2024 NCAA volleyball bracket predictions: Picking every tournament match
NCAA Digital's Michella Chester revealed her game-by-game predictions for the 2024 NCAA DI women's volleyball tournament, before the championship gets underway on Thursday, Dec. 5. Here are some notable picks she made:
*BOLD=winners
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Pittsburgh regional
- (2) SMU over (7) Missouri in second round
- (4) Oregon over (5) TCU in second round
- (6) Minnesota over (3) Kentucky in second round
- (1) Pittsburgh over (2) SMU in regional final
Louisville regional
- Illinois over (8) Northern Iowa in first round
- Washington over (7) LMU in first round
- (6) Florida over (3) Kansas in second round
- (1) Louisville over (2) Stanford in regional final
Penn State regional
- FGCU over (5) Marquette in first round
- (3) Texas over (2) Creighton in third round
- (1) Penn State over (4) Utah in third round
- (1) Penn State over (3) Texas in regional final
Nebraska regional
- (5) Dayton over (4) Baylor in second round
- (2) Wisconsin over (3) Arizona State in third round
- (1) Nebraska over (5) Dayton in third round
- (1) Nebraska over (2) Wisconsin in regional final
National semifinals
- (1) Pittsburgh over (1) Louisville
- (1) Nebraska over (1) Penn State
National championship
- (1) Pittsburgh over (1) Nebraska
- The Panthers win it all for their first title in program history.
Michella Chester's full bracket
