The 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2023 season. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament. It began on November 30, 2023, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on December 17 when Texas defeated Nebraska 3–0. The win gave Texas its 5th national title and second consecutive national title.
Tournament schedule and venues
First and Second Rounds (Subregionals) November 30 – December 2 Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska–Lincoln) Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University) UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin) Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh) Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas) KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville) Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon) Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University) Barnhill Arena, Fayetteville, Arkansas (Host: University of Arkansas O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida) Bohler Gymnasium, Pullman, Washington (Host: Washington State University) Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky) Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University) Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, Kansas (Host: University of Kansas) Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah (Host: BYU) Food City Center, Knoxville, TN (Host: University of Tennessee)
Regional semifinals and finals December 7 & 9 Lincoln Regional, Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska–Lincoln) Palo Alto Regional, Maples Pavilion (Host: Stanford University) Madison Regional, Wisconsin Field House (Host: University of Wisconsin) Pittsburgh Regional, Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
National semifinals and championship December 14 & 17 Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
Qualifying teams
Automatic qualifiers
The following teams received automatic bids to the tournament by winning either the regular season conference title or their conference tournament.
ConferenceTeamConferenceRecordACCFlorida State16–2America EastUMBC8–2AmericanSMU18–1Atlantic 10Dayton18–0Atlantic SunFlorida Gulf Coast15–1Big 12Texas17–1Big EastCreighton16–2Big SkyWeber State11–5Big SouthHigh Point14–0Big TenNebraska19–1Big WestHawaii14–4CoastalDelaware15–3C-USAWestern Kentucky16–0HorizonWright State15–3IvyYale14–0MAACFairfield16–2MACWestern Michigan18–0MEACCoppin State13–1Missouri ValleyNorthern Iowa18–0Mountain WestFresno State10–8NortheastLIU9–5Ohio ValleyEastern Illinois15–3Pac-12Stanford19–1PatriotColgate13–3SECKentucky17–1SouthernWofford11–5SouthlandSoutheastern Louisiana17–1SWACJackson State10–6SummitOmaha12–4Sun BeltCoastal Carolina14–2 West CoastPepperdine15–1WACGrand Canyon13–3
Tournament seeds +Lincoln RegionalSeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord 1 1Nebraska Big Ten Automatic 28–1 2 7Kentucky SEC Automatic 19–7 3 10Arkansas SEC At–Large 25–5 4 19Florida SEC At–Large 18–9 5 20Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 22–6 6 26Florida State ACC Automatic 23–8 7 22James Madison Sun Belt At–Large 21–9 8 34Missouri SEC At-Large 17–12 31Baylor Big 12 At-Large 16–12 58Delaware Coastal Automatic 24–4 52FGCU Atlantic Sun Automatic 26–6 280LIU Northeast Automatic 13–18 32South Alabama Sun Belt At-Large 22–8 36Stephen F. Austin WAC At-Large 29–4 43TCU Big 12 At-Large 16–14 102Wofford Southern Automatic 23–7+Pittsburgh RegionalSeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord 1 4Pittsburgh ACC At-Large 25–4 2 3Louisville ACC At-Large 24–4 3 9Creighton Big East Automatic 27–4 4 13Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 24–7 5 18Dayton Atlantic 10 Automatic 31–2 6 17Utah State Mountain West At–Large 24–6734Auburn SEC At–Large 20–98 33USC Pac-12 At-Large 18–12 67Colgate Patriot Automatic 22–7 131Coppin State MEAC Automatic 27–4 76Grand Canyon WAC Automatic 23–7 40Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 16–12 41Pepperdine West Coast Automatic 19–8 48UMBC America East Automatic 17–7 35Western Michigan MAC Automatic 30–2 79Wright State Horizon Automatic 21–10+Madison RegionalSeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord 1 5Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large 26–3 2 8Oregon Pac-12 At-Large 26–5 3 12Purdue Big Ten At-Large 21–8 4 14Kansas Big 12 At-Large 23–5 5 21Penn State Big Ten At-Large 21–8 6 27Marquette Big East At-Large 20–10 7 25Iowa State Big 12 At-Large 20–9 8 29Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 26–6 65Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley Automatic 28–4 138Fairfield MAAC Automatic 22–6 49Hawaii Big West Automatic 23–8 251Jackson State SWAC Automatic 17–12 45Miami (FL) ACC At-Large 17–11 111Omaha Summit Automatic 15–13 84SE Louisiana Southland Automatic 28–4 51Yale Ivy Automatic 21–3+Palo Alto RegionalSeedRPISchoolConferenceBerth typeRecord 1 2Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 26–3 2 6Texas Big 12 Automatic 22–4 3 11Tennessee SEC At-Large 24–4 4 15BYU Big 12 At-Large 24–6 5 23Arizona State Pac-12 At-Large 26–6 6 16Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 29–4 7 24SMU American Automatic 25–6 8 28Houston Big 12 At-Large 18–9 42Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Automatic 22–9 137Fresno State Mountain West Automatic 19–13 47Georgia SEC At-Large 19–11 56High Point Big South Automatic 23–7 37Texas A&M SEC At-Large 16–12 39Texas State Sun Belt At-Large 20–9 38UC Santa Barbara Big West At-Large 27–4 106Weber State Big Sky Automatic 21–9
Bracket
Lincoln Regional
Schedule
First Round
Second Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Region All-Tournament Yeam
The following players were named to the Lincoln Regional All-Tournament Team:
Merritt Beason (Nebraska) – Most Outstanding Player Bergen Reilly (Nebraska) Lexi Rodriguez (Nebraska) Jillian Gillen (Arkansas) Maggie Cartwright (Arkansas) Azhani Tealer (Kentucky) Bianca Bertolino (Georgia Tech)
Pittsburgh Regional
Schedule
First Round
Second Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Region All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the Pittsburgh Regional All-Tournament Team:
Olivia Babcock (Pittsburgh) – Most Outstanding Player Torrey Stafford (Pittsburgh) Rachel Fairbanks (Pittsburgh) Emma Monks (Pittsburgh) Cara Cresse (Louisville) Phekran Kong (Louisville) Elena Scott (Louisville) Kendra Wait (Creighton)
Madison Regional
Schedule
First Round
Second Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Region All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the Madison Regional All-Tournament Team: Sarah Franklin (Wisconsin) – Most Outstanding Player Carter Booth (Wisconsin) Julia Orzol (Wisconsin) Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin) Hannah Pukis (Oregon) Morgan Lewis (Oregon)
Palo Alto Regional
Schedule
First Round
Second Round
Regional Semifinals
Regional Final
Region All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team:
Madisen Skinner (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player Ella Swindle (Texas) Asjia O'Neal (Texas) Kendall Kipp (Stanford) Elia Rubin (Stanford) Morgahn Fingall (Tennessee) Mary Shroll (Arizona State)
Final Four
National semifinals
Game recap
National championship
Game recap
Final Four All-Tournament Team
The following players were named to the final four all-tournament team: Madisen Skinner (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player Asjia O'Neal (Texas) Emma Halter (Texas) Ella Swindle (Texas) Merritt Beason (Nebraska) Bekka Allick (Nebraska) Anna Smrek (Wisconsin)
Media coverage
Rounds 1 & 2
Regional semifinals & Regional Finals
Semifinals & National Championship
Records by Conference +Overview of conference performance in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournamentConferenceBidsRecordWin %Big 12 7 11–6 .647 6 1 1 1 1 1Big Ten 5 14–5 .778 5 4 2 2 1 –ACC 5 10–5 .667 4 3 2 1 – –Pac-12 5 11–5 .688 5 4 2 – – –SEC 8 9–8 .529 5 3 1 – – –Big East 2 3–2 .600 2 1 – – – –American 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –Atlantic 10 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –C-USA 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –MAC 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – – –Big West 2 1–2 .333 1 – – – – –Sun Belt 4 0–4 .000 – – – – – –Mountain West 2 0–2 .000 – – – – – –WAC 2 0–2 .000 – – – – – –Others 18 0–18 .000 – – – – – –
The following conferences had a single team that failed to advance beyond the round of 64: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, Summit, WCC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.
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