1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1985 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 28 teams and ended on December 22, 1985, when Pacific defeated Stanford 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.

1985 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
ChampionsPacific (1st title)
Runner-upStanford (2nd title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Dunning (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
«1984  1986»

Pacific, making their 4th NCAA final four in five years (in addition to their 1980 AIAW title match loss), claimed the school's first NCAA title for women's volleyball. Stanford finished as NCAA runners-up for the second year in a row. After losing a thrilling game 1 by two points, Pacific rallied to win the next three to take the title with the scores of 15-7, 15-12, 15-13.[1]

Future Olympian sisters Elaina Oden and Kim Oden played against each other in the final. Elaina Oden, a freshman hitter for the Pacific Tigers, had 24 kills against Stanford.[1]

In the consolation match, Southern California defeated UCLA in five games to claim third place.

Brackets

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West regional

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First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Stanford 3
  Colorado State 0
  Colorado State 3
  Rhode Island 0
  Stanford 3
  BYU 1
  Arizona State 2
  Arizona 3
  Arizona 2
  BYU 3
  BYU 3
  Providence 0

Mideast regional

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First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Southern California 3
  Illinois 1
  Illinois 3
  Western Michigan 1
  Southern California 3
  Nebraska 1
  Purdue 3
  Illinois State 0
  Purdue 1
  Nebraska 3
  Nebraska 3
  Penn State 0

South regional

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First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  UCLA 3
  Georgia 0
  Georgia 3
  Florida State 0
  UCLA 3
  Texas 0
  Texas A&M 3
  UT Arlington 2
  Texas A&M 0
  Texas 3
  Texas 3
  Duke 0

Northwest regional

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First Round Regional semifinal Regional final
         
  Pacific 3
  Hawaiʻi 0
  Hawaiʻi 3
  San Diego State 1
  Pacific 3
  Cal Poly 0
  Cal Poly 3
  UCSB 2
  Cal Poly 3
  San Jose State 0
  San Jose State 3
  Long Beach State 0
Semifinals Finals
      
Stanford 3
Southern California 1
Stanford 1
Pacific 3
UCLA 1
Pacific 3 Third place
Southern California 3
UCLA 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b (12-23-1985). "Stanford loses in NCAA final" San Jose Mercury News.