2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

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2021 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
2021 NCAA D–I Women's Volleyball Championship logo.svg
2021 NCAA Division I Championship
Finals siteNationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
ChampionsWisconsin (1st title)
Runner-upNebraska (10th title match)
Semifinalists
  • Louisville (1st Final Four)
  • Pittsburgh (1st Final Four)
Winning coachKelly Sheffield (1st title)
Most outstanding playerAnna Smrek (Wisconsin)
Final Four All-Tournament TeamDana Rettke (Wisconsin)
Sydney Hilley (Wisconsin)
Nicklin Hames (Nebraska)
Madi Kubik (Nebraska)
Anna Debeer (Louisville)
Leketor Member-Meneh (Pittsburgh)
«2020  2022»

The 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 2, 2021 and ended on December 18th, 2021, to determine the Division I National Champion in women's volleyball. Wisconsin won its first NCAA National Championship by defeating Big Ten rival Nebraska 3–2.[1] The championship match was played in front of an NCAA record crowd of 18,755.[2]

The Final Four was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The national semifinals was held on December 16 and the championship match was held on December 18.[3]

Kentucky, from the Southeastern Conference, was the defending national champion. The Wildcats were eliminated in the second round to Illinois.

The tournament saw a particularly successful run by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville, having gone a perfect 28-0 in the regular season, earned the first number one overall seed in conference history. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh earned the number three seed, its first top four seed in program history. Both teams utilized their home court advantages to earn their respective first trips to the National Semifinals. Thus, the Cardinals and Panthers because the second and third semi-finalists from the conference in tournament history, and first since Florida State in 2011. Additionally, Georgia Tech also advanced to its first Regional Final since 2003, marking the first time the ACC had three Regional Finalists in one tournament.

While the ACC made history in the semifinals, the Cardinals and Panthers were joined by Wisconsin and Nebraska out of the Big Ten. Wisconsin made its third consecutive trip to the National Semifinals, and was seeking its first title. Nebraska was the only semi-finalist who has won a National Championship, doing so five times. This tournament marked the fourteenth straight year that at least one member of the Big Ten reached the semifinal.

Tournament schedule and venues[]

The first two rounds, normally referred to as the subregionals, will be played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, replicating the format done in the basketball tournaments. The regionals will be played at four non-predetermined campus sites, which will be announced on December 5.[4]

2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament is located in the United States
Louisville
Louisville
Atlanta
Atlanta
Columbus
Columbus
Gainesville
Gainesville
Austin
Austin
Lexington
Lexington
Lincoln
Lincoln
Seattle
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
West Lafayette
West Lafayette
Provo
Provo
Omaha
Omaha
Madison
Madison
Waco
Waco
Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
2021 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament is located in the United States
Columbus
Columbus
Louisville
Louisville
Austin
Austin
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Madison
Madison
2021 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

Regional Semifinals and Finals

National Semifinals and Championship

Qualifying teams[]

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament. Unlike the 2020 tournament that consisted of only 48 teams due to COVID-19, the 2021 tournament returned to the usual format of 64 qualifying teams.

While Penn State remains as the only team to take part in all 41 tournaments, this is the first tournament appearance for Campbell, The Citadel, UIC, Mississippi State, South Alabama, and West Virginia, for a grand total of six teams.[4]

Automatic qualifiers[]

Conference Team Conference
Record
ACC Louisville 18–0
America East UMBC 12–0
American UCF 19–1
Atlantic 10 Dayton 16–0
Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 15–1
Big 12 Texas 15–1
Big East Creighton 16–2
Big Sky Northern Colorado 13–3
Big South Campbell 14–2
Big Ten Wisconsin 17–3
Big West Hawai'i 18–2
Colonial Towson 12–4
C-USA Western Kentucky 12–0
Horizon UIC 13–3
Ivy Brown 13–1
MAAC Fairfield 16–2
MAC Ball State 17–1
MEAC Howard 12–2
Missouri Valley Illinois State 13–5
Mountain West Boise State 10–8
Northeast Sacred Heart 11–3
Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri State 14–4
Pac-12 Washington 17–3
Patriot Colgate 13–3
SEC Kentucky 17–1
Southern The Citadel 7–9
Southland Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 13–1
SWAC Florida A&M 14–2
Summit South Dakota 15–3
Sun Belt South Alabama 15–1
West Coast BYU 18–0
WAC Utah Valley 8–6

Tournament seeds[]

Louisville Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
1 1 Louisville ACC Automatic 28–0
8 7 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 23–5
9 9 Ohio State Big Ten At–Large 25–5
16 21 Florida SEC At–Large 20–8
31 Ball State MAC Automatic 25–6
173 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic 22–1
204 Howard MEAC Automatic 18–12
11 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large 24–4
35 Michigan Big Ten At–Large 18–11
28 North Carolina ACC At–Large 21–8
49 South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic 25–6
42 South Carolina SEC At–Large 14-14
29 Tennessee SEC At–Large 19–9
213 The Citadel SoCon Automatic 14–11
129 UIC Horizon Automatic 20–11
18 Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 27–1
Madison Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
4 4 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 25–3
5 5 Baylor Big 12 At–Large 20–5
12 17 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 19–8
13 13 UCLA Pac-12 At–Large 23–5
106 Colgate Patriot Automatic 18–9
117 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 24–8
33 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN Automatic 26–5
48 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large 16–11
56 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 24–6
37 Pepperdine WCC At–Large 22–5
70 South Dakota Summit Automatic 20–9
26 Stanford Pac-12 At–Large 18–10
99 Texas A&M–CC Southland Automatic 19–9
38 Texas Tech Big 12 At–Large 17–12
22 UCF AAC Automatic 26–6
36 Washington State Pac-12 At–Large 19–11
Pittsburgh Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
3 2 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large 26–3
6 10 Purdue Big Ten At–Large 23–6
11 15 BYU WCC Automatic 28–1
14 8 Creighton Big East Automatic 30–3
90 Boise State Mountain West Automatic 24–10
40 Dayton A-10 Automatic 25–5
67 Illinois State MVC Automatic 19–13
34 Kansas Big 12 At–Large 16–11
16 Marquette Big East At–Large 26–5
54 Ole Miss SEC At–Large 21–8
23 Oregon Pac-12 At–Large 22–8
27 Penn State Big Ten At–Large 20–10
63 Towson Colonial Automatic 26–4
172 UMBC America East Automatic 19–11
20 Utah Pac-12 At–Large 21–8
76 Utah Valley WAC Automatic 16–12
Austin Regional
Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record
2 3 Texas Big 12 Automatic 24–1
7 6 Kentucky SEC Automatic 24–4
10 12 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large 21–7
15 14 Washington Pac-12 Automatic 24–4
73 Brown Ivy Automatic 20–5
94 Campbell Big South Automatic 21–9
19 Florida State ACC At–Large 19–9
57 Hawai'i Big West Automatic 21–7
30 Illinois Big Ten At–Large 20–11
47 Kansas State Big 12 At–Large 15–12
25 Mississippi State SEC At–Large 25–5
24 Rice C-USA At–Large 19–6
138 Sacred Heart NEC Automatic 19–9
39 San Diego WCC At–Large 20–7
88 Southeast Missouri State OVC Automatic 26–7
43 West Virginia Big 12 At–Large 19–9

Bracket[]

The tournament bracket was announced on November 28, 2021. Times are shown in Eastern Standard Time.

Louisville, KY Regional[]

First Round
December 2 & 3
Second Round
December 3 & 4
Regional Semifinals
December 9
Regional Finals
December 11
            
1 Louisville 3
UIC 0
1 Louisville 3
Louisville, KY
Ball State 0
  Ball State 3
  Michigan 2
1 Louisville 3
16 Florida 0
  South Alabama 1
  Miami (FL) 3
Miami (FL) 0
Gainesville, FL
16 Florida 3
Florida A&M 0
16 Florida 3
1 Louisville 3
8 Georgia Tech 1
9 Ohio State 3
Howard 0
9 Ohio State 3
Columbus, OH
Tennessee 1
  North Carolina 1
  Tennessee 3
9 Ohio State 0
8 Georgia Tech 3
  South Carolina 0
  Western Kentucky 3
Western Kentucky 0
Atlanta, GA
8 Georgia Tech 3
The Citadel 0
8 Georgia Tech 3

Schedule[]

First Round[]

December 2, 2021
4:30 p.m. EST
Miami (FL) 3–1 South Alabama O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 422
Referees: James Phillips, Tony Cothron, Elizabeth Smith, John Bear
(23–25, 25–20, 29–27, 25–19)
Recap
December 2, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(16) Florida 3–0 Florida A&M O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,057
Referees: Wade Brance, Darin Clark, Robert Skidmore, Hugh Hernesman
(25–11, 25–14, 25–8)
Recap
December 3, 2021
4:00 p.m. EST
Michigan 2–3 Ball State L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Marty Pruchko
(17–25, 25–22, 18–25, 27–25, 8–15)
Recap
December 3, 2021
4:30 p.m. EST
Western Kentucky 3–0 South Carolina O'Keefe Gymansium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Michelle Prater, Morgan Shannon, Bryson Bryan-Terry, Scott Thompson
(25–20, 25–13, 25–19)
Recap
December 3, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
Tennessee 3–1 North Carolina Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Mark Prater, Jeff McKinney, Mary Gray, Drew Puckerin
(25–20, 25–19, 24–26, 25–15)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(1) Louisville 3–0 UIC L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 993
Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Donnie Goodwin
(25–11, 25–20, 25–11)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(8) Georgia Tech 3–0 The Citadel O'Keefe Gymansium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Kevin Wendelboe, Michael O'Connor, Danier Rager, Jakob Prater
(25–21, 25–15, 28–26)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(9) Ohio State 3–0 Howard Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 2,787
Referees: Chuck Fleet, Josh Hall, Brian Smith, Christy Alltop
(25–12, 25–7, 25–10)
Recap

Second Round[]

December 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(16) Florida 3–0 Miami (FL) O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Attendance: 2,311
Referees: Wade Brence, Darin Clark, Hugh Hernesman, Robert Skidmore
(25–15, 25–20, 25–16)
Recap
December 4, 2021
6:00 p.m. EST
(1) Louisville 3–0 Ball State L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 1,055
Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Marty Prochko
(29–27, 25–11, 25–19)
Recap
December 4, 2021
6:00 p.m. EST
(9) Ohio State 3–1 Tennessee Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 2,868
Referees: Mark Prater, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckerin
(25–18, 14–25, 25–21, 25–21)
Recap
December 4, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(8) Georgia Tech 3–0 Western Kentucky O'Keefe Gymansium, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O'Connor, Scott Thompson, Bryson Bryan-Terry
(25–21, 25–18, 25–23)
Recap

Regional Semifinals[]

December 9, 2021
1:00 p.m. EST
(1) Louisville 3–0 (16) Florida Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 3089
Referees: Pati Rolf, Wade Dubois, Philip Ems, Henry Chen, Robyn Courchane
(25–16, 25–22, 25–12)
Recap
December 9, 2021
3:00 p.m. EST
(9) Ohio State 0–3 (8) Georgia Tech Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 3089
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Robyn Courchane, Kyp Harasymowycz, Jennifer McIntosh, Wade Dubois
(22–25, 24–26, 21–25)
Recap

Regional Final[]

December 11, 2021
6:00 p.m. EST
(8) Georgia Tech 1–3 (1) Louisville Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Attendance: 5,917
(18–25, 25–21, 21–25, 20–25)
Recap

Madison, WI Regional[]

First Round
December 2 & 3
Second Round
December 3 & 4
Regional Semifinals
December 9
Regional Finals
December 11
            
5 Baylor 3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0
5 Baylor 3
Waco, TX
Washington State 0
  Northern Colorado 0
  Washington State 3
5 Baylor 2
12 Minnesota 3
  Iowa State 1
  Stanford 3
Stanford 0
Minneapolis, MN
12 Minnesota 3
South Dakota 0
12 Minnesota 3
12 Minnesota 0
4 Wisconsin 3
13 UCLA 3
Fairfield 0
13 UCLA 3
Los Angeles, CA
UCF 2
  Pepperdine 1
  UCF 3
13 UCLA 0
4 Wisconsin 3
  Florida Gulf Coast 3
  Texas Tech 2
Florida Gulf Coast 0
Madison, WI
4 Wisconsin 3
Colgate 0
4 Wisconsin 3

Schedule[]

First Round[]

December 2, 2021
5:30 p.m. EST
Washington State 3–0 Northern Colorado Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 603
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Thang Nguyen, Jeff Peters, Pat Kekic
(25–17, 25–15, 25–20)
Recap
December 2, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(5) Baylor 3–0 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,004
Referees: Chad Klunk, Traci Belton, Sheri Banwart, Blaine Halberstadt
(25–22, 25–12, 26–24)
Recap
December 3, 2021
5:30 p.m. EST
Stanford 3–1 Iowa State Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Referees: Julie Voeck, Dan Houser, Jeff Krause, Sarah Myres
(25–19, 23–25, 25–18, 25–17)
Recap
December 3, 2021
5:30 p.m. EST
Texas Tech 2–3 Florida Gulf Coast UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Referees: Pati Rolf, Paul Albright, Chris Haworth, Scott Prox
(25–14, 25–16, 23–25, 15–25, 7–15)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:30 p.m. EST
UCF 3–1 Pepperdine Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 518
(25–19, 25–23, 24–26, 25–21)
Recap
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(4) Wisconsin 3–0 Colgate UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,540
(25–12, 25–15, 25–14)
Recap
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(12) Minnesota 3–0 South Dakota Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,280
Referees: Tim Harlow, Robyn Courchane, Ted Mosre, Kelsi Jurik
(25–19, 25–22, 25–17)
Recap
December 3, 2021
10:00 p.m. EST
(13) UCLA 3–0 Fairfield Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 1,375
(29–27, 25–23, 26–24)
Recap

Second Round[]

December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(5) Baylor 3–0 Washington State Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Attendance: 1,078
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Thang Nguyen, Jeff Peters, Pat Kekic
(27–25, 25–21, 25–20)
Recap
December 4, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(4) Wisconsin 3–0 Florida Gulf Coast UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Referees: Pati Rolf, Joseph Gustafson, Chris Haworth, Tracy LeVine
(25–17, 25–20, 25–15)
Recap
December 4, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(12) Minnesota 3–0 Stanford Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 4,448
Referees: Julie Voeck, Robyn Courchane, Tim Harlow, Jeff Krause
(25–20, 25–18, 25–17)
Recap
December 4, 2021
10:00 p.m. EST
(13) UCLA 3–2 UCF Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 1,143
(25–27, 25–13, 19–25, 25–22, 15–7)
Recap

Regional Semifinals[]

December 9, 2021
3:00 p.m. EST
(5) Baylor 2–3 (12) Minnesota UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(28–26, 22–25, 25–20, 23–25, 10–15)
Recap
December 9, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
(13) UCLA 0–3 (4) Wisconsin UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 6,851
Referees: Wade Brence, Mara Wager, Craig Wiedel, Jeff Krause
(16–25, 18–25, 17–25)
Recap

Regional Final[]

December 11, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(12) Minnesota 0–3 (4) Wisconsin UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
Attendance: 7,540
(18–25, 24–26, 22–25)
Recap

Pittsburgh, PA Regional[]

First Round
December 2 & 3
Second Round
December 3 & 4
Regional Semifinals
December 9
Regional Finals
December 11
            
3 Pittsburgh 3
UMBC 0
3 Pittsburgh 3
Pittsburgh, PA
Penn State 1
  Towson 1
  Penn State 3
3 Pittsburgh 3
Kansas 0
  Oregon 0
  Kansas 3
Kansas 3
Omaha, NE
14 Creighton 1
Ole Miss 0
14 Creighton 3
3 Pittsburgh 3
6 Purdue 1
11 BYU 3
Boise State 0
11 BYU 3
Provo, UT
Utah 1
  Utah Valley 1
  Utah 3
11 BYU 2
6 Purdue 3
  Dayton 3
  Marquette 1
Dayton 2
West Lafayette, IN
6 Purdue 3
Illinois State 0
6 Purdue 3

Schedule[]

First Round[]

December 2, 2021
4:30 p.m. EST
Marquette 1–3 Dayton Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Krystian Krzyak, Jason Marshall, Henry Chen
(20–25, 21–25, 26–24, 23–25)
Recap
December 2, 2021
5:30 p.m. EST
Oregon 0–3 Kansas Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Referees: Bill Stanley, Christina Fiebich, Craig Wiedel, Dave Soderstrom
(21–25, 21–25, 22–25)
Recap
December 2, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(6) Purdue 3–0 Illinois State Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Attendance: 2,415
Referees: Jung Park, Rod Rodriguez, Katie Bates, Jeff Morris
(25–21, 25–17, 25–11)
Recap
December 2, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(14) Creighton 3–0 Ole Miss Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,351
Referees: Daryl Korinek, Brett Myres, Amber Nicholson, John Sutton
(25–21, 25–15, 25–13)
Recap
December 3, 2021
4:00 p.m. EST
Penn State 3–1 Towson Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,203
Referees: Carla Bunner, Kurt Fulmer, David Atkinson, Shera Moxley
(25–11, 25–27, 25–20, 25–21)
Recap
December 3, 2021
6:00 p.m. EST
Utah 3–1 Utah Valley Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
Attendance: 1,100
(25–16, 22–25, 25–19, 25–11)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(3) Pittsburgh 3–0 UMBC Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,344
Referees: Landry Homsher, Scott Thompson, Timothy Rough, Chad Oberholtzer
(25–23, 25–13, 25–18)
Recap
December 3, 2021
9:00 p.m. EST
(11) BYU 3–0 Boise State Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
Attendance: 5,340
Referees: Daphne Nelson, Ron Pelham, Kaylene Cragun, James Rees
(25–6, 25–19, 25–10)
Recap

Second Round[]

December 3, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
(6) Purdue 3–2 Dayton Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana
Attendance: 2,415
Referees: Devonie McLarty, Rod Rodriguez, Henry Chen, Jeff Morris
(25–27, 19–25, 25–15, 25–6, 15–5)
Recap
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(14) Creighton 1–3 Kansas Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 2,389
Referees: Bill Stanley, Brett Myres, Craig Wiedel, Amber Nicholson
(13–25, 24–26, 25–19, 22–25)
Recap
December 4, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(3) Pittsburgh 3–1 Penn State Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 2,593
Referees: Carla Bunner, Kurt Fulmer, Shera Moxley, Chad Oberholtzer
(25–22, 23–25, 25–22, 25–23)
Recap
December 4, 2021
9:00 p.m. EST
(11) BYU 3–1 Utah Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
Attendance: 4,729
(17–25, 25–22, 25–23, 25–23)
Recap

Regional Semifinals[]

December 9, 2021
1:00 p.m. EST
(3) Pittsburgh 3–0 Kansas Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1644
Referees: Julie Voeck, Joe Gustafson, Drew Puckerin, Rachel Jensen
(25–19, 25–21, 25–18)
Recap
December 9, 2021
11:00 a.m. EST
(11) BYU 2–3 (6) Purdue Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1479
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Sergio Gonzalez, Shera Moxley, Michael Behrens
(12–25, 25–16, 25–21, 13–25, 16–18)
Recap

Regional Final[]

December 11, 2021
4:00 p.m. EST
(6) Purdue 1–3 (3) Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 3052
Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Sergio Gonzalez, Rachel Jensen, Shera Moxley
(20–25, 30–28, 20–25, 15–25)
Recap

Austin, TX Regional[]

First Round
December 2 & 3
Second Round
December 3 & 4
Regional Semifinals
December 9
Regional Finals
December 11
            
7 Kentucky 3
Southeast Missouri State 0
7 Kentucky 1
Lexington, KY
Illinois 3
  West Virginia 1
  Illinois 3
Illinois 0
10 Nebraska 3
  Kansas State 0
  Florida State 3
Florida State 0
Lincoln, NE
10 Nebraska 3
Campbell 0
10 Nebraska 3
10 Nebraska 3
2 Texas 1
15 Washington 3
Brown 0
15 Washington 3
Seattle, WA
Hawaii 0
  Hawaii 3
  Mississippi State 2
15 Washington 2
2 Texas 3
  Rice 3
  San Diego 0
Rice 0
Austin, TX
2 Texas 3
Sacred Heart 0
2 Texas 3

Schedule[]

First Round[]

December 2, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
San Diego 0–3 Rice Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Referees: April Fricke, Richard Bleau
(20–25, 19–25, 20–25)
Recap
December 2, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(2) Texas 3–0 Sacred Heart Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 3,172
Referees: Joe Lizama, Jeff Kushaney
(25–19, 25–17, 25–19)
Recap
December 3, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
Illinois 3–1 West Virginia Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(23–25, 25–12, 25–22, 25–20)
Recap
December 3, 2021
5:30 p.m. EST
Florida State 3–0 Kansas State Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25–20, 25–16, 25–17)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:30 p.m. EST
(7) Kentucky 3–0 Southeast Missouri State Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
(25–15, 25–14, 25–19)
Recap
December 3, 2021
7:30 p.m. EST
Mississippi State 2–3 Hawaii Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25–17, 14–25, 13–25, 25–21, 11–15)
Recap
December 3, 2021
8:00 p.m. EST
(10) Nebraska 3–0 Campbell Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25–14, 25–14, 25–17)
Recap
December 3, 2021
10:00 p.m. EST
(15) Washington 3–0 Brown Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25–15, 25–13, 25–20)
Recap

Second Round[]

December 3, 2021
9:00 p.m. EST
(2) Texas 3–0 Rice Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,322
Referees: Joe Lizama, Richard Bleau
(25–21, 25–23, 25–19)
Recap
December 4, 2021
5:00 p.m. EST
(7) Kentucky 1–3 Illinois Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky
Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Mara Wager, Shane White, Phillip Ems
(22–25, 25–20, 10–25, 21–25)
Recap
December 4, 2021
8:30 p.m. EST
(10) Nebraska 3–0 Florida State Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Attendance: 7,955
Referees: Todd Karolczak, Wade Dubois, Mike Behrens, Ken Corum
(25–20, 25–22, 25–17)
Recap
December 4, 2021
10:00 p.m. EST
(15) Washington 3–0 Hawaii Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Paula Martin, Ben Goodwin
(25–16, 25–14, 25–13)
Recap

Regional Semifinals[]

December 9, 2021
7:30 p.m. EST
Illinois 0–3 (10) Nebraska Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,488
(12–25, 21–25, 17–25)
Recap
December 9, 2021
9:30 p.m. EST
(15) Washington 2–3 (2) Texas Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 4,488
(25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 9–25, 9–15)
Recap

Regional Final[]

December 11, 2021
10:00 p.m. EST
(10) Nebraska 3–1 (2) Texas Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
Attendance: 5,080
(25–19, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21)
Recap

Final Four[]

National Semifinals
Nationwide Arena
December 16
National Championship
Nationwide Arena
December 18
      
1 Louisville 2
4 Wisconsin 3
4 Wisconsin 3
10 Nebraska 2
3 Pittsburgh 1
10 Nebraska 3

National Semifinals[]

December 16, 2021
7:00 p.m. EST
(1) Louisville 2–3 (4) Wisconsin Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
(23–25, 25–15, 21–25, 25–23, 9–15)
Recap
December 16, 2021
9:30 p.m. EST
(3) Pittsburgh 1–3 (10) Nebraska Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 16,531
(25–16, 17–25, 20–25, 22–25)
Recap

National Championship[]

December 18, 2021
7:30 pm EST
(4) Wisconsin 3–2 (10) Nebraska Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 18,755
Referees: Pati Rolf, Sergio Gonzalez
(22–25, 31–29, 25–23, 23–25, 15–12)
Recap

Final Four All-Tournament Team[]

  • Anna Smrek – Most Outstanding Player (Wisconsin)
  • Dana Rettke (Wisconsin)
  • Sydney Hilley (Wisconsin)
  • Nicklin Hames (Nebraska)
  • Madi Kubik (Nebraska)
  • Anna Debeer (Louisville)
  • Leketor Member-Meneh (Pittsburgh)

Media coverage[]

For the second 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.[5] All Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matches aired on ESPNU or ESPN+.[6] ESPN aired the national semifinals while ESPN2 aired the national championship.[7]

Rounds 1 & 2[]

Regional Semifinals & Regional Finals[]

Semifinals & National Championship[]

Records by Conference[]

Conference Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
Big Ten 8 22–7 .759 7 6 4 2 2 1
ACC 6 13–6 .684 5 3 3 2
Big 12 7 7–7 .500 3 3 1
Pac-12 6 7–6 .538 5 2
SEC 6 4–6 .400 3 1
West Coast 3 2–3 .400 1 1
C-USA 2 2–2 .500 2
American 1 1–1 .500 1
Atlantic 10 1 1–1 .500 1
Atlantic Sun 1 1–1 .500 1
Big East 2 1–2 .333 1
Big West 1 1–1 .500 1
MAC 1 1–1 .500 1
19 Others 19 0–19 .000

NCAA tournament record[]

The following NCAA Tournament records were broken during the 2021 tournament:

  • Attendance record, championship match – 18,755[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Badger Volleyball Wins National Championship".
  2. ^ a b "Badger volleyball wins national championship over Nebraska".
  3. ^ "Women's college volleyball championship: Future dates and sites".
  4. ^ a b "2021 NCAA DI women's volleyball championship selections announced". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "ESPN to Carry Every First and Second Round Match of 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship, Dec. 2-4". ESPN Press Room. ESPN. Retrieved 1 Dec 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA Women's Volleyball Regional Semifinals and Finals Set for ESPN Networks, December 9 & 11". ESPN Press Room. ESPN. Retrieved 7 Dec 2021.
  7. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament Presented by Buick: Semifinals and Championship Live on ESPN and ESPN2, December 16 & 18". ESPN Press Room. ESPN. Retrieved 15 Dec 2021.
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