From Waltz to Foxtrot

DI Women’s Volleyball dance has progressed from a slow waltz to a medium foxtrot as the 64 teams in the tournament have been announced. The 16 national seeds have been selected and the first round and second round matches will be played at one of 16 campus locations, as shown below.  The third round and the quarterfinals will be played at one of the four regional sites, also shown below.

THE 16 NATIONAL SEEDS

1)    Stanford         2) Texas                     3) Washington          4) Wisconsin

5) Penn State     6) Florida State         7) North Carolina     8) Florida

9) Illinois              10) Oregon                11) Arizona               12) UCLA

13) Kentucky      14) Nebraska            15) Colorado State   16) Kansas

THE FOUR REGIONALS

1)    Ames Regional at Iowa State University in Ames, IA.

A)   The 16 Teams in the Ames Regional

B)   The First Round Matches (December 4 or 5)

#1) Stanford versus Cal State – Bakersfield at Stanford

Michigan State versus Loyola – Marymount at Stanford.

Creighton versus Oregon State at University of Kansas.

#16) Kansas versus Arkansas – Little Rock at University of Kansas.

#9) Illinois versus Murray State at University of Illinois.

Western Kentucky versus Iowa State at University of Illinois.

Miami (Florida) vs UCF at Gainesville.

#8) Florida versus Alabama State at Gainesville.

2)    Louisville Regional at University of Louisville in Louisville, KY.

A)   The 16 Teams in the Louisville Regional

B) The First Round Matches (December 4 or 5)

#4) Wisconsin versus Western Michigan at University of Wisconsin.

Marquette versus Illinois State at University of Wisconsin.

Ohio State versus Lipscomb at University of Kentucky.

#13) Kentucky versus Oakland at University of Kentucky.

#12) UCLA versus LIU – Brooklyn at UCLA.

Long Beach State versus University of San Diego at UCLA.

Dayton versus American at Penn State.

#5) Penn State versus Siena at Penn State.

3)    Seattle Regional at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA

A)   The 16 Teams in the Seattle Regional

B)   The First Round Matches (December 4 or 5)

#3) Washington versus New Hampshire at University of Washington.

Hawaii versus Duke at University of Washington.

Kansas versus Utah at University of Nebraska.

#14) Nebraska versus Hofstra at university of Nebraska.

#11) Arizona versus Yale at University of Arizona.

Seton Hall versus BYU at University of Arizona.

Alabama versus Samford at Florida State University.

#6) Florida State versus Jacksonville at Florida State University.

4)    Minneapolis Regional at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN.

A)   The 16 Teams in the Minneapolis Regional

B)   The First Round Matches (December 4 or 5)

#2) Texas versus Northwestern State at University of Texas.

Arizona State versus Texas A&M at University of Texas.

Colorado versus Northern Colorado at Colorado State University.

#15) Colorado State versus Denver at Colorado State University.

#10) Oregon versus Santa Clara at University of Oregon.

Oklahoma versus LSU at University of Oregon.

Coastal Carolina versus USC at University of North Carolina.

#7) North Carolina versus Hampton at University of North Carolina.

There will undoubtedly be some great Volleyball in these 32 First Round matches. Try to watch them if you can.  The entire bracket is available at the NCAA web site.

http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1

 Let’s grow Volleyball together, please!