2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on April 14, 2021, and concluded on April 24 at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was announced on April 4, 2021.[1] Typically held in the fall, this edition of the tournament was held in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
Finals siteCHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsKentucky (1st title)
Runner-upTexas (7th title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachCraig Skinner (1st title)
Most outstanding playerMadison Lilley (Kentucky)
Final Four All-Tournament TeamAlli Stumler (Kentucky)
Avery Skinner (Kentucky)
Brionne Butler (Texas)
Logan Eggleston (Texas)
Samantha Drechsel (Washington)
Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
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Kentucky beat Texas in the final to claim the first national volleyball championship not only for Kentucky, but also for its home of the Southeastern Conference.[2]

Tournament schedule and venues

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Omaha
2021 NCAA tournament venues

First round, second round and Regional semifinals (April 14, 15 and 18)

Regional Finals, National semifinals and championship (April 19, 22 and 24)

All games were played at the CHI Health Center Omaha. Twelve courts were built in the Convention Center portion of the building, 8 for practices and 4 for games. Attendance was limited to 80 people per game for the first and second rounds, mostly consisting of team family members. Additional fans were admitted as teams went home. Games moved from the convention center to the CHI Health Center Omaha arena for the regional finals, semifinals, and national championship.[1]

Qualifying teams

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Automatic qualifiers

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The following teams automatically qualified for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament. Only 30 conference champions[3] received automatic qualifiers after the Big West Conference[4] and Ivy League[5] chose not to have a 2020 fall or 2021 spring season. This was the first tournament appearance for North Carolina A&T and Utah Valley.[6]

Conference Team Record
ACC Louisville 14−2
America East UMBC 11–3
American UCF 16−1
ASUN Lipscomb 17−2
Atlantic 10 Dayton 13−1
Big 12 Texas 23–1
Big East Creighton 12–3
Big Sky Weber State 18–1
Big South High Point 16–0
Big Ten Wisconsin 13–0
Big West Big West Conference season canceled
Colonial Towson 6–0
C-USA Western Kentucky 21–0
Horizon Wright State 16–1
Ivy Ivy League season canceled
MAAC Rider 7–4
MAC Bowling Green 22–1
MEAC North Carolina A&T 11–1
Missouri Valley Illinois State 16–5
Mountain West UNLV 12–0
Northeast LIU 9–5
Ohio Valley Morehead State 16–1
Pac-12 Washington 17–3
Patriot Army West Point 16–2
SEC Kentucky 19–1
Southern Samford 15–3
Southland Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 14–4
SWAC Jackson State 11–0
Summit South Dakota 15–6
Sun Belt Texas State 30–8
West Coast BYU 16–1
WAC Utah Valley 14–5

Tournament seeds

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Top Left Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 28 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 13–0
8 36 Florida SEC At-Large 19–3
9 57 Ohio State Big Ten At-Large 15–3
16 13 BYU WCC Automatic 16–1
16 Bowling Green MAC Automatic 22–1
8 Creighton Big East Automatic 12–3
76 Missouri SEC At-Large 15–7
25 Morehead State OVC Automatic 16–1
100 Rider MAAC Automatic 7–4
50 South Dakota Summit Automatic 15–6
61 UCLA Pac-12 At–Large 14–6
6 Weber State Big Sky Automatic 18–1
Bottom Left Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
4 3 Texas Big 12 Automatic 23–1
5 52 Nebraska Big Ten At-Large 14–2
12 10 Baylor Big 12 At-Large 19–6
13 85 Penn State Big Ten At-Large 9–5
121 North Carolina A&T MEAC Automatic 11–1
37 Pepperdine WCC At–Large 16–3
24 Rice C-USA At-Large 16–5
49 Samford SoCon Automatic 15–3
33 Texas State Sun Belt Automatic 30–8
46 UMBC America East Automatic 11–3
42 Utah Valley WAC Automatic 14–5
18 Wright State Horizon Automatic 16–1
Top Right Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
3 21 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 15–2
6 48 Washington Pac-12 Automatic 17–3
11 12 Louisville ACC Automatic 14−2
14 75 Utah Pac-12 At–Large 16–4
29 Dayton A-10 Automatic 13−1
34 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 13–4
78 Lipscomb ASUN Automatic 17–2
189 LIU NEC Automatic 9−5
20 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large 16–4
58 San Diego WCC At–Large 12–4
59 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Automatic 14–4
2 Towson CAA Automatic 6–0
Bottom Right Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
2 32 Kentucky SEC Automatic 19–1
7 53 Purdue Big Ten At-Large 14–6
10 54 Oregon Pac-12 At-Large 14–4
15 90 Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 11–4
1 Army West Point Patriot Automatic 16–2
17 High Point Big South Automatic 16–0
40 Illinois State MVC Automatic 16–5
70 Jackson State SWAC Automatic 11–0
15 Notre Dame ACC At-Large 14–3
5 UCF AAC Automatic 16−1
7 UNLV Mountain West Automatic 12–0
14 Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 21–0

Bracket

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Top Left Regional

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First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 17 & 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
1 Wisconsin 3
Weber State 0
Bowling Green 1
Weber State 3
1 Wisconsin 3
16 BYU 0
Rider 0
UCLA 3
UCLA 0
16 BYU 3
1 Wisconsin 3
8 Florida 2
9 Ohio State 3
Missouri 0
Missouri 3
South Dakota 0
9 Ohio State 1
8 Florida 3
Morehead State 3
Creighton 2
Morehead State 0
8 Florida 3

Schedule

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First round

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April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Bowling Green 1–3 Weber State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Kevin Wendleboe, Kendrick Paulson, Ben Goodwin
(18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 21–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Rider 0–3 UCLA CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Daphne Nelson, Ken Corum, Nathaniel Wagner
(12–25, 8–25, 9–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Missouri 3–0 South Dakota CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Chad Klunck, Paul Albright, Ben Goodwin, Thomas Berg
(25–21, 25–17, 25–15)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Morehead State 3–2 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lena Gustafason, Jim Kuziela, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
(22–25, 25–23, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13)
Result Report

Second round

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April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin 3–0 Weber State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Mike Hamilton, Thomas Berg, Craig Wiedel
(25–17, 25–19, 25–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
UCLA 0–3 (16) BYU CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Kevin Wendleboe, Ken Corum, Henry Chen
(24–26, 29–31, 17–25)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
(9) Ohio State 3–0 Missouri CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Jim Kuziela, Craig Wiedel, Kendrick Paulson
(25–17, 25–20, 25–21)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Morehead State 0–3 (8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Paul Albright, Henry Chem, Ken Corum
(14–25, 19–25, 19–25)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

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Due to BYU's "No Sunday Play" policy, the BYU regional semifinal was moved to April 17.
April 17, 2021
7:00 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin 3–0 (16) BYU CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Dan Swensen
(25–20, 25–17, 25–12)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
6:30 p.m. CDT
(9) Ohio State 1–3 (8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchane, Julie Voeck, Kendrick Paulson, Bev Michelson
(20–25, 24–26, 25–23, 16–25)
Result Report

Regional final

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April 19, 2021
5:30 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin 3–2 (8) Florida CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Ken Corum
(30–28, 18–25, 25–22, 18–25, 15–12)
Result Report

Bottom Left Regional

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First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
5 Nebraska 3
Texas State 0
Texas State 3
Utah Valley 1
5 Nebraska 3
12 Baylor 0
UMBC 0
Pepperdine 3
Pepperdine 2
12 Baylor 3
5 Nebraska 1
4 Texas 3
13 Penn State 3
North Carolina A&T 0
Rice[A]
North Carolina A&T WO
13 Penn State 1
4 Texas 3
Samford 0
Wright State 3
Wright State 0
4 Texas 3

Schedule

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First round

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April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Texas State 3–1 Utah Valley CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
(25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–22)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
UMBC 0–3 Pepperdine CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 50
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Darin Clark, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
(7–25, 22–25, 24–26)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 pm. CDT
Rice v North Carolina A&T CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska

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North Carolina A&T advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice
April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Samford 0–3 Wright State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Jung Park, Brett Myres, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mike Behrens
(20–25, 12–25, 15–25)
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Second round

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April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska 3–0 Texas State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Julie Voeck, Nathan Wagner, Jeff Krause
(25–18, 25–17, 25–20)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Pepperdine 2–3 (12) Baylor CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill ThornBurgh, Daphne Nelson, Ben Goodwin, Kyp Harasymowycz
(21–25, 25–22, 25–17, 25–27, 10–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
(13) Penn State 3–0 North Carolina A&T CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Donna Hess, Jeff Krause, Nathan Wagner
(25–11, 25–19, 25–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Wright State 0–3 (4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Sergio Gonzalez, Kyp Harasymowycz, Anthony Huber
(12–25, 16–25, 16–25)
Result Report

Regional semifinals

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April 18, 2021
1:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska 3–0 (12) Baylor CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
(25–21, 25–17, 25–19)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
4:00 p.m. CDT
(13) Penn State 1–3 (4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Kevin Wendelboe, Sarah Myres, Craig Wiedel
(25–23, 18–25, 28–30, 17–25)
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Regional final

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April 19, 2021
1:30 p.m. CDT
(5) Nebraska 1–3 (4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,154
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
(22–25, 25–19, 15–25, 21–25)
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Top Right Regional

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First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
3 Minnesota 3
Georgia Tech 0
Georgia Tech 3
Lipscomb 1
3 Minnesota 2
Pittsburgh 3
LIU 0
Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh 3
14 Utah 0
Pittsburgh 2
6 Washington 3
11 Louisville 3
San Diego 1
San Diego 3
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
11 Louisville 2
6 Washington 3
Towson 0
Dayton 3
Dayton 2
6 Washington 3

Schedule

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First round

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April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Georgia Tech 3–1 Lipscomb CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Stephen Sheperd, Bev Michelson, Tracy LeVine
(25–21, 16–25, 25–21, 25–19)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
LIU 0–3 Pittsburgh CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Kaili Kimura, Amber Nicholson, Rena Smith
(24–26, 11–25, 10–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
San Diego 3–0 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchene, April Fricke, Lisa Kresha, Bev Michelson
(25–13, 25–15, 25–18)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Towson 0–3 Dayton CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Brad Aaberg, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
(25–15, 25–16, 25–16)
Result Report

Second round

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April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(3) Minnesota 3–0 Georgia Tech CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Chad Klunck, Stephen Shepherd, Bev Michelson, Tyrone Toloy
(25–19, 25–21, 25–18)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Pittsburgh 3–0 (14) Utah CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Amber Nicholson, Sarah Myres
(25–16, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
(11) Louisville 3–1 San Diego CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lena Gustafson, Darin Clark, Tyrone Toloy, Lisa Kresha
(14–25, 25–23, 25–17, 29–27)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
Dayton 2–3 (6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ryan Mac Dowell, April Fricke, Sarah Meyer, Amber Nicholson
(18–25, 23–25, 26–24, 25–21, 11–15)
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Regional semifinals

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April 18, 2021
12:00 p.m. CDT
(3) Minnesota 2–3 Pittsburgh CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Pati Rolf, Brett Myres, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
(25–21, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25, 11–15)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
3:41 p.m. CDT
(11) Louisville 2–3 (6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Paula Martin, Stephen Shepherd, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
(23–25, 25–21, 25–21, 14–25, 13–15)
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Regional final

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April 19, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Pittsburgh 2–3 (6) Washington CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
(25–20, 25–21, 16–25, 24–26, 9–15)
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Bottom Right Regional

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First round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 14
Second Round
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 15
Regional semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Convention Center
April 18
Regional Finals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 19
            
7 Purdue 3
High Point 0
UCF 2
High Point 3
7 Purdue 3
10 Oregon 1
Army West Point 1
Notre Dame 3
Notre Dame 0
10 Oregon 3
7 Purdue 0
2 Kentucky 3
15 Washington State 2
Western Kentucky 3
Western Kentucky 3
Jackson State 0
Western Kentucky 0
2 Kentucky 3
Illinois State 1
UNLV 3
UNLV 0
2 Kentucky 3

Schedule

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First round

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April 14, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
UCF 2–3 High Point CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Mike Hamilton, Sarah Myres, Dan Swenson
(22–25, 25–19, 25–21, 23–25, 11–15)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Army West Point 1–3 Notre Dame CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill Stanley, Sergio Gonzalez, Tyrone Toloy, Deanna Schneyer
(25–23, 22–25, 17–25, 11–25)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
Western Kentucky 3–0 Jackson State CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Ron Pelham, Dan Swenson, Sarah Myres
(25–12, 25–16, 25–12)
Result Report
April 14, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
Illinois State 1–3 UNLV CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Craig Wiedel, Tyrone Toloy
(21–25, 21–25, 25–20, 17–25)
Result Report

Second round

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April 15, 2021
2:30 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue 3–0 High Point CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Rena Smith, Dan Swensen
(26–24, 25–18, 25–19)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
11:00 a.m. CDT
Notre Dame 0–3 (10) Oregon CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Robyn Courchene, Brett Myres, Bev Michelson, Deanna Schneyer
(17–25, 22–25, 13–25)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
9:30 p.m. CDT
(15) Washington State 2–3 Western Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Bill Stanley, Kaili Kimura, Dan Swensen, Rena Smith
(22–25, 20–25, 25–21, 25–17, 10–15)
Result Report
April 15, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
UNLV 0–3 (2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Jung Park, Ron Pelham, Ben Goodwin, Tracy LeVine
(16–25, 19–25, 18–25)
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Regional semifinals

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April 18, 2021
7:30 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue 3–1 (10) Oregon CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Sergio Gonzalez, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
(25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 26–24)
Result Report
April 18, 2021
9:00 p.m. CDT
Western Kentucky 0–3 (2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 0
Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Nathaniel Wagner
(20–25, 16–25, 10–25)
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Regional final

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April 19, 2021
8:00 p.m. CDT
(7) Purdue 0–3 (2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,520
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Henry Chen, Bev Michelson
(23–25, 20–25, 16–25)
Result Report

Final four

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National semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 22
National championship
CHI Health Center Omaha
Arena
April 24
      
1 Wisconsin 0
4 Texas 3
4 Texas 1
2 Kentucky 3
6 Washington 1
2 Kentucky 3

National semifinals

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April 22, 2021
8:30 p.m. CDT
(1) Wisconsin 0–3 (4) Texas CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,948
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Bev Michelson, Henry Chen
(24–26, 19–25, 23–25)
Result Report
April 22, 2021
6:00 p.m. CDT
(6) Washington 1–3 (2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 4,948
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Julie Voeck, Tyrone Toloy, Ben Goodwin
(18–25, 25–23, 23–25, 17–25)
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National championship

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April 24, 2021
7:00 p.m. CDT
(4) Texas 1–3 (2) Kentucky CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
(25–20, 18–25, 23–25, 22–25)
Result Report

Final Four All-Tournament Team

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  • Madison Lilley – Kentucky (Most Outstanding Player)
  • Alli Stumler – Kentucky
  • Avery Skinner – Kentucky
  • Brionne Butler – Texas
  • Logan Eggleston – Texas
  • Samantha Drechsel – Washington
  • Devyn Robinson – Wisconsin

Media coverage

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For the first time ever all matches will air on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 will stream on ESPN3. Initially ESPN didn't plan to provide commentators for these rounds.[7] After criticism from fans and coaches they changed course and announced they would provide commentary for the first two rounds.[8] The regional semifinals will have select matches on ESPN2 and ESPNU with the remainder on ESPN3. All regional finals will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU, ESPN will carry the semifinals, and ESPN2 will carry the national championship.[9]

Records by Conference

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Conference Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
SEC 3 8–2 .800 3 2 2 1 1 1
Big 12 2 5–2 .714 2 2 1 1 1
Big Ten 6 10–6 .625 6 6 3 1
Pac-12 5 5–5 .500 5 2 1 1
ACC 4 7–4 .636 4 2 1
West Coast 3 3–3 .500 3 1
C-USA 2 2–2[A] .500 1 1
Atlantic 10 1 1–1 .500 1
Big Sky 1 1–1 .500 1
Big South 1 1–1 .500 1
Horizon 1 1–1 .500 1
MEAC 1 1–1[A] .500 1
Mountain West 1 1–1 .500 1
Ohio Valley 1 1–1 .500 1
Sun Belt 1 1–1 .500 1
12 Others 12 0–12 .000
  • The R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), quarterfinals (Elite Eight), semi-finals (Final Four), championship match, and national champion, respectively.
  • The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: America East, Big East, Colonial, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, and the WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice. North Carolina A&T advances in the tournament.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The NCAA volleyball tournament will soon be in Omaha. Here are the details — the bracket, the arrivals, the court setup, the hotels, etc". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Here are the 30 automatic qualifiers in the 2020-21 NCAA women's volleyball championship". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Big West Conference opts out of 2020-2021 season". Garden Island. Big West Press Release. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Ivy League cancels competition for winter sports for 2020-20201 season". Fox 61. WTIC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "DI women's volleyball committee announces 2020 championship field". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "'Bush League:' Criticism of NCAA's Treatment of Women's Sports Continues Over Volleyball Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "NCAA responds after coaches criticize conditions at women's volleyball tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d "Entire NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship to Air on ESPN Networks for the First Time". ESPN Press Room. ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 12, 2021.