2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 1, 2016 and concluded on December 17 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.[1] The tournament field was determined on November 27, 2016. Stanford defeated Texas 3 sets to 1 in the final to claim their seventh title, tying them with Penn State for most all-time.

2016 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2016 NCAA Division 1 Women's Volleyball Championship
ChampionsStanford (7th title)
Runner-upTexas (6th title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Dunning (5th title)
Most outstanding playerInky Ajanaku (Stanford)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
«2015  2017»

Qualifying teams

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The champions of the NCAA's 32 conferences qualified automatically, while the remaining 32 positions were filled with at-large selections. The Big Ten and Pac-12 led all conferences with eight teams each in the field, followed by the Big 12, which placed six teams.

Records

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Lincoln Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI[2] Record
Arizona Pac-12 At-Large 36 18-14
Cleveland State Horizon Automatic 37 25-5
Colorado State Mountain West At-Large 46 21-8
Dayton A-10 Automatic 28 30-1
Fairfield MAAC Automatic 119 28-5
Kentucky SEC At-Large 19 22-7
LIU Brooklyn NEC Automatic 196 16-14
9 Michigan State Big Ten At-Large 15 24-8
1 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic 3 27-2
New Hampshire America East Automatic 139 21-10
16 Penn State Big Ten At-Large 26 22-9
Pittsburgh ACC At-Large 39 24-8
TCU Big 12 At-Large 20 14-12
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland Automatic 60 24-7
8 Washington Pac-12 Automatic 6 26-4
Wichita State MVC Automatic 21 24-7
Austin Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
American Patriot Automatic 86 27-7
13 BYU West Coast Automatic 7 27-3
Creighton Big East Automatic 17 26-6
5 Kansas Big 12 Automatic 5 26-2
Miami (OH) MAC At-Large 40 24-6
12 Michigan Big Ten At-Large 13 22-10
Northern Iowa MVC At-Large 45 24-9
Oregon Pac-12 At-Large 24 20-9
Princeton Ivy League Automatic 78 19-4
Samford SoCon Automatic 129 21-13
SMU The American Automatic 30 25-7
4 Texas Big 12 At-Large 4 22-4
Texas A&M SEC At-Large 25 21-8
UNLV Mountain West At-Large 33 23-7
Utah Pac-12 At-Large 31 20-11
UTRGV WAC Automatic 123 21-13
Madison Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
Alabama State SWAC Automatic 194 24-8
Boise State Mountain West Automatic 32 25-6
Cincinnati The American At-Large 38 22-9
Denver The Summit Automatic 110 23-8
11 Florida SEC Automatic 10 26-3
Florida State ACC At-Large 22 24-5
Howard MEAC Automatic 159 26-5
14 Kansas State Big 12 At-Large 18 20-9
Lipscomb ASUN Automatic 52 22-7
Marquette Big East At-Large 41 23-8
Missouri State MVC At-Large 44 26-8
Ohio State Big Ten At-Large 34 20-12
6 Stanford Pac-12 At-Large 11 21-7
Washington State Pac-12 At-Large 43 21-11
Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 14 30-2
3 Wisconsin Big Ten At-Large 1 25-4
Minneapolis Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
Baylor Big 12 At-Large 42 21-11
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Automatic 35 27-4
Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic 23 22-5
High Point Big South Automatic 109 23-9
Iowa State Big 12 At-Large 27 18-10
James Madison CAA Automatic 50 21-10
2 Minnesota Big Ten At-Large 2 25-4
15 Missouri SEC At-Large 9 25-5
Murray State Ohio Valley Automatic 96 23-8
7 North Carolina ACC Automatic 8 27-3
North Dakota Big Sky Automatic 98 26-9
Northern Illinois MAC Automatic 51 25-5
Purdue Big Ten At-Large 29 18-13
San Diego West Coast At-Large 16 24-5
10 UCLA Pac-12 At-Large 12 24-6
USC Pac-12 At-Large 48 18-13

Bracket

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The first two rounds are held on campus sites (the home court of the seeded team). Regional semifinals and finals will be held at four non-predetermined campus sites, which will be announced after play concludes, on December 3.[3]

Lincoln Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
1 Nebraska 3
  New Hampshire 0
1 Nebraska 3
Lincoln, NE
TCU 0
  Wichita State 1
  TCU 3
1 Nebraska 3
16 Penn State 2
16 Penn State 3
  LIU Brooklyn 0
16 Penn State 3
University Park, PA
Pittsburgh 1
  Pittsburgh 3
Dayton 1
1 Nebraska 3
8 Washington 0
8 Washington 3
A&M-Corpus Christi 0
8 Washington 3
Seattle, WA
Kentucky 0
  Kentucky 3
  Colorado State 1
8 Washington 3
Arizona 0
9 Michigan State 3
Fairfield 0
9 Michigan State 2
East Lansing, MI
Arizona 3
  Cleveland State 0
Arizona 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 2, 2016
8:00 PM
Nebraska 3-0 New Hampshire Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25-9, 25-23, 25-18)
 
December 2, 2016
5:30 PM
Wichita State 1-3 TCU Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Penn State 3-0 LIU Brooklyn Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(25-8, 25-16, 25-6)
 
December 2, 2016
5:00 PM
Pittsburgh 3-1 Dayton Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(20-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-19)
 
December 2, 2016
10:30 PM
Washington 3-0 Texas A&M Corpus Christi Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25-18, 25-14, 25-14)
 
December 2, 2016
8:00 PM
Kentucky 3-0 Colorado State Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(24-26, 25-22, 25-10, 25-17)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Michigan State 3-0 Fairfield Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan
(25-14, 25-13, 25-15)
 
December 1, 2016
5:00 PM
Cleveland State 0-3 Arizona Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan
(14-25, 17-25, 13-25)
 

Second round

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December 3, 2016
8:00 PM
Nebraska 3-0 TCU Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25-22, 25-12, 25-16)
 
December 3, 2016
6:30 PM
Penn State 3-1 Pittsburgh Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania
(20-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-18)
 
December 3, 2016
10:30 PM
Washington 3-0 Kentucky Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
(25-21, 25-11, 25-10)
 
December 3, 2016
7:30 PM
Michigan State 3-0 Arizona Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan
(25-17, 16-25, 19-25, 26-24, 10-15)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 9, 2016
12:00 PM
Nebraska 3-2 Penn State Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(23-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-19, 15-6)
 
December 9, 2016
2:30 PM
Washington 3-0 Arizona Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25-15, 25-22, 25-18)
 

Regional Final

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December 10, 2016
4:00 PM
Nebraska 3-0 Washington Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
(25-16, 25-10, 25-21)
 

Austin Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
4 Texas 3
UT-Rio Grande Valley 0
4 Texas 3
Austin, TX
Southern Methodist 0
  Texas A&M 0
Southern Methodist 3
4 Texas 3
13 BYU 2
13 BYU 3
Princeton 0
13 BYU 3
Provo, UT
UNLV 0
  UNLV 3
Utah 1
4 Texas 3
Creighton 0
5 Kansas 3
Samford 0
5 Kansas 2
Lawrence, KS
Creighton 3
  Northern Iowa 2
Creighton 3
Creighton 3
12 Michigan 2
12 Michigan 3
American 0
12 Michigan 3
Ann Arbor, MI
Oregon 1
  Oregon 3
Miami (OH) 1

Schedule

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First round

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December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Texas 3-0 UTRGV Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(25-14, 25-16, 25-17)
 
December 2, 2016
5:00 PM
Texas A&M 0-3 SMU Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(23-25, 23-25, 18-25)
 
December 2, 2016
9:00 PM
BYU 3-0 Princeton Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(25-22, 25-15, 25-23)
 
December 2, 2016
7:00 PM
UNLV 3-1 Utah Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(27-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20)
 
December 1, 2016
7:30 PM
Kansas 3-0 Samford Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas
(25-19, 25-21, 25-17)
 
December 1, 2016
5:00 PM
Northern Iowa 2-3 Creighton Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas
(16-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14, 12-15)
 
December 1, 2016
7:30 PM
Michigan 3-0 American Cliff Keen Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(25-13, 25-23, 25-12)
 
December 1, 2016
5:30 PM
Oregon 3-1 Miami (OH) Cliff Keen Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19)
 

Second round

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December 3, 2016
8:00 PM
Texas 3-0 SMU Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(25-15, 25-18, 25-12)
 
December 3, 2016
9:00 PM
BYU 3-0 UNLV Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
(25-23, 25-21, 25-12)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Kansas 2-3 Creighton Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas
(25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 25-16, 18-20)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Michigan 3-1 Oregon Cliff Keen Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-17)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 9, 2016
4:00 PM
Texas 3-2 BYU Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(25-23, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14)
 
December 9, 2016
6:30 PM
Creighton 3-2 Michigan Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(24-26, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20, 15-7)
 

Regional Final

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December 10, 2016
8:00 PM
Texas 3-0 Creighton Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas
(25-19, 25-20, 25-11)
 

Madison Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
3 Wisconsin 3
Howard 0
3 Wisconsin 3
Madison, WI
Washington State 0
  Marquette 1
Washington State 3
3 Wisconsin 3
Ohio State 2
14 Kansas State 3
Lipscomb 0
14 Kansas State 2
Manhattan, KS
Ohio State 3
  Ohio State 3
Missouri State 0
3 Wisconsin 2
6 Stanford 3
6 Stanford 3
Denver 0
6 Stanford 3
Stanford, CA
Boise State 0
  Western Kentucky 0
Boise State 3
6 Stanford 3
Florida State 1
11 Florida 3
Alabama State 0
11 Florida 2
Gainesville, FL
Florida State 3
  Cincinnati 1
Florida State 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 1, 2016
8:30 PM
Wisconsin 3-0 Howard Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(25-11, 25-18, 25-10)
 
December 1, 2016
6:00 PM
Marquette 1-3 Washington State Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25)
 
December 2, 2016
8:30 PM
Kansas State 3-0 Lipscomb Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas
(28-26, 25-15, 26-24)
 
December 2, 2016
6:00 PM
Ohio State 3-0 Missouri State Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas
(25-21, 25-13, 31-29)
 
December 2, 2016
10:00 PM
Stanford 3-0 Denver Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25-12, 25-22, 25-20)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Western Kentucky 0-3 Boise State Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(26-28, 22-25, 25-27)
 
December 2, 2016
7:00 PM
Florida 3-0 Alabama State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25-15, 25-13, 25-9)
 
December 2, 2016
4:30 PM
Cincinnati 1-3 Florida State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25-20, 14-25, 23-25, 23-25)
 

Second round

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December 1, 2016
8:00 PM
Wisconsin 3-0 Washington State Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(25-18, 25-18, 25-17)
 
December 2, 2016
8:00 PM
Kansas State 2-3 Ohio State Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas
(20-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-17)
 
December 2, 2016
10:00 PM
Stanford 3-0 Boise State Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California
(25-11, 25-22, 25-18)
 
December 2, 2016
7:30 PM
Florida 2-3 Florida State O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
(25-13, 25-16, 23-25, 19-25, 12-15)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 9, 2016
2:00 PM
Wisconsin 3-2 Ohio State Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(25-15, 22-25, 29-31, 25-22, 15-13)
 
December 9, 2016
4:30 PM
Stanford 3-1 Florida State Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(25-27, 25-20, 25-9, 25-23)
 

Regional Final

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December 10, 2016
6:00 PM
Wisconsin 2-3 Stanford Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin
(25-18, 26-24, 21-25, 21-25, 9-15)
 

Minneapolis Regional

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First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals
            
2 Minnesota 3
North Dakota 0
2 Minnesota 3
Minneapolis–Saint Paul, MN
Hawaii 0
  Hawaii 3
  USC 2
2 Minnesota 3
15 Missouri 1
15 Missouri 3
Northern Illinois 0
15 Missouri 3
Columbia, MO
Purdue 1
  Purdue 3
Iowa State 0
2 Minnesota 3
10 UCLA 0
7 North Carolina 3
High Point 0
7 North Carolina 3
Chapel Hill, NC
Coastal Carolina 0
  James Madison 2
Coastal Carolina 3
7 North Carolina 1
10 UCLA 3
10 UCLA 3
Murray State 1
10 UCLA 3
Los Angeles, CA
Baylor 0
  San Diego 2
Baylor 3

Schedule

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First round

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December 2, 2016
8:00 PM
Minnesota 3-0 North Dakota Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-21, 25-12, 25-20)
 
December 2, 2016
5:30 PM
Hawaii 3-2 Southern Cal Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 15-13)
 
December 1, 2016
7:30 PM
Missouri 3-0 Northern Illinois Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri
(25-16, 25-13, 25-20)
 
December 1, 2016
5:30 PM
Purdue 3-0 Iowa State Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri
(26-24, 25-21, 25-13)
 
December 2, 2016
6:30 PM
North Carolina 3-0 High Point Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(25-13, 25-12, 25-23)
 
December 2, 2016
4:30 PM
James Madison 2-3 Coastal Carolina Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(25-19, 18-25, 18-25, 25-17, 9-15)
 
December 2, 2016
11:00 PM
UCLA 3-1 Murray State Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-9)
 
December 2, 2016
8:30 PM
San Diego 2-3 Baylor Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(25-16, 18-25, 25-17, 20-25, 13-15)
 

Second round

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December 3, 2016
7:00 PM
Minnesota 3-0 Hawaii Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-17, 25-17, 25-19)
 
December 2, 2016
7:00 PM
Missouri 3-1 Purdue Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri
(25-13, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21)
 
December 3, 2016
6:00 PM
North Carolina 3-0 Coastal Carolina Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16)
 
December 3, 2016
10:00 PM
UCLA 3-0 Baylor Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
(25-21, 25-20, 25-20)
 

Regional semifinals

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December 9, 2016
8:15 PM
Minnesota 3-1 Missouri Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-15, 21-25, 25-19, 25-14)
 
December 9, 2016
10:45 PM
North Carolina 1-3 UCLA Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 26-28)
 

Regional Final

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December 10, 2016
7:30 PM
Minnesota 3-0 UCLA Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(25-23, 25-20, 25-22)
 

Final Four

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National semifinal and championship were held at Nationwide Arena, in Columbus, Ohio on December 15 and 17 respectively. The national semifinal matches, originally scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2, were moved to ESPN.[4]

National semifinals National Championship
      
1 Nebraska 0
4 Texas 3
4 Texas 1
6 Stanford 3
2 Minnesota 1
6 Stanford 3

National semifinals

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December 15, 2016
9:30 PM
Nebraska 0-3 Texas Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
(18-25, 23-25, 21-25)
 
December 15, 2016
7:00 PM
Stanford 3-1 Minnesota Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
(26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22)
 

National Championship

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December 17, 2016
9:00 PM
Texas 1-3 Stanford Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
(21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 21-25)
 

Record by conference

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Conference Teams W L Pct. R32 S16 E8 F4 CM NC
Big Ten 8 19 8 .704 8 6 3 2
Pac-12 8 16 7 .696 6 4 3 1 1 1
ACC 3 5 3 .625 3 2
Big East 2 3 2 .600 1 1 1
Big 12 6 9 6 .600 5 1 1 1 1
WCC 2 2 2 .500 1 1
SEC 4 4 4 .500 3 1
Big West 1 1 1 .500 1
Sun Belt 1 1 1 .500 1
Mountain West 3 2 3 .400 2
The American 2 1 2 .333 1
Other 24 0 24 .000

The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC respectively stand for the Round of 32,
Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship Match, and National Champion.

References

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  1. ^ "DI Women's Volleyball Championship".
  2. ^ "16 VB Nitty Gritty Thru Nov 26" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Women's college volleyball: Field for 2016 DI championship announced". NCAA.com. November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA: Shoji takes leave, semis move to ESPN, Creighton's Witt recovering". VolleyballMag.com. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.