2015 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

2015 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament

2015 Division I Championship
Champions Nebraska (4th title)
Runner-up Texas (5th title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coach John Cook (3rd title)
Most outstanding player Mikaela Foecke (Nebraska)

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
17 American Patriot Automatic
18 Arizona Pac-12 At-Large
19 Arizona State Pac-12 At-Large
20 Arkansas State Sun Belt Automatic
21 Belmont Ohio Valley Automatic
22 Cleveland State Horizon Automatic
23 Coastal Carolina Big South Automatic
24 Colorado State Mountain West Automatic
25 Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic
26 Denver The Summit League Automatic
27 Fairfield MAAC Automatic
28 Florida State ACC At-Large
29 Furman SoCon Automatic
30 Harvard Ivy League Automatic
31 Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic
32 Howard MEAC Automatic
33 Illinois Big Ten At-Large
34 Iowa State Big 12 At-Large
35 Loyola Marymount West Coast At-Large
36 Jackson State SWAC Automatic
37 Kansas State Big 12 At-Large
38 Kentucky SEC At-Large
39 Lipscomb Atlantic Sun Automatic
40 Marquette Big East At-Large
41 Miami (FL) ACC At-Large
42 Michigan Big Ten At-Large
43 Michigan State Big Ten At-Large
44 Missouri SEC At-Large
45 Missouri State Missouri Valley Automatic
46 New Hampshire America East Automatic
47 New Mexico State WAC Automatic
48 North Carolina ACC At-Large
49 North Carolina-Wilmington CAA Automatic
50 Northern Arizona Big Sky Automatic
51 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley At-Large
52 Ohio MAC Automatic
53 Oregon Pac-12 At-Large
54 Purdue Big Ten At-Large
55 Robert Morris NEC Automatic
56 San Diego West Coast At-Large
57 Santa Clara West Coast At-Large
58 SMU American Automatic
59 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley At-Large
60 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Automatic
61 TCU Big 12 At-Large
62 Villanova Big East At-Large
63 Wichita State Missouri Valley At-Large
64 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 Semis 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. ↑ Volner, Derek (December 10, 2015). "NCAA Championships: FCS Playoff Quarterfinals, Division II and III Football Semifinals, Men's College Cup, and Women's Volleyball". ESPN. Retrieved 10 Dec 2015.
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