1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 16, 1989, when Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.

Led by AVCA co-National Player of the Year Tara Cross's 20 kills, Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 15-12, 15-0, 15-6 to win the school's first NCAA championship. Nebraska made the program's second championship match appearance.

The 1989 Final Four was held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Records SchoolConference Berth TypeRecordRegionalArizonaPac-10At-large17-12Cal PolyBig WestAt-large18-12CaliforniaPac-10At-large18-10ColoradoBig EightAt-large22-10Eastern WashingtonBig SkyAutomatic25-6Florida StateMetroAutomatic30-4HawaiiBig WestAutomatic27-2HoustonSouthwestAt-large25-9IllinoisBig TenAt-large25-7Illinois StateMissouri ValleyAutomatic21-9IowaBig TenAt-large22-10Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large22-12LSUSECAutomatic29-7MinnesotaBig TenAt-large28-8NebraskaBig EightAutomatic25-3North CarolinaACCAutomatic21-8Ohio StateBig TenAutomatic26-6OregonPac-10At-large21-8PacificBig WestAt-large28-4Penn StateAtlantic 10Automatic34-6PepperdineWest CoastAutomatic20-9San Diego StateHigh CountryAt-large19-17San Jose StateBig WestAt-large14-12StanfordPac-10At-large17-11TexasSouthwestAutomatic25-9Texas-ArlingtonSouthlandAutomatic28-3UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large22-12UCLAPac-12Automatic27-2USCPac-10At-large19-12WashingtonPac-10At-large18-8Western MichiganMid-AmericanAutomatic18-12WyomingHigh CountryAutomatic22-6

Brackets

Northwest regional

South regional

Mideast regional

West regional

Final Four - Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

NCAA tournament records

There are 4 NCAA tournaments record that were set in the 1989 NCAA tournament that still stand today.

Total kill attempts, match (individual record) - Teee Williams, Hawaii - 99 vs. Cal Poly Total kills, match (team record) - 112 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly Total kill attempts, match (team record) - 328 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly Digs, match (team record) - 177 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly

References