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krikya18.com | November 25, 2024

2024 NCAA volleyball tournament: Schedule, dates for the DI women's championship

The final point in every NCAA women's volleyball national championship

Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA DI women's volleyball tournament, which will have a 64-team field in a single-elimination bracket.

The tournament bracket will be revealed during a selection show on Sunday, Dec. 1. Matches begin with the first and second rounds Dec. 5-7. Thirty-two teams receive automatic qualification, with the remaining 32 teams selected as at-larges by the Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee.

Click or tap here for the 2024 interactive bracket

2024 NCAA volleyball tournament schedule

  • Selection show: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 1 on ESPN
  • First and second rounds: Thursday, Dec. 5 through Saturday, Dec. 7
  • Regionals: Thursday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 15
  • Semifinals: Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
  • National championship: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

2023 NCAA women's volleyball tournament bracket

Here's how last season's tournament went, with Texas beating Nebraska to win its second consecutive title.

Click or tap here for the interactive bracket.

Here is the 2023 NCAA women's volleyball tournament bracket

2023 NCAA women's volleyball tournament scores

Thursday, Nov. 30

First round

Friday, Dec. 1

First and second rounds

Saturday, Dec. 2

Second round

Third Round/Regional semifinals

Thursday, Dec. 7:

Quarterfinals/Regional finals

Saturday, Dec. 9:

Thursday, Dec. 14

Semifinals

Sunday, Dec. 17

National Championship

DI WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP  DATES AND SITES
Year City Venue Dates Host
2025 Kansas City, Missouri T-Mobile Center Dec. 18 & 20 Kansas and Kansas City Sports Commission
2026 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Dec. 17 & 19 University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio Local Organizing Committee
2027 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena Dec. 16 & 18 The Ohio State University 

Championship history

Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-Up Site TITLE MATCH REPLAY
2023 Texas (28-4) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Nebraska Tampa
2022 Texas (28-1) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Louisville Omaha
2021 Wisconsin (31-3) Kelly Sheffield 3-2 Nebraska Columbus
2020 Kentucky (24-1) Craig Skinner 3-1 Texas Omaha
2019 Stanford (30-4) Kevin Hambly 3-0 Wisconsin Pittsburgh
2018 Stanford (34-1) Kevin Hambly 3-2 Nebraska Minneapolis
2017 Nebraska (32-4) John Cook 3-1 Florida Kansas City
2016 Stanford (26-7) John Dunning 3-1 Texas Columbus
2015 Nebraska (32-4) John Cook 3-0 Texas Omaha
2014 Penn State (36-3) Russ Rose 3-0 BYU Oklahoma City
2013 Penn State (34-2) Russ Rose 3-1 Wisconsin Seattle
2012 Texas (29-4) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Oregon Louisville
2011 UCLA (29-6) Michael Sealy 3-1 Illinois San Antonio, Texas
2010 Penn State (32-5) Russ Rose 3-0 California UMKC
2009 Penn State (38-0) Russ Rose 3-2 Texas South Florida
2008 Penn State (38-0) Russ Rose 3-0 Stanford Nebraska  
2007 Penn State (34-2) Russ Rose 3-2 Stanford Sacramento State
2006 Nebraska (33-1) John Cook 3-1 Stanford Nebraska
2005 Washington (32-1) Jim McLaughlin 3-0 Nebraska UTSA  
2004 Stanford (30-6) John Dunning 3-0 Minnesota Long Beach State  
2003 Southern California (35-0) Mick Haley 3-1 Florida Dallas  
2002 Southern California (31-1) Mick Haley 3-1 Stanford New Orleans  
2001 Stanford (33-2) John Dunning 3-0 Long Beach State San Diego State  
2000 Nebraska (34-0) John Cook 3-2 Wisconsin VCU
1999 Penn State (36-1) Russ Rose 3-0 Stanford Hawaii  
1998 Long Beach State (36-0) Brian Gimmillaro 3-2 Penn State Wisconsin
1997 Stanford (33-2) Don Shaw 3-2 Penn State Washington State  
1996 Stanford (31-2) Don Shaw 3-0 Hawaii Cleveland State  
1995 Nebraska (32-1) Terry Pettit 3-1 Texas Massachusetts  
1994 Stanford (31-2) Don Shaw 3-1 UCLA Texas  
1993 Long Beach State (32-2) Brian Gimmillaro 3-1 Penn State Wisconsin  
1992 Stanford (31-2) Don Shaw 3-1 UCLA New Mexico  
1991 UCLA (31-5) Andy Banachowski 3-2 Long Beach State UCLA  
1990 UCLA (36-1) Andy Banachowski 3-0 Pacific Maryland  
1989 Long Beach State (32-5) Brian Gimmillaro 3-0 Nebraska Hawaii  
1988 Texas (34-5) Mick Haley 3-0 Hawaii Minnesota  
1987 Hawaii (37-2) Dave Shoji 3-1 Stanford Indianapolis  
1986 Pacific (39-3) John Dunning 3-0 Nebraska Pacific  
1985 Pacific (36-3) John Dunning 3-1 Stanford Western Michigan  
1984 UCLA (33-6) Andy Banachowski 3-2 Stanford UCLA
1983 Hawaii (34-2) Dave Shoji 3-0 UCLA Kentucky  
1982 Hawaii (33-1) Dave Shoji 3-2 Southern California Pacific
1981 Southern California (27-10) Chuck Erbe 3-2 UCLA UCLA

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