2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

BYU (3rd Final Four)
Illinois (4th Final Four)

Winning coachKevin Hambly (1st title)Most outstanding player

Kathryn Plummer (Stanford)
Morgan Hentz (Stanford)

Final Four All-Tournament Team

Jenna Gray (Stanford)
Audriana Fitzmorris (Stanford)
Mikaela Foecke (Nebraska)
Lauren Stivrins (Nebraska)
Jacqueline Quade (Illinois)


«2017	2019»

The 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on November 29, 2018, and concluded on December 15 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The tournament field was announced on November 25, 2018. Stanford beat Nebraska in the final to claim their eighth national championship.^[1]

Qualifying Teams

Stanford Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
1	1	Stanford	Pac-12	Automatic	28–1
8	12	Penn State	Big Ten	At–Large	23–7
9	13	Creighton	Big East	Automatic	28–4
16	14	Washington State	Pac-12	At-Large	21–9
	236	Alabama State	SWAC	Automatic	23–17
	57	Loyola Marymount	WCC	At–Large	20–9
	44	Duke	ACC	At–Large	16–11
	26	Tennessee	SEC	At–Large	25–5
	38	Colorado State	MWC	Automatic	23–7
	102	Northern Arizona	Big Sky	Automatic	26–8
	110	South Dakota	Summit	Automatic	21–9
	43	Saint Mary's	WCC	At-Large	19–9
	25	Washington	Pac-12	At–Large	18–12
	36	Syracuse	ACC	At–Large	18–8
	41	Yale	Ivy League	Automatic	19–4
	169	Howard	MEAC	Automatic	20–10

Minneapolis Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
2	4	Minnesota	Big Ten	Automatic	25–3
7	11	Nebraska	Big Ten	At-Large	24–6
10	8	Kentucky	SEC	Automatic	24–4
15	19	Oregon	Pac-12	At-Large	20–10
	58	Hofstra	CAA	Automatic	25–7
	39	Arizona	Pac-12	At–Large	22–10
	31	Missouri	SEC	At–Large	23–7
	20	Purdue	Big Ten	At–Large	23–8
	33	East Tennessee State	SoCon	At–Large	28–6
	100	Murray State	OVC	Automatic	22–9
	49	New Mexico State	WAC	Automatic	24–7
	46	Hawaii	Big West	At–Large	18–8
	17	Baylor	Big 12	At–Large	19–8
	32	South Carolina	SEC	At–Large	19–9
	50	Colorado	Pac-12	At–Large	18–13
	202	Bryant	NEC	Automatic	22–12

Champaign Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
3	2	Illinois	Big Ten	At–Large	28–3
6	6	Wisconsin	Big Ten	At–Large	22–6
11	9	USC	Pac-12	At-Large	21–10
14	15	Marquette	Big East	At-Large	26–6
	153	Eastern Michigan	MAC	Automatic	21–13
	37	Louisville	ACC	At–Large	21–8
	28	Dayton	Atlantic 10	Automatic	23–7
	24	Cincinnati	American	At–Large	25–7
	29	Illinois State	MVC	At–Large	25–7
	55	High Point	Big South	Automatic	21–9
	120	Samford	SoCon	Automatic	19–14
	53	San Diego	WCC	At-Large	16–12
	23	Cal Poly	Big West	Automatic	25–2
	16	Northern Iowa	MVC	Automatic	24–9
	35	Pepperdine	WCC	At-Large	21–8
	127	Green Bay	Horizon	Automatic	20–10

Provo Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth Type	Record
4	5	BYU	WCC	Automatic	27–1
5	3	Texas	Big 12	Automatic	20–4
12	7	Pitt	ACC	Automatic	29–1
13	10	UCF	American	Automatic	27–3
	42	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	Automatic	32–2
	30	Rice	C-USA	Automatic	24–6
	22	Texas State	Sun Belt	Automatic	26–6
	21	Michigan	Big Ten	At–Large	22–9
	90	Navy	Patriot	Automatic	23–8
	155	Iona	MAAC	Automatic	20–7
	47	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun	Automatic	26–6
	27	Florida State	ACC	At–Large	19–9
	18	Florida	SEC	At–Large	24–6
	34	Utah	Pac-12	At–Large	18–13
	40	Denver	Summit	At–Large	27–2
	104	Stony Brook	America East	Automatic	21–8

Bracket

Stanford Regional

First round			Second round			Regional semifinals			Regional finals

1	Stanford	3

	Alabama State	0
			1	Stanford	3
Stanford, CA
				Loyola Marymount	0
	Loyola Marymount	3

	Duke	0
						1	Stanford	3

						16	Washington St.	1
	Tennessee	3

	Colorado State	2
				Tennessee	1
Pullman, WA
			16	Washington St.	3
	Northern Arizona	1

16	Washington State	3
									1	Stanford	3

									8	Penn St.	1
9	Creighton	3

	South Dakota	0
			9	Creighton	0
Omaha, NE
				Washington	3
	Saint Mary's	1

	Washington	3
							Washington	0

						8	Penn St.	3
	Syracuse	3

	Yale	0
				Syracuse	0
University Park, PA
			8	Penn St.	3
	Howard	0

8	Penn State	3

Schedule

First round

November 30, 2018 3:30 PM CST	Saint Mary's	1–3	Washington	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 2,552
	(22–25, 17–25, 26–24, 22–25)

November 30, 2018 4:00 PM PST	Colorado State	2–3	Tennessee	Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Washington Attendance: 256
	(28–26, 25–20, 18–25, 21–25, 12–15)

November 30, 2018 4:30 PM PST	Loyola Marymount	3–0	Duke	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 788
	(25–16, 25–22, 25–16)

November 30, 2018 5:00 PM EST	Yale	0–3	Syracuse	Rec Hall, University Park, PA Attendance: 2,247
	(22–25, 21–25, 16–25)

November 30, 2018 6:05 PM CST	South Dakota	0–3	Creighton	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 2,552
	(14–25, 14–25, 22–25)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM PST	Alabama State	0–3	Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 2,061
	(10–25, 17–25, 15–25)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM PST	Northern Arizona	1–3	Washington State	Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Washington Attendance: 1,486
	(23–25, 15–25, 25–22, 21–25)

November 30, 2018 7:30 PM EST	Howard	0–3	Penn State	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,247
	(9–25, 9–25, 8–25)

Second round

December 1, 2018 6:00 PM PST	Loyola Marymount	0–3	Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 2,104
	(20–25, 15–25, 17–25)

December 1, 2018 6:00 PM PST	Tennessee	1–3	Washington State	Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Washington Attendance: 1,762
	(28–30, 18–25, 25–19, 13–25)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM EST	Syracuse	0–3	Penn State	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,274
	(13–25, 20–25, 16–25)

December 1, 2018 7:05 PM CST	Washington	3–0	Creighton	D. J. Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 2,509
	(25–19, 25–21, 25–23)

Regional semifinals

December 7, 2018 3:00 PM PST	Penn State	3–0	Washington	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 2,316
	(26–24, 25–21, 25–21)

December 7, 2018 5:33 PM PST	Washington State	1–3	Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 2,316
	(17–25, 26–24, 14–25, 19–25)

Regional Final

December 8, 2018 7:03 PM PST	Penn State	1–3	Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California Attendance: 3,256
	(25–18, 23–25, 20–25, 16–25)

BYU Regional

First round			Second round			Regional semifinals			Regional finals

5	Texas	3

	Stephen F. Austin	0
			5	Texas	3
Austin, TX
				Texas State	0
	Rice	1

	Texas State	3
						5	Texas	3

							Michigan	1
	Michigan	3

	Navy	0
				Michigan	3
Pittsburgh, PA
			12	Pittsburgh	2
	Iona	0

12	Pittsburgh	3
									5	Texas	0

									4	BYU	3
13	UCF	2

	FGCU	3
				FGCU	0
Orlando, FL
				Florida	3
	Florida State	0

	Florida	3
							Florida	1

						4	BYU	3
	Utah	3

	Denver	0
				Utah	0
Provo, UT
			4	BYU	3
	Stony Brook	0

4	BYU	3

Schedule

First round

November 29, 2018 4:00 PM CST	Rice	1–3	Texas State	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: N/A
	(25–23, 22–25, 22–25, 25–27)

November 29, 2018 4:30 PM EST	Florida State	0–3	Florida	The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 1,207
	(21–25, 20–25, 13–25)

November 29, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Stephen F. Austin	0–3	Texas	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: N/A
	(14–25, 17–25, 21–25)

November 29, 2018 7:00 PM EST	FGCU	3–2	UCF	The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 1,774
	(17–25, 25–22, 25–23, 14–25, 15–7)

November 30, 2018 4:00 PM EST	Michigan	3–0	Navy	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,807
	(25–23, 25–20, 25–10)

November 30, 2018 4:00 PM MST	Denver	0–3	Utah	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 3,675
	(23–25, 18–25, 25–27)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM EST	Iona	0–3	Pitt	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,807
	(24–26, 18–25, 16–25)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM MST	Stony Brook	0–3	BYU	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 3,675
	(20–25, 13–25, 12–25)

Second round

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM EST	FGCU	0–3	Florida	The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 1,207
	(17–25, 13–25, 17–25)

November 30, 2018 8:00 PM CST	Texas State	0–3	Texas	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 3,243
	(14–25, 17–25, 14–25)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM EST	Michigan	3–2	Pitt	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,405
	(19–25, 25–22, 25–17, 21–25, 15–9)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM MST	Utah	0–3	BYU	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 5,183
	(16–25, 21–25, 18–25)

Regional semifinals

December 7, 2018 2:00 PM MST	Michigan	1-3	Texas	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 5,104
	(10-25, 29-27, 27-29, 19-25)

December 7, 2018 4:55 PM MST	Florida	1-3	BYU	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 5,104
	(25-23, 13-25, 17-25, 19-25)

Regional Final

December 8, 2018 6:00 PM MST	Texas	0–3	BYU	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 5,326
	(23–25, 23–25, 21–25)

Illinois Regional

First round			Second round			Regional semifinals			Regional finals

3	Illinois	3

	Eastern Michigan	0
			3	Illinois	3
Champaign, IL
				Louisville	1
	Louisville	3

	Dayton	0
						3	Illinois	3

						14	Marquette	0
	Cincinnati	3

	Illinois State	0
				Cincinnati	0
Milwaukee, WI
			14	Marquette	3
	High Point	0

14	Marquette	3
									3	Illinois	3

									6	Wisconsin	1
11	USC	3

	Samford	0
			11	USC	0
Los Angeles, CA
				San Diego	3
	San Diego	3

	Cal Poly	1
							San Diego	0

						6	Wisconsin	3
	UNI	2

	Pepperdine	3
				Pepperdine	1
Madison, WI
			6	Wisconsin	3
	Green Bay	0

6	Wisconsin	3

Schedule

First round

November 29, 2018 5:05 PM CST	Pepperdine	3–2	Northern Iowa	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,453
	(25–22, 25–21, 19–25, 20–25, 15–13)

November 29, 2018 7:35 PM CST	Green Bay	0–3	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,453
	(9–25, 25–27, 15–25)

November 30, 2018 4:30 PM CST	Louisville	3–0	Dayton	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 4,002
	(25–21, 25–23, 25–21)

November 30, 2018 4:38 PM CST	Illinois State	0–3	Cincinnati	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 1,761
	(19–25, 22–25, 22–25)

November 30, 2018 6:00 PM PST	San Diego	3–1	Cal Poly	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 712
	(25–19, 25–18, 23–25, 25–22)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Eastern Michigan	0–3	Illinois	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 4,002
	(14–25, 9–25, 20–25)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM CST	High Point	0–3	Marquette	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 1,761
	(11–25, 19–25, 15–25)

November 30, 2018 8:00 PM PST	Samford	0–3	USC	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 914
	(18–25, 19–25, 14–25)

Second round

November 30, 2018 7:06 PM CST	Pepperdine	1–3	Wisconsin	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,504
	(16–25, 12–25, 25–15, 13–25)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Louisville	1–3	Illinois	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 3,754
	(22–25, 28–26, 17–25, 18–25)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Cincinnati	0–3	Marquette	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 1,441
	(19–25, 21–25, 16–25)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM PST	San Diego	3–0	USC	Galen Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 650
	(27–25, 25–21, 25–19)

Regional semifinals

December 7, 2018 11:00 AM CST	Marquette	0–3	Illinois	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 3,341
	(19–25, 21–25, 16–25)

December 7, 2018 1:30 PM CST	San Diego	0–3	Wisconsin	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 3,341
	(13–25, 16–25, 10–25)

Regional Final

December 8, 2018 3:00 PM CST	Wisconsin	1–3	Illinois	Huff Hall, Champaign, Illinois Attendance: 4,152
	(19–25, 25–15, 22–25, 23–25)

Minnesota Regional

First round			Second round			Regional semifinals			Regional finals

7	Nebraska	3

	Hofstra	0
			7	Nebraska	3
Lincoln, NE
				Missouri	0
	Arizona	0

	Missouri	3
						7	Nebraska	3

						10	Kentucky	0
	Purdue	3

	ETSU	0
				Purdue	0
Lexington, KY
			10	Kentucky	3
	Murray State	0

10	Kentucky	3
									7	Nebraska	3

									15	Oregon	0
15	Oregon	3

	New Mexico State	1
			15	Oregon	3
Eugene, OR
				Baylor	2
	Hawaii	2

	Baylor	3
						15	Oregon	3

						2	Minnesota	1
	South Carolina	3

	Colorado	2
				South Carolina	0
Minneapolis, MN
			2	Minnesota	3
	Bryant	0

2	Minnesota	3

Schedule

First round

November 29, 2018 4:30 PM PST	Hawai'i	2–3	Baylor	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Attendance: 2,407
	(25–23, 25–23, 14–25, 24–26, 14–16)

November 29, 2018 8:00 PM PST	New Mexico State	1–3	Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Attendance: 2,407
	(22–25, 25–18, 21–25, 11–25)

November 30, 2018 4:35 PM CST	Arizona	0–3	Missouri	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,358
	(17–25, 22–25, 18–25)

November 30, 2018 4:38 PM CST	Colorado	2-3	South Carolina	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,101
	(32–34, 25–19, 12–25, 25–13, 13–15)

November 30, 2018 5:02 PM EST	East Tennessee State	0–3	Purdue	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 2,881
	(23–25, 7–25, 18–25)

November 30, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Hofstra	0–3	Nebraska	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,358
	(19–25, 12–25, 16–25)

November 30, 2018 7:32 PM EST	Murray State	0–3	Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 2,881
	(18–25, 17–25, 19–25)

November 30, 2018 7:35 PM CST	Bryant	0–3	Minnesota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,101
	(10–25, 16–25, 21–25)

Second round

November 30, 2018 7:04 PM PST	Baylor	2–3	Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Attendance: 2,508
	(18–25, 25–13, 17–25, 25–22, 13–15)

December 1, 2018 7:00 PM CST	Missouri	0–3	Nebraska	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,382
	(14–25, 22–25, 18–25)

December 1, 2018 7:02 PM EST	Purdue	0–3	Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 2,794
	(20–25, 21–25, 14–25)

December 1, 2018 8:05 PM CST	South Carolina	0–3	Minnesota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,155
	(12–25, 15–25, 15–25)

Regional semifinals

December 7, 2018 1:00 PM CST	Kentucky	0–3	Nebraska	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,187
	(17–25, 20–25, 23–25)

December 7, 2018 3:30 PM CST	Oregon	3–1	Minnesota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,187
	(21–25, 41–39, 25–21, 26–24)

Regional Final

December 8, 2018 5:00 PM CST	Oregon	0–3	Nebraska	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 4,806
	(22–25, 23–25, 17–25)

Final four

National semifinals			National Championship

1	Stanford	3

4	BYU	0
			1	Stanford	3

			7	Nebraska	2
3	Illinois	2

7	Nebraska	3

National semifinals

December 13, 2018 7:00 PM	BYU	0–3	Stanford	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 17,808
	(15–25, 15–25, 18–25)

December 13, 2018 9:00 PM	Nebraska	3–2	Illinois	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 17,808
	(22–25, 16–25, 25–23, 25–20, 15–11)

National Championship

December 15, 2018 9:00 PM	Nebraska	2–3	Stanford	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 18,113
	(26–28, 25–22, 16–25, 25–15, 12–15)

Final Four All-Tournament Team

Kathryn Plummer – Stanford (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
Morgan Hentz – Stanford (Co-Most Outstanding Player)
Jenna Gray – Stanford
Audriana Fitzmorris – Stanford
Mikaela Foecke – Nebraska
Lauren Stivrins – Nebraska
Jacqueline Quade – Illinois

Record by conference

Conference	Teams	W	L	Pct.	R32	S16	E8	F4	CM	NC
Pac-12	8	15	7	.682	6	4	2	1	1	1
Big Ten	7	20	7	.741	7	6	4	2	1	—
WCC	5	8	5	.615	4	2	1	1	—	—
Big 12	2	4	2	.667	2	1	1	—	—	—
SEC	5	7	5	.583	5	2	—	—	—	—
Big East	2	3	2	.600	2	1	—	—	—	—
ACC	5	3	5	.375	3	—	—	—	—	—
American	2	1	2	.333	1	—	—	—	—	—
Atlantic Sun	1	1	1	.500	1	—	—	—	—	—
Sun Belt	1	1	1	.500	1	—	—	—	—	—
Big West	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—
MVC	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—
SoCon	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—
Summit	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—
22 Others	22	0	22	.000	—	—	—	—	—	—

The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship Match, and National Champion.

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.

First & Second Rounds

Ken Landis & Kyle Partain – Orlando, Florida (UCFKnights.tv)
Paul Sunderland & Nell Fortner – Austin, Texas (LHN)
Blaine Best – Madison, Wisconsin (BTN2Go)
Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLauchlin – Eugene, Oregon (SPEC HI)
Rich Burk & Nicole Rigonu – Eugene, Oregon (P12 OR)
Josh Rowntree & Amanda Silay – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ESPN3)
Donny Baarns, Shannon Smolinski, & John Fanta – Omaha, Nebraska (FS Go)
Dick Gabriel & Kathy DeBoer – Lexington, Kentucky (ESPN3 & SEC+)
David Hadar – University Park, Pennsylvania (BTN2Go)
Dean Linke & Audrey Flaugh – University Park, Pennsylvania (BTN)
Paul Duchesne – Los Angeles, California (P12+)

Third & Fourth Rounds

Courtney Lyle & Jenny Hazelwood – Stanford, California
Sam Gore & Dain Blanton – Provo, Utah

Semifinals

Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe– Minneapolis, Minnesota

First & Second Rounds

No commentary for UNI/Pepperdine, Syracuse/Yale, Arizona/Missouri, & Tennessee/Colorado State
Stephen Cohn, Anton Pasquale (Fri), & Isaac Trotter (Sat) – Champaign, Illinois (BTN2Go)
Ryan Russell & Chase Thomas – Minneapolis, Minnesota (BTN2Go)
Mike Monaco & Laura Bush – Minneapolis, Minnesota (BTN)
Larry Punteney & Kathi Wieskamp – Lincoln, Nebraska (NET)
Chris Reisner, Jack Phillips, & Dan Avington – Milwaukee, Wisconsin (MUTV)
Robbie Bullough – Provo, Utah (TheW.tv)
Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd (Fri) – Provo, Utah (BYUtv)
Steve Grubbs – Pullman, Washington (P12+)
Anthony Passarelli & Ted Enberg – Stanford, California (P12+)
Ted Enberg & Rich Fellner – Stanford, California (P12 BAY)