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.
Qualifying Teams +Stanford RegionalSeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord1 1 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 28–18 12 Penn State Big Ten At–Large 23–79 13 Creighton Big East Automatic 28–416 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 RegionalSeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord2 4 Minnesota Big Ten Automatic 25–37 11 Nebraska Big Ten At-Large 24–610 8 Kentucky SEC Automatic 24–415 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 RegionalSeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord3 2 Illinois Big Ten At–Large 28–36 6 Wisconsin Big Ten At–Large 22–611 9 USC Pac-12 At-Large 21–1014 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 RegionalSeedRPISchoolConference Berth TypeRecord4 5 BYU WCC Automatic 27–15 3 Texas Big 12 Automatic 20–412 7 Pitt ACC Automatic 29–113 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
Schedule
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Final
BYU Regional
Schedule
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Final
Illinois Regional
Schedule
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Final
Minnesota Regional
Schedule
First round
Second round
Regional semifinals
Regional Final
Final four
National semifinals
National Championship
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 6 4 2 1 1 1 Big Ten 7 20 7 7 6 4 2 1 WCC 5 8 5 4 2 1 1 Big 12 2 4 2 2 1 1 SEC 5 7 5 5 2 Big East 2 3 2 2 1 ACC 5 3 5 3 American 2 1 2 1 Atlantic Sun 1 1 1 1 Sun Belt 1 1 1 1 Big West 2 0 2 MVC 2 0 2 SoCon 2 0 2 Summit 2 0 2 22 Others 22 0 22
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) Third & Fourth Rounds Tiffany Greene & Missy Whittemore – Champaign, Illinois Paul Sunderland & Karch Kiraly – Minneapolis, Minnesota National Championship Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe– Minneapolis, Minnesota
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