2024 NCAA Volleyball Tournament: DI Women’s Championship Bracket, Schedule, Dates

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

The tournament lineup was revealed during a selection show on Sunday, December 1 that aired on ESPN. The matches begin with the first and second rounds on the 5th-7th. December. Thirty-one teams received automatic qualification, with the remaining 33 teams selected as at-larges by the Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee.

2024 NCAA volleyball tournament schedule

  • Selection Show: 6:00 PM ET Sunday, December 1st on ESPN | Watch the selection show again
  • First and second round: Thursday, December 5 through Saturday, December 7
  • Regional areas: Thursday, December 12 through Sunday, December 15
  • Semifinals: Start at 6:30 PM ET Thursday, December 19th on ESPN
  • National Championship: 3:00 PM ET Sunday, December 22nd on ABC

2024 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament Bracket

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2024 DI Women's Volleyball Tournament Bracket

2024 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament Schedule

Every match can be streamed on ESPN+.

First round (all times Eastern)

Thursday 5 December

  • Loyola Chicago 3, no. 5 BYU 0
  • No. 6 Minnesota 3Western Kentucky 1
  • no. 6 U.S.C. 3, UT Arlington 0
  • No. 7 Florida State vs. Ole Miss, at 5:30 p.m
  • No. 7 Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee, at 5:30 p.m
  • no. 5 Dayton 3, South Carolina 1
  • no. 7 Missouri 3, Texas State 0
  • No. 4 Purdue vs. Western Michigan, at 18.30
  • No. 5 Marquette vs. FGCU, 6:30 p.m
  • No. 5 TCU vs. Hawaii, at 19.00
  • No. 3 Kentucky vs. Cleveland State, at 19.30
  • No. 3 Texas vs. A&M-Corpus Christi, 6 p.m. 19.30
  • No. 2 SMU vs. Wichita State, at 8 p.m
  • No. 2 Creighton vs. South Dakota, at 8 p.m
  • No. 2 Wisconsin vs. Fairfield, at 8 p.m
  • No. 4 Baylor vs. Wofford, at 8 p.m
  • No. 4 Utah vs. College of Charleston, at 9.30 p.m
  • No. 4 Oregon vs. High Point, at 9.30 p.m

Friday 6 December

  • No. 8 Oklahoma vs. UTEP, at 4 p.m
  • No. 8 UNI vs. Illinois, at 4 p.m
  • No. 6 Florida vs. NC State, at 17.00
  • No. 8 North Carolina vs. Yale, at 17.00
  • No. 8 Miami (FL) vs. South Dakota State, at 5:30 p.m
  • No. 6 Texas A&M vs. Colorado State, at 18.30
  • No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. Morehead State, at 19.00
  • No. 1 Louisville vs. Chicago State, at 19.00
  • No. 1 Penn State vs. Delaware State, at 19.30
  • No. 7 LMU (CA) vs. Washington, at 19.30
  • No. 3 Kansas vs. Colgate, at 19.30
  • No. 1 Nebraska vs. Florida A&M, at 8 p.m
  • No. 3 Arizona State vs. New Hampshire, at 8.30 p.m
  • No. 2 Stanford vs. Sacramento State, at 10 p.m
DI WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP DATES AND SITES
Year Town Meeting place Dates Host
2025 Kansas City, Missouri T-Mobile Center 18 & 20 December Kansas and the Kansas City Sports Commission
2026 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome 17 & 19 December The University of Texas at San Antonio and the San Antonio Local Organizing Committee
2027 Columbus, Ohio Nationwide Arena 16 & 18 December Ohio State University

Championship history

Year Champion (record) Coach Score Runner Up website TITLE MATCH RELAY
2023 Texas (28-4) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Nebraska Tampa Watch the full match
2022 Texas (28-1) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Louisville Omaha Watch the full match
2021 Wisconsin (31-3) Kelly Sheffield 3-2 Nebraska Columbus Watch the full match
2020 Kentucky (24-1) Craig Skinner 3-1 Texas Omaha Watch the full match
2019 Stanford (30-4) Kevin Hambly 3-0 Wisconsin Pittsburgh Watch the full match
2018 Stanford (34-1) Kevin Hambly 3-2 Nebraska Minneapolis Watch the full match
2017 Nebraska (32-4) John Cook 3-1 Florida Kansas City Watch the full match
2016 Stanford (26-7) John Dunning 3-1 Texas Columbus Watch the full match
2015 Nebraska (32-4) John Cook 3-0 Texas Omaha Watch the full match
2014 Penn State (36-3) Russ Rose 3-0 BYU Oklahoma City Watch the full match
2013 Penn State (34-2) Russ Rose 3-1 Wisconsin Seattle Watch the full match
2012 Texas (29-4) Jerritt Elliott 3-0 Oregon Louisville Watch the full match
2011 UCLA (29-6) Michael Sealy 3-1 Illinois San Antonio, Texas Watch the full match
2010 Penn State (32-5) Russ Rose 3-0 California UMKC Watch the full match
2009 Penn State (38-0) Russ Rose 3-2 Texas South Florida Watch the full match
2008 Penn State (38-0) Russ Rose 3-0 Stanford Nebraska
2007 Penn State (34-2) Russ Rose 3-2 Stanford Sacramento State Watch the full match
2006 Nebraska (33-1) John Cook 3-1 Stanford Nebraska Watch the full match
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 Watch the full match
1999 Penn State (36-1) Russ Rose 3-0 Stanford Hawaii
1998 Long Beach State (36-0) Brian Gimmillaro 3-2 Penn State Wisconsin Watch the full match
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 The Pacific Ocean 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 The Pacific Ocean
1985 Pacific (36-3) John Dunning 3-1 Stanford Western Michigan
1984 UCLA (33-6) Andy Banachowski 3-2 Stanford UCLA Watch the full match
1983 Hawaii (34-2) Dave Shoji 3-0 UCLA Kentucky
1982 Hawaii (33-1) Dave Shoji 3-2 Southern California The Pacific Ocean Watch the full match
1981 Southern California (27-10) Chuck Erbe 3-2 UCLA UCLA Watch the full match

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