2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament explained

Year:2019
Finalfourarena:PPG Paints Arena
Finalfourcity:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Champions:Stanford
Titlecount:9th
Runnerup:Wisconsin
Gamecount:3rd
Semifinal1:Baylor
Finalfourcount:1st
Semifinal2:Minnesota
Finalfourcount2:6th
Coach:Kevin Hambly
Coachcount:2nd

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 Regional
SeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
1 1 BaylorAt–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 Regional
SeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord
2 2 TexasAutomatic 21–3
7 10 Big TenAt-Large 23–5
10 7 FloridaAt-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 Regional
SeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord
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 Regional
SeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord
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

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

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

National semifinals

First & Second Rounds

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

National Championship

NCAA tournament record

There is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 2019 tournament:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket . NCAA.com . NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . 19 December 2019.
  2. Web site: NCAA WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL RPI . NCAA.com . NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . 20 December 2019.
  3. 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 .
  4. Web site: 2019 Women’s College Cup on ESPNU Headlines ESPN’s Weekend Fall Championship Lineup . ESPNPressRoom.com . ESPN . 19 December 2019.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.