2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament explained
The 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 6, 2019 and concluded on December 21 at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The tournament field was announced on December 1, 2019. Stanford beat Wisconsin in the final to claim their ninth national championship.[1]
Qualifying Teams
Sources[2] [3]
Waco RegionalSeed | RPI | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
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1 | 1 | Baylor | | At–Large | 25–1 | 8 | 9 | | | At–Large | 24–6 | 9 | 6 | | | Automatic | 23–6 | 16 | 21 | | | At-Large | 22–7 | | 189 | | | Automatic | 20−11 | | 29 | | | Automatic | 31−1 | | 28 | | | At–Large | 17–13 | | 13 | | | At–Large | 27–5 | | 42 | | | Automatic | 22–8 | | 41 | | | At-Large | 24–5 | | 138 | | | Automatic | 23–10 | | 44 | | | Automatic | 19–12 | | 39 | | | At–Large | 20−10 | | 36 | | | Automatic | 29−1 | | 43 | | | At-Large | 19–11 | | 77 | | | Automatic | 24−4 | | | Austin RegionalSeed | RPI | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
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2 | 2 | Texas | | Automatic | 21–3 | 7 | 10 | | Big Ten | At-Large | 23–5 | 10 | 7 | Florida | | At-Large | 24–4 | 15 | 15 | | | Automatic | 31−1 | | 110 | | | Automatic | 24–5 | | 46 | | | At–Large | 17–11 | | 20 | | | At–Large | 24–5 | | 24 | | | Automatic | 24–7 | | 36 | | | At–Large | 19–9 | | 311 | | | Automatic | 17–21 | | 68 | | | Automatic | 22–8 | | 51 | | | Automatic | 24–5 | | 25 | | | At–Large | 19–9 | | 34 | | | At–Large | 22–5 | | 30 | | | Automatic | 24–8 | | 151 | | | Automatic | 16–10 | | |
Stanford RegionalSeed | RPI | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
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3 | 3 | | | Automatic | 24–4 | 6 | 4 | | | Automatic | 29–1 | 11 | 16 | | | At-Large | 24−5 | 14 | 17 | | | At-Large | 25–4 | | 75 | | | Automatic | 23–8 | | 31 | | | At–Large | 20–9 | | 37 | | | At-Large | 20−8 | | 18 | | | At–Large | 22–9 | | 50 | | | At–Large | 16–13 | | 59 | | | Automatic | 27–3 | | 76 | | | Automatic | 17–7 | | 53 | | | Automatic | 24–7 | | 35 | | | Automatic | 28–2 | | 22 | | | At-Large | 25–6 | | 47 | | | At-Large | 24–6 | | 194 | | | Automatic | 20–12 | | | Madison RegionalSeed | RPI | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
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4 | 5 | | | Automatic | 22–6 | 5 | 8 | | | At-Large | 25–4 | 12 | 11 | | | Automatic | 24–3 | 13 | 12 | | | At-Large | 21–7 | | 83 | | | Automatic | 20−11 | | 40 | | | At-Large | 24–10 | | 19 | | | At-Large | 21–7 | | 26 | | | Automatic | 24–5 | | 49 | | | At-Large | 23–9 | | 74 | | | Automatic | 26–7 | | 60 | | | Automatic | 22–11 | | 33 | | | At–Large | 19–8 | | 14 | | | At–Large | 26–3 | | 27 | | | At–Large | 18–11 | | 32 | | | At–Large | 19–9 | | 78 | | | Automatic | 22–11 | | | |
Bracket
Schedule
Regional final
Wisconsin Regional
Schedule
Regional final
Schedule
Regional final
Schedule
Regional final
Final four
National Championship
Final Four All-Tournament Team
- Kathryn Plummer – Stanford (Most Outstanding Player)
- Morgan Hentz – Stanford
- Jenna Gray – Stanford
- Dana Rettke – Wisconsin
- Molly Haggerty – Wisconsin
- Yossiana Pressley – Baylor
- Alexis Hart – Minnesota
Media Coverage
First and second round matches will be streamed or televised by local school RSN's or streaming services. The 3rd round to the finals will all be streamed by WatchESPN or televised by ESPN Networks.[4] [5] [6]
First & Second Rounds
- Spencer Linton & Amy Gant – Provo, Utah (BYUtv)
Regional semifinals & Regional Finals
National semifinals
- Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First & Second Rounds
- Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe – Austin, Texas (LHN)
Regional semifinals & Regional Finals
- Courtney Lyle & Salima Rockwell – Austin, Texas
- Tiffany Greene & Missy Whittemore – Stanford, California
National Championship
- Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament record
There is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 2019 tournament:
- Hitting percentage, tournament (individual record, minimum 75 attempts) — Madeleine Gates, Stanford University — .563% (5—0/12 vs. Denver, 7—0/11 vs. Cal Poly, 8—0/14 vs. Utah, 11—0/15 vs. Penn State, 5—0/11 vs. Minnesota, 10—1/17 vs. Wisconsin.)
Notes and References
- Web site: Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket . NCAA.com . NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . 19 December 2019.
- Web site: NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RPI . NCAA.com . NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . 20 December 2019.
- Web site: Here are the 32 automatic qualifiers in the 2019 NCAA women's volleyball championship . NCAA.com . NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . 20 December 2019 . 2019-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191202072050/https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2019-12-01/here-are-32-automatic-qualifiers-2019-ncaa-womens?amp . dead .
- Web site: 2019 Women’s College Cup on ESPNU Headlines ESPN’s Weekend Fall Championship Lineup . ESPNPressRoom.com . ESPN . 19 December 2019.
- Web site: 2019 Men’s College Cup, FCS Playoffs and NCAA Volleyball Tournament Headline ESPN’s Weekend Fall Championship Lineup . ESPNPressRoom.com . ESPN . 19 December 2019.
- Web site: Championship Weekend Block Party! NCAA Division I Volleyball Season Finale on ESPN & ESPN2; December 19 and 21 . ESPNPressRoom.com . ESPN . 19 December 2019.