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2024 American Athletic Conference women's volleyball tournament

The 2024 American Athletic Conference women's volleyball tournament is the third postseason women's volleyball tournament for the American Athletic Conference, and first since 2020–2021 season, during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It was held November 22 through November 24, 2024 at the Charles Koch Arena in Witchita, Kansas.[2] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

2024 American Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteCharles Koch Arena
Wichita, Kansas
ChampionsWichita State (1 title)
Winning coachKat Hollowell (1 title)
MVPMorgan Stout (Wichita State)
TelevisionESPN+
American Athletic Conference Women's Volleyball Tournaments
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2024 American Athletic Conference women's volleyball standings[1]
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 14 – 2   .875 19 – 10   .655
Rice 13 – 3   .813 19 – 8   .704
East Carolina 11 – 5   .688 18 – 9   .667
Wichita State† 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Tulsa 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Florida Atlantic 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
North Texas 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357
UAB 6 – 10   .375 11 – 17   .393
Memphis 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
Tulane 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Temple 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
UTSA 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379
Charlotte 2 – 14   .125 5 – 24   .172
† 2024 ACC tournament winner

Seeds

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The top eight teams will be eligible for the postseason, which consists of three round, single elimination style bracket. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. (see Tie-Breaking Policies on page 7)[3]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 South Florida 14-2 –
2 Rice 13-3 –
3 East Carolina 11–5 –
4 Wichita State 10–6 2–0 record against Tulsa
5 Tulsa 10–6 0–2 record against Wichita State
6 Florida Atlantic 8–8 -
7 North Texas 7–9 -
8 UAB 6–10 (see Tie Break)

Tie Break

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UAB, Memphis, Tulane and Temple all finished with a 6–10 record and a tied 8th place. The tie goes to UAB, here's a breakdown.

Seed School head to head among tied teams detail
8 UAB 3–2 (1–1 against Memphis)
(1–1 against Tulane)
(1–0 against Temple)
- Memphis 2-2 (1–1 against UAB)
(0–1 against Tulane)
(1–0 against Temple)
- Tulane 2–2 (1–1 against UAB)
(1–0 against Memphis)
(0–1 against Temple)
- Temple 1-2 (0–1 against UAB)
(1–0 against Memphis)
(0–1 against Tulane)

If head to head record in insufficient to break the tie, the following stats will be used:
2. Number of sets won between all the tied teams
3. Number of points scored between all the tied teams
4. Number of sets won in all Conference matches
5. Number of points scored in all Conference matches
6. Coin toss conducted by the Conference administrator

Schedule and results

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All the matches are televised on ESPN+.

Time Matchup Score Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, November 22
11:00 am No. 3 East Carolina vs. No. 6 Florida Atlantic 2-3[4]
(22–25,27-25,25-21,12-25,14-16) 		440[5]
1:30 pm
(delay start at 2:30) 		No. 2 Rice vs. No. 7 North Texas 3-1[6]
(25–18, 22–25, 25–17, 25–19) 		154[7]
5:00 pm No. 1 South Florida vs. No. 8 UAB 3-1[8]
(25–13, 25–23, 13–25, 25–22) 		790[9]
7:30 pm No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 5 Tulsa 3-0[10]
(25–20, 25–22, 25–22) 		1001[11]
Semifinals – Saturday, November 23
11:00 am No. 2 Rice vs. No. 6 Florida Atlantic 2-3[12]
(25–23,25-14,22-25,20-25,10-15) 		258[13]
2:00 pm No. 1 South Florida vs. No. 4 Wichita State 3-0[14]
(21–25,24-26,22-25) 		1,245[15]
Championship – Sunday, November 24
12:00 pm No. 4 Wichita State vs. No. 6 Florida Atlantic 3-0[16]
(25–22, 25–19, 25–19) 		1,439
Game times are CT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 22 		Semifinals
Friday, November 23 		Championship
Saturday, November 24
         
3 East Carolina 2
6 Florida Atlantic 3
6 Florida Atlantic 3
2 Rice 2
2 Rice 3
5 North Texas 1
6 Florida Atlantic 0
4 Wichita State 3
1 South Florida 3
8 UAB 1
1 South Florida 0
4 Wichita State 3
4 Wichita State 3
5 Tulsa 0

All Tournament Team

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Player Grade Position School
Valeria Rosado Senior Outside Hitter/Right-side Florida Atlantic
Katelynn Robine Senior Outside Hitter/Right-side Florida Atlantic
Alyssa Gonzales Redshirt-Freshman Outside Hitter Wichita State
Morgan Stout^ Redshirt-Senior Middle Blocker Wichita State
Izzi Strand 5th year Setter Wichita State
Nia McCardell 5th year Libero Rice
Caroline Dykes Senior Setter South Florida

^Most Outstanding Player of the tournament

References

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  1. ^ "AAC Volleyball standings".
  2. ^ "Shockers to Host 2024 AAC Volleyball Tournament". Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 ACC WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL SPORT REGULATIONS & POLICIES" (PDF).
  4. ^ "No. 6 Florida Atlantic Moves Onto Semifinals With Five-Set Win Over No. 3 East Carolina".
  5. ^ "Official box score Florida Atlantic vs. East Carolina". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 2 Rice Defeats No. 7 North Texas in Four Sets to Advance to Semifinals". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Official box score Rice vs. North Texas". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top-Seeded South Florida Advances to American Volleyball Championship Semifinals". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official box score UC Davis vs UC Irvine". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "No. 4 Wichita State Advances to Semifinals of American Volleyball Championship with Sweep of No. 5 Tulsa". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official box score Wichita State vs. Tulsa". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "No. 6 Florida Atlantic Advances to Championship In Come From Behind Victory over No. 2 Rice". Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official box score Rice vs. Florida Atlantic". Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "No. 4 Wichita State Sweeps Top-Seeded South Florida to Advance to Championship Match". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Official box score South Florida vs. Wichita State". Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  16. ^ "Wichita State Wins 2024 American Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship". Retrieved November 28, 2024.
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