2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2022 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 2022 season. The 42nd edition of the tournament began on December 1, 2022, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game at CHI Health Center in Omaha on December 17, when Texas defeated Louisville 3–0. The win gave Texas its 4th national title and first since 2012.

2022 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
Finals siteCHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska
ChampionsTexas (3rd NCAA (4th national) title)
Runner-upLouisville (1st title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerritt Elliott (2nd title)
Most outstanding playerLogan Eggleston (Texas)
Final Four All-Tournament TeamSaige Ka'aha'aina-Torres (Texas)
Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
Madisen Skinner (Texas)
Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
Anna DeBeer (Louisville)
Aiko Jones (Louisville)
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The 2022 NCAA tournament was the first time that 32 teams were seeded (previously, only 16 national seeds were awarded).[1] For the first time since 2013, Texas earned the number 1 overall seed.[2] Louisville,[3] defending 2021 NCAA champion Wisconsin,[4] and Stanford,[5] rounded out the overall number 2–4 national seeds. Penn State, the no. 4 regional seed in the Wisconsin bracket, earned its 42nd straight bid to the NCAA tournament, remaining the only Division I team to participate in every NCAA tournament since its inception in 1981.[6]

Among the Power Five conferences, the SEC led all conferences with seven bids,[7] followed by the Big Ten and Pac-12 with six each,[6][5] and the ACC and Big 12 with five each.[8][9]

Throughout the first two rounds of play, only one top four regional seeded team failed to advance to the Sweet 16 (No. 4 Creighton in the Stanford regional). The Big Ten conference recorded the best win/loss record in the first two rounds, going 11–1 in matches played and advancing 5 of 6 teams to the Sweet 16. Additionally, only three non-Power five conference teams advanced past the second round (San Diego, Marquette, and Houston).[10] The wins gave Houston the program's first NCAA tournament match win since the 1994 tournament.[11]

Texas, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and San Diego advanced to the final four. Pittsburgh's upset win over Wisconsin and Texas's defeat of Ohio State snapped a 14-year streak of at least one Big Ten conference team in the final four. Stanford and Oregon's losses also shut out the Pac-12 from advancing, marking the first time in the 42-year history of the NCAA tournament that no final four teams came from the Big Ten or Pac 12 conference.[12] San Diego advanced to its first final four in school history after upsetting Stanford 3–2. Louisville and Pittsburgh advanced to its second straight final four, setting up a rematch between the ACC foes; they split their regular season matches, handing each other its only conference loss of the season as they ultimately won a share of the conference title.[13]

Tournament Schedule and Venues

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Louisville
Palo Alto
Columbus
Gainesville
Austin
Lexington
Lincoln
San Diego
Pittsburgh
University Park
Milwaukee
Omaha
Madison
Waco
Minneapolis
Eugene
2022 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

 
Omaha
Louisville
Austin
Palo Alto
Madison
2022 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional Semifinals and Finals

National Semifinals and Championship

Qualifying Teams

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Automatic Qualifiers

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Conference Team Conference
Record
ACC Louisville 17–1
America East UMBC 7–3
American Houston 19–1
Atlantic 10 Loyola Chicago 17–1
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 13–3
Big 12 Texas 15–1
Big East Creighton 17–1
Big Sky Northern Colorado 13–3
Big South High Point 14–2
Big Ten Wisconsin 19–1
Big West Hawaiʻi 19–1
Colonial Towson 15–1
C-USA Rice 13–1
Horizon Wright State 18–0
Ivy Yale 13–1
MAAC Quinnipiac 10–8
MAC Bowling Green 15–3
MEAC Delaware State 11–3
Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 17–1
Mountain West Utah State 11–7
Northeast Fairleigh Dickinson 9–5
Ohio Valley Tennessee State 10–8
Pac-12 Stanford 19–1
Patriot Colgate 14–2
SEC Florida 15–3
Southern Samford 11–5
Southland Southeastern Louisiana 13–5
SWAC Florida A&M 15–1
Summit South Dakota 16–2
Sun Belt James Madison 15–1
West Coast San Diego 18–0
WAC Stephen F. Austin 11–3

Tournament seeds

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Austin Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 1 Texas Big 12 Automatic 22–1
2 8 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 20–8
3 7 Ohio State Big Ten At–Large 19–9
4 14 Marquette Big East At–Large 27–3
5 20 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 20–7
6 25 Southern California Pac-12 At–Large 21–10
7 30 Florida State ACC At–Large 19–10
8 32 Towson Colonial Automatic 29–1
51 Ball State MAC At–Large 24–8
266 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Automatic 17–15
38 Georgia SEC At–Large 22–7
52 High Point Big South Automatic 23–9
41 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 26–7
138 Southeastern Louisiana Southland Automatic 25–7
221 Tennessee State Ohio Valley Automatic 19–15
47 Wright State Horizon Automatic 28–3
Palo Alto Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 5 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 24–4
2 6 San Diego West Coast Automatic 27–1
3 10 Kentucky SEC At–Large 20–7
4 12 Creighton Big East Automatic 27–4
5 18 Houston American Automatic 28–3
6 22 Western Kentucky C-USA At–Large 28–3
7 34 Washington State Pac-12 At–Large 22–9
8 36 Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic 22–6
50 Auburn SEC At–Large 21–8
42 Bowling Green MAC Automatic 22–9
74 Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Automatic 25–8
48 LSU SEC At–Large 15–13
89 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 22–8
45 Pepperdine West Coast At–Large 19–10
40 South Dakota Summit Automatic 29–3
24 UNLV Mountain West At–Large 26–4
Madison Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 4 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 25–3
2 3 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large 27–3
3 11 Florida SEC Automatic 23–5
4 19 Penn State Big Ten At–Large 24–7
5 17 UCF American At–Large 27–1
6 31 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large 25–5
7 26 BYU West Coast At–Large 21–6
8 37 Washington Pac-12 At–Large 20–10
66 Colgate Patriot Automatic 24–5
211 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic 21–12
33 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 26–6
21 James Madison Sun Belt Automatic 24–4
252 Quinnipiac MAAC Automatic 14–14
39 TCU Big 12 At–Large 16–10
73 UMBC America East Automatic 17–8
29 Yale Ivy League Automatic 23–2
Louisville Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 2 Louisville ACC Automatic 26–2
2 9 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large 24–5
3 13 Oregon Pac-12 At–Large 23–5
4 16 Baylor Big 12 At–Large 23–6
5 15 Rice C-USA At–Large 26–3
6 23 Arkansas SEC At–Large 20–8
7 35 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large 19–10
8 27 Purdue Big Ten At–Large 20–10
44 Colorado Pac-12 At–Large 20–10
177 Delaware State MEAC Automatic 23–6
28 Kansas Big 12 At–Large 18–10
49 Loyola Marymount West Coast At–Large 18–9
122 Samford Southern Automatic 19–12
53 Stephen F. Austin WAC Automatic 26–4
56 Tennessee SEC At–Large 17–13
46 Utah State Mountain West Automatic 22–10

Bracket

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Austin, TX Regional

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First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
1 Texas 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 0
1 Texas 3
Austin, TX
Georgia 0
Georgia 3
8 Towson 1
1 Texas 3
4 Marquette 1
5 Georgia Tech 3
Wright State 0
5 Georgia Tech 0
Milwaukee, WI
4 Marquette 3
Ball State 0
4 Marquette 3
1 Texas 3
3 Ohio State 1
3 Ohio State 3
Tennessee State 0
3 Ohio State 3
Columbus, OH
6 Southern California 0
High Point 0
6 Southern California 3
3 Ohio State 3
2 Minnesota 1
7 Florida State 0
Northern Iowa 3
Northern Iowa 0
Minneapolis, MN
2 Minnesota 3
Southeastern Louisiana 0
2 Minnesota 3

Schedule

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First round
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December 1, 2022
4:00 p.m. CST
(5) Georgia Tech 3–0 Wright State Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Julie Voeck, Krystian Krzyzak, Scott Prox, Alexis Sheldon
(25–13, 25–14, 25–17)
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December 1, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
Georgia 3–1 (8) Towson Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 604
Referees: April Fricke, Richard Bleau, Chez Slayton, Dave Plaisance
(25–10, 25–23, 21–25, 25–20)
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December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Ball State 0–3 (4) Marquette Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,064
Referees: Christina Fiebich, Jim Kuziela, Krystian Krzyzak, Philip Coughlin
(20–25, 17–25, 17–25)
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December 1, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–0 Fairleigh Dickinson Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,172
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Talita Benevides, Blaine Halberstadt
(25–6, 25–13, 25–13)
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December 2, 2022
4:00 p.m. CST
High Point 0–3 (6) Southern California Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Landry Homsher, Jeff Kline, Mary Gray
(19–25, 19–25, 20–25)
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December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
(7) Florida State 0–3 Northern Iowa Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Referees: Tim Harlow, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
(24–26, 19–25, 21–25)
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December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(3) Ohio State 3–0 Tennessee State Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 3,492
Referees: Nathan Mahaven, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
(25–10, 25–14, 25–15)
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December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Southeastern Louisiana 0–3 (2) Minnesota Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,489
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Ted Moser, Brenda DeJesus
(21–25, 18–25, 14–25)
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Second round
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December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(5) Georgia Tech 0–3 (4) Marquette Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 2,066
Referees: Julie Voeck, Jim Kuziela, Henry Chen, Alexis Sheldon
(23–25, 20–25, 19–25)
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December 2, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–0 Georgia Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,812
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Blaine Halberstadt, Talita Benavides
(25–14, 25–16, 25–15)
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December 3, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(3) Ohio State 3–0 (6) Southern California Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 2,874
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
(25–21, 25–17, 25–16)
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December 3, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
Northern Iowa 0–3 (2) Minnesota Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,671
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
(18–25, 16–25, 15–25)
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Regional semifinals
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December 8, 2022
11:00 a.m. CST
(3) Ohio State 3–1 (2) Minnesota Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Referees: Pati Rolf, Rod Rodriguez, Talita Benavides, Shera Moxley
(22–25, 25–21, 25–21, 25–19)
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December 8, 2022
1:30 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–1 (4) Marquette Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,491
Referees: Thang Nguyen, Bill Stanley, Nate Wagner, Bev Rea
(25–14, 25–13, 19–25, 25–17)
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Regional finals
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December 10, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–1 (3) Ohio State Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 5,344
Referees: Pati Rolf, Bill Stanley, Beverly Rae, Talita Benavides
(25–18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–21)
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Region all-tournament team

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The following players were named to the Texas regional all-tournament team:[14]

  • Logan Eggleston (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Zoe Fleck (Texas)
  • Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
  • Emily Londot (Ohio State)
  • Gabby Gonzales (Ohio State)
  • Hattie Bray (Marquette)
  • Jenna Wenaas (Minnesota)

Palo Alto, CA Regional

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First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
2 San Diego 3
Northern Colorado 1
2 San Diego 3
San Diego, CA
7 Washington State 1
UNLV 0
7 Washington State 3
2 San Diego 3
3 Kentucky 0
6 Western Kentucky 3
Bowling Green 0
6 Western Kentucky 0
Lexington, KY
3 Kentucky 3
Loyola Chicago 0
3 Kentucky 3
2 San Diego 3
1 Stanford 2
4 Creighton 2
Auburn 3
Auburn 2
Omaha, NE
5 Houston 3
South Dakota 2
5 Houston 3
5 Houston 0
1 Stanford 3
8 Hawaiʻi 1
LSU 3
LSU 0
Palo Alto, CA
1 Stanford 3
Pepperdine 1
1 Stanford 3

Schedule

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First round
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December 1, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
(6) Western Kentucky 3–0 Bowling Green Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O'Connor, Barry Woosley, Phillip Ems
(25–20, 25–23, 25–20)
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December 1, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
Loyola Chicago 0–3 (3) Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 2,293
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Kevin Wendelboe, Bev Rea, Shane White
(17–25, 14–25, 20–25)
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December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
UNLV 0–3 (7) Washington State Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: 659
Referees: Patsy Malta, Kaili Kimura, Andrew Shiheiber, Rachel Jensen
(24–26, 19–25, 18–25)
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December 1, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego 3–1 Northern Colorado Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: 2,667
Referees: Kevin Cull, Nikki Kathol, Robert Reyees, Heather Pickett
(25–21, 25–14, 21–25, 25–11)
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December 2, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
South Dakota 2–3 (5) Houston Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Referees: Lena Gustafson, Todd Karolczak, Kelsi Jurik, Jodie Wielenga
(14–25, 19–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15)
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December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(8) Hawaʻi 1–3 LSU Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 1,436
Referees: Brig Beatie, Eric Asami, Donald Tarin, Neal Meredith
(25–21, 19–25, 20–25, 22–25)
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December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
(4) Creighton 2–3 Auburn Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,653
Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Ryan Stejskal, Amber Nicholson
(25–21, 21–25, 20–25, 25–16, 11–15)
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December 2, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
Pepperdine 1–3 (1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,866
Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Matt Amaral
(11–25, 18–25, 25–18, 20–25)
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Second round
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December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(6) Western Kentucky 0–3 (3) Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 2,387
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kevin Wendelboe, Shane White, Bev Rea
(17–25, 16–25, 21–25)
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December 2, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego 3–1 (7) Washington State Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California
Attendance: Kevin Cull, Kaili Kimura, Rachel Jensen, Heather Pickett
Referees: 2,228
(25–19, 25–22, 21–25, 25–15)
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December 3, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
Auburn 2–3 (5) Houston Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,150
Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Jodie Wielenga, Amber Nicholson
(27–25, 15–25, 25–12, 23–25, 8–15)
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December 3, 2022
8:00 p.m. CST
LSU 0–3 (1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,797
Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Neal Meredith, Tyrone Toloy
(11–25, 15–25, 21–25)
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Regional semifinals
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December 8, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego 3–0 (3) Kentucky Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,085
(25–22, 25–19, 25–18)
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December 8, 2022
9:30 p.m. CST
(5) Houston 0–3 (1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 2,152
Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Neal Meredith, Rachel Jensen
(24–26, 16–25, 17–25)
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Regional finals
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December 10, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
(2) San Diego 3–2 (1) Stanford Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
Attendance: 3,309
Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Rachel Jensen, Tyrone Toloy
(19–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–23, 15–9)
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Region all-tournament team

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The following players were named to the Stanford regional all-tournament team:[15]

  • Gabby Blossom (San Diego) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Katie Lukes (San Diego)
  • Grace Frohling (San Diego)
  • Kendall Kipp (Stanford)
  • Kami Miner (Stanford)
  • Elena Oglivie (Stanford)
  • Kortlyn Henderson (Houston)

Madison, WI Regional

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First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
1 Wisconsin 3
Quinnipiac 0
1 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
TCU 0
TCU 3
8 Washington 1
1 Wisconsin 3
4 Penn State 2
5 UCF 3
Yale 0
5 UCF 1
University Park, PA
4 Penn State 3
UMBC 0
4 Penn State 3
1 Wisconsin 2
2 Pittsburgh 3
3 Florida 3
Florida A&M 0
3 Florida 3
Gainesville, FL
6 Iowa State 0
FGCU 2
6 Iowa State 3
3 Florida 1
2 Pittsburgh 3
7 BYU 3
James Madison 0
7 BYU 0
Pittsburgh, PA
2 Pittsburgh 3
Colgate 0
2 Pittsburgh 3

Schedule

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First round
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December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
(5) UCF 3–0 Yale Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mara Wager, Wade DuBois, Tim Rough, Chad Oberholtzer
(25–22, 25–16, 25–17)
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December 2, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
TCU 3–1 (8) Washington UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Referees: Pati Rolf, Dean Hoskin, Chris Haworth, Mark Berman
(25–18, 24–26, 25–20, 25–21)
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December 2, 2022
6:30 p.m. CST
UMBC 0–3 (4) Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,403
Referees: Jeff McKinney, Brett Myres, Miguel Jones, David Atkinson
(14–25, 17–25, 12–25)
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December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin 3–0 Quinnipiac UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Tony Chan, Joe Gustafson, Clinque Robinson, Tracy LeVine
(25–15, 25–9, 25–4)
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December 2, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(7) BYU 3–0 James Madison Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1,950
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Chuck Fleet, Dan Swensen, Kayla Spridik
(25–20, 25–10, 25–15)
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December 2, 2022
3:30 p.m. CST
FGCU 2–3 (6) Iowa State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 1,123
Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Elizabth Smith, Robert Skidmore
(14–25, 19–25, 25–23, 25–16, 12–15)
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December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
Colgate 0–3 (2) Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,667
Referees: Carla Brunner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, George Calton
(16–25, 14–25, 14–25)
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December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(3) Florida 3–0 Florida A&M O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,563
Referees: Mark Prater, Rebecca Carsentsen, Hugh Hernesman, Katie Bates
(15–25, 15–25, 9–25)
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Second round
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December 3, 2022
5:30 p.m. CST
(5) UCF 1–3 (4) Penn State Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,389
Referees: Jeff McKinney, Wade Dubois, Chad Oberholtzer, David Atkinson
(18–25, 25–18, 25–22, 25–21)
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December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin 3–0 TCU UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Pati Rolf, Joe Gustafson, Chris Haworth, Tracy Levine
(25–9, 25–11, 25–23)
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December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(3) Florida 3–0 (6) Iowa State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,936
Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Robert Skidmore, Elizabeth Smith
(25–19, 25–23, 25–14)
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December 3, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(7) BYU 0–3 (2) Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,814
Referees: Carla Bruner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, Dan Swenson
(21–25, 22–25, 18–25)
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Regional semifinals
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December 8, 2022
2:30 p.m. CST
(3) Florida 1–3 (2) Pittsburgh UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Sarah Myres, Chris Haworth
(20–25, 21–25, 25–17, 22–25)
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December 8, 2022
5:00 p.m. cst
(1) Wisconsin 3–2 (4) Penn State UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
(25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 20–25, 15–8)
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Regional finals
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December 10, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Wisconsin 2–3 (2) Pittsburgh UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Amber Nicholson
(25–23, 21–25, 21–25, 25–19, 13–15)
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Region all-tournament team

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The following players were named to the Wisconsin regional all-tournament team:[16]

  • Courtney Buzzerio (Pittsburgh) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Rachel Fairbanks (Pittsburgh)
  • Chiamaka Nwokolo (Pittsburgh)
  • Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
  • Anna Smrek (Wisconsin)
  • Marina Markova (Florida)
  • Seleisa Elisaia (Penn State)

Louisville, KY Regional

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First round
December 1 & 2
Second round
December 2 & 3
Regional semifinals
December 8
Regional finals
December 10
            
2 Nebraska 3
Delaware State 0
2 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
Kansas 1
Kansas 3
7 Miami (FL) 0
2 Nebraska 2
3 Oregon 3
6 Arkansas 3
Utah State 0
6 Arkansas 1
Eugene, OR
3 Oregon 3
Loyola Marymount 0
3 Oregon 3
3 Oregon 2
1 Louisville 3
4 Baylor 3
Stephen F. Austin 0
4 Baylor 3
Waco, TX
5 Rice 2
Colorado 1
5 Rice 3
4 Baylor 0
1 Louisville 3
8 Purdue 3
Tennessee 2
8 Purdue 0
Louisville, KY
1 Louisville 3
Samford 0
1 Louisville 3

Schedule

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First round
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December 1, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
Kansas 3–0 (7) Miami (FL) Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Referees: Mary Faragher, Bill Stanley, Mike Behrens, Nathan Wagner
(25–17, 25–18, 25–20)
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December 1, 2022
4:30 p.m. CST
Colorado 1–3 (5) Rice Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 441
Referees: Mary Blalock, Rachael Rodriguez, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
(24–26, 26–24, 16–25, 14–25)
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December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) Nebraska 3–0 Delaware State Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 8,062
Referees: Mike Hamilton, Wade Brence, Ken Corum, Lisa Kresha
(25–15, 25–9, 25–10)
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December 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor 3–0 Stephen F. Austin Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,402
Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
(25–13, 25–18, 25–15)
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December 2, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(8) Purdue 3–2 Tennessee L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Referees: Jung Park, Marty Prochko, Jennifer Leffler, John Hunley
(14–25, 25–14, 22–25, 25–22, 15–11)
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December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(6) Arkansas 3–0 Utah State Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Greg Clark
(25–19, 25–15, 25–14)
Report
December 2, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
Samford 0–3 (1) Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 933
Referees: Donnie Goodwin, Scott Thompson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mark Booker
(9–25, 13–25, 12–25)
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December 2, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
Loyola Marymount 0–3 (3) Oregon Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Attendance: 3,474
Referees: Maile Jewkes, Dan Houser, Kellie Demianew, Hector Escobar
(17–25, 22–25, 15–25)
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Second round
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December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(2) Nebraska 3–1 Kansas Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 8,235
Referees: Mike Hamilton, Bill Stanley, Ken Corum, Nathan Wagner
(25–14, 25–18, 19–25, 26–24)
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December 2, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor 3–2 (5) Rice Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,007
Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Bryce Estes, Blair Gillard
(16–25, 25–22, 25–23, 14–25, 15–11)
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December 3, 2022
5:00 p.m. CST
(8) Purdue 0–3 (1) Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 984
Referees: Jung Park, Scott Thompson, Jennifer Leffler, Kyp Harasymowycz
(19–25, 21–25, 23–25)
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December 3, 2022
9:00 p.m. CST
(6) Arkansas 1–3 (3) Oregon Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Attendance: 3,014
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Kelli Demainew
(25–19, 20–25, 20–25, 9–25)
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Regional semifinals
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December 8, 2022
10:00 a.m. CST
(2) Nebraska 2–3 (3) Oregon KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Referees: Jung Park, Wade DuBois, Kyp Harasymowycz, Drew Puckertin
(25–14, 24–26, 25–22, 30–32, 11–15)
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December 8, 2022
12:30 p.m. CST
(4) Baylor 0–3 (1) Louisville KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 5,002
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Henry Chen, Christy Alltop
(23–25, 16–25, 17–25)
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Regional finals
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December 10, 2022
3:00 p.m. CST
(3) Oregon 2–3 (1) Louisville KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 8,749
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Wade DuBois, Henry Chen, Kyp Harasymowycz
(23–25, 25–23, 25–13, 25–27, 6–15)
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Region all-tournament team

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The following players were named to the Louisville regional all-tournament team:[17]

  • Anna DeBeer (Louisville) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Aiko Jones (Louisville)
  • Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
  • Mimi Colyer (Oregon)
  • Brooke Nuneviller (Oregon)
  • Morgan Lewis (Oregon)
  • Ally Batenhorst (Nebraska)

Final Four

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National Semifinals
CHI Health Center Omaha
December 15
National Championship
CHI Health Center Omaha
December 17
      
1 Texas 3
2 San Diego 1
1 Texas 3
1 Louisville 0
2 Pittsburgh 2
1 Louisville 3

National Semifinals

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December 15, 2022
6:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–1 (2) San Diego CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,735
Referees: Michelle Prater, Joe Gustafson, Bev Rea, Henry Chen
(26–28, 25–16, 25–18, 25–20)
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December 15, 2022
8:30 p.m. CST
(2) Pittsburgh 2–3 (1) Louisville CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,735
Referees: Pati Rolf, Paula Martin, Dan Swensen, Rachel Jensen
(18–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 2–15)
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Game Recap

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Texas defeated San Diego in the first semifinal match. San Diego was making its first final four appearance in school history and Texas was making its 14th final four. San Diego won the opening set in extra points, 28–26, before Texas came back to win the next three with scores of 25–16, 25–18, 25–20. Texas was led by junior outside hitter Madisen Skinner who had 17 kills on .394 hitting percentage and 2022 AVCA Player of the Year Logan Eggleston finished with 16 kills, nine digs, a team-high five blocks and one service ace. Texas was held to their second-lowest hitting percentage of the season at .248 but out–blocked San Diego 12–9 and held the Toreros to their worst hitting night of the season at .112.[18]

In the second semifinal, Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 3–2. The teams, who are both in the ACC conference, handed each other its only conference loss of the season, as they both went 17–1 in conference play to claim a share of the title. Both teams were making their second straight (and second overall in school history) NCAA final four appearance. After going back-and-forth in the first four sets, Louisville won the fifth set with a runaway score of 15–2 to advance to its first national title match in school history, and became the first ACC team to advance to a championship match. In the match, three Louisville players had season-best performances: libero Elena Scott finished with a career-high 28 digs, middle blocker Phekran Kong set a career record with 11 blocks, including four in the fifth set, and outside hitter Anna DeBeer had a career best five service aces. Louisville was led by Claire Chaussee with 25 kills, including four in the fifth set, hitting .429 and added three kills and three blocks. Pittsburgh was led by Courtney Buzzerio with 13 kills and Serena Gray with 10 kills.[19]

National Championship

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December 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. CST
(1) Texas 3–0 (1) Louisville CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 16,592
Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Bev Rea, Dan Swensen
(25–22, 25–14, 26–24)
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Game Recap

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Texas won its third NCAA (and fourth overall) national championship after defeating Louisville in three sets. Texas became the first overall number one seed to win the championship since Stanford in 2018. Texas was ranked number 1 for most of the 2022 season and was led by six All-Americans.

Texas won the close first set 25–22. Louisville jumped out to an early lead but most of the set was led by Texas, who led 18–17, before going on a 3–1 run to go up 21–18, eventually winning on a kill by Eggleston. Texas hit .533 in the first set to Louisville's .400. Texas dominated the second set, going up 15–7 and eventually winning 25–14. What would be the third and final set, Louisville led 15–14 lead going into the media timeout, before Texas went on a 6–1 run to go up 20–16. Louisville tied the set at 21 all on a block and went up 24–22 on back to back kills. Despite having two set point chances to force a fourth set, Louisville could not close the set as Texas won the championship on a service ace, 26–24. In the match, Texas hit .371 as a team, with nine blocks and five service aces, while holding Louisville to just a .189 hitting percentage.[20]

Final Four All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team:[21]

Media coverage

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For the third consecutive season all matches aired on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 streamed on ESPN+ with the exception of Texas matches, which were televised by LHN.[22] All Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matches will air on ESPNU. ESPN will air the national semifinals while ESPN2 will air the national championship.

Rounds 1 & 2

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Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

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Semifinals & National Championship

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Records by Conference

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Conference Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
Big 12 5 11–4 .733 5 2 1 1 1 1
ACC 5 10–5 .667 3 2 2 2 1
West Coast 4 5–4 .556 2 1 1 1
Big Ten 6 13–6 .684 6 5 2
Pac-12 6 8–6 .571 4 2 2
SEC 7 8–7 .533 6 2
American 2 3–2 .600 2 1
Big East 2 2–2 .500 1 1
C-USA 2 2–2 .500 2
Missouri Valley 1 1–1 .500 1
20 Others 20 0–20 .000

References

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