2011 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 1, 2011 and ended on December 17 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas when UCLA defeated Illinois 3 sets to 1 in the national championship match.

2011 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2011 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
Champions	UCLA (4th NCAA (7th national) title)
Runner-up	Illinois (1st title match)
Semifinalists	Southern California (10th Final Four) Florida State (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Michael Sealy (1st title)
Most outstanding player	Rachael Kidder (UCLA)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Alex Jupiter (USC) Zoe Nightingale (UCLA) Lauren Van Orden (UCLA) Annie Luhrsen (Illinois) Michelle Bartsch (Illinois) Colleen Ward (Illinois)

Qualifying teams

Records

Lexington Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record American Patriot Automatic 94 23-10 Arizona Pac-12 At-large 49 19-12 Dayton Atlantic-10 Automatic 36 25-6 Delaware Colonial Automatic 79 20-12 Kentucky SEC At-large 13 26-5 Liberty Big South Automatic 145 20-12 Lipscomb Atlantic Sun Automatic 89 20-10 Long Beach State Big West Automatic 41 23-6 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC Automatic 195 24-6 Michigan State Big Ten At-large 37 21-11 8 Penn State Big Ten At-large 11 23-7 San Diego West Coast At-large 25 27-4 1 Texas Big 12 Automatic 2 22-4 16 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 17 22-7 Texas State Southland Automatic 72 27-7 9 UCLA Pac-12 At-large 15 24-6

Minneapolis Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record Albany America East Automatic 85 21-8 Ball State MAC At-large 34 25-7 Cincinnati Big East Automatic 19 26-9 12 Florida State Atlantic Coast Automatic 10 24-6 4 Iowa State Big 12 At-large 3 22-5 Louisville Big East At-large 38 23-8 Miami (FL) Atlantic Coast At-large 22 25-4 Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 50 25-4 13 Minnesota Big Ten At-large 12 18-11 Morehead State Ohio Valley Automatic 86 26-7 North Dakota State Summit Automatic 42 26-8 Northern Illinois MAC At-large 14 28-6 5 Purdue Big Ten At-large 6 27-4 Samford Southern Automatic 62 29-4 Washington Pac-12 At-large 35 23-7 Western Michigan MAC At-large 32 24-8

Gainesville Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record Baylor Big 12 At-large 46 18-14 Central Michigan MAC Automatic 74 19-13 Duke Atlantic Coast At-large 43 21-8 Florida SEC At-large 20 24-5 3 Illinois Big Ten At-large 1 27-4 Marquette Big East At-large 40 23-10 Michigan Big Ten At-large 23 20-12 Middle Tennessee Sun Belt At-large 45 21-11 Missouri Big 12 At-large 33 21-12 Niagara MAAC Automatic 148 25-8 6 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 5 32-1 Ohio State Big Ten At-large 48 19-14 Sacred Heart Northeast Automatic 80 27-7 11 Stanford Pac-12 At-large 18 21-7 14 Tennessee SEC Automatic 9 27-3 Western Kentucky Sun Belt Automatic 21 31-3

Honolulu Regional Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record California Pac-12 At-large 29 26-6 Colorado State Mountain West Automatic 28 23-5 10 Hawaiʻi WAC Automatic 7 29-1 Jackson State SWAC Automatic 217 29-9 Kansas State Big 12 At-large 26 20-10 Missouri State Missouri Valley At-large 44 22-8 2 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic 4 24-4 North Carolina Atlantic Coast At-large 31 23-8 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 108 22-8 Oklahoma Big 12 At-large 27 21-11 Oregon Pac-12 At-large 30 21-9 15 Pepperdine West Coast Automatic 16 22-6 Tulsa Conference USA Automatic 24 27-6 7 USC Pac-12 Automatic 8 25-4 Wichita State Missouri Valley At-large 39 21-10 Yale Ivy Automatic 91 18-6

Lexington Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	1	Texas	3
		Texas State	0
						1	Texas	3
	Austin, TX
							Michigan State	0
		Michigan State	3
		Arizona	1
											1	Texas	3
												Kentucky	1
		Kentucky	3
		Dayton	2
							Kentucky	3
	College Station, TX
						16	Texas A&M	0
		Lipscomb	1
	16	Texas A&M	3
																1	Texas	1
																9	UCLA	3
	9	UCLA	3
		UMES	0
						9	UCLA	3
	Los Angeles, CA
							San Diego	1
		Long Beach State	1
		San Diego	3
											9	UCLA	3
											8	Penn State	0
		Delaware	3
		American	1
							Delaware	0
	University Park, PA
						8	Penn State	3
		Liberty	0
	8	Penn State	3

Minneapolis Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	5	Purdue	3
		Morehead State	0
						5	Purdue	3
	West Lafayette, IN
							Louisville	1
		Ball State	0
		Louisville	3
											5	Purdue	1
											12	Florida State	3
		Cincinnati	3
		Samford	2
							Cincinnati	2
	Tallahassee, FL
						12	Florida State	3
		Albany (NY)	0
	12	Florida State	3
																12	Florida State	3
																4	Iowa State	2
	13	Minnesota	3
		North Dakota State	0
						13	Minnesota	3
	Minneapolis, MN
							Washington	2
		Western Michigan	1
		Washington	3
											13	Minnesota	1
											4	Iowa State	3
		Northern Illinois	1
		Miami (FL)	3
							Miami (FL)	0
	Ames, IA
						4	Iowa State	3
		Milwaukee	0
	4	Iowa State	3

Gainesville Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	3	Illinois	3
		Central Michigan	0
						3	Illinois	3
	Champaign, IL
							Marquette	0
		Marquette	3
		Western Kentucky	1
											3	Illinois	3
												Ohio State	1
		Ohio State	3
		Middle Tennessee State	1
							Ohio State	3
	Knoxville, TN
						14	Tennessee	2
		Duke	1
	14	Tennessee	3
																3	Illinois	3
																	Florida	1
	11	Stanford	3
		Sacred Heart	1
						11	Stanford	1
	Stanford, CA
							Michigan	3
		Baylor	1
		Michigan	3
												Michigan	0
												Florida	3
		Florida	3
		Missouri	1
							Florida	3
	Cedar Falls, IA
						6	Northern Iowa	1
		Niagara	0
	6	Northern Iowa	3

Honolulu Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	7	Southern California	3
		Yale	0
						7	Southern California	3
	Los Angeles, CA
							Tulsa	0
		Tulsa	3
		Oklahoma	1
											7	Southern California	3
											10	Hawaiʻi	2
		Oregon	2
		Colorado State	3
							Colorado State	1
	Honolulu, HI
						10	Hawaiʻi	3
		Northern Colorado	0
	10	Hawaiʻi	3
																7	Southern California	3
																15	Pepperdine	2
	15	Pepperdine	3
		Missouri State	0
						15	Pepperdine	3
	Malibu, CA
							North Carolina	0
		North Carolina	3
		California	2
											15	Pepperdine	3
												Kansas State	0
		Kansas State	3
		Wichita State	0
							Kansas State	3
	Lincoln, NE
						2	Nebraska	2
		Jackson State	0
	2	Nebraska	3

Final Four - Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

	National Semifinals December 15					National Championship December 17
	9	UCLA	3
	12	Florida State	0
						9	UCLA	3
						3	Illinois	1
	3	Illinois	3
	7	Southern California	2

See also

• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
• AVCA
• AIAW Women's Volleyball Championship

Notes

• December 15, 2011 – Head coach Michael Sealy of UCLA was named the National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
• Rachael Kidder of UCLA was the most outstanding player
• All-tournament Team: Alex Jupiter, USC; Zoe Nightingale, UCLA; Lauren Van Orden, UCLA; Annie Luhrsen, Illinois; Michelle Bartsch, Illinois; Colleen Ward, Illinois; Rachael Kidder, UCLA