TheW.tv (Provo- non BYU), P12 Digital feeds (Los Angeles, Stanford, Seattle), and Big Ten Digital (Minneapolis, University Park, Madison, Lincoln]. The Regional Finals onward will all be on ESPN Networks. ESPN3 will carry all the Regional Semi's except one game in San Diego which will be shown on ESPNU. ESPNU will carry all the regional finals. ESPN2 will carry the National Semifinals and Final.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/championships/volleyball-women/d1/road-to-the-championship
  2. ↑ http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/gametool/brackets/volleyball-women_d1_2015.pdf
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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