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
Finals site	Nationwide Arena Columbus, Ohio
Champions	Stanford (7th title)
Runner-up	Texas (6th title match)
Semifinalists	Minnesota (5th Final Four) Nebraska (13th Final Four)
Winning coach	John Dunning (5th title)
Most outstanding player	Inky Ajanaku (Stanford)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Jenna Gray (Stanford) Morgan Hentz (Stanford) Kathryn Plummer (Stanford) Micaya White (Texas) Ebony Nwanebu (Texas) Sarah Wilhite (Minnesota)
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Qualifying teams

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

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

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

	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

First round

December 2, 2016 5:30 PM	Wichita State	1-3	TCU	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,014
	(17-25, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25)

December 2, 2016 8:00 PM	Nebraska	3-0	New Hampshire	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,014
	(25-9, 25-23, 25-18)

December 2, 2016 5:00 PM	Pittsburgh	3-1	Dayton	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,735
	(20-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-19)

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Penn State	3-0	LIU Brooklyn	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,735
	(25-8, 25-16, 25-6)

December 2, 2016 8:00 PM	Kentucky	3-0	Colorado State	Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 2,042
	(24-26, 25-22, 25-10, 25-17)

December 2, 2016 10:30 PM	Washington	3-0	Texas A&M Corpus Christi	Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 2,042
	(25-18, 25-14, 25-14)

December 1, 2016 5:00 PM	Cleveland State	0-3	Arizona	Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan Attendance: 2,484
	(14-25, 17-25, 13-25)

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Michigan State	3-0	Fairfield	Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan Attendance: 2,484
	(25-14, 25-13, 25-15)

Second round

December 3, 2016 8:00 PM	Nebraska	3-0	TCU	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,024
	(25-22, 25-12, 25-16)

December 3, 2016 6:30 PM	Penn State	3-1	Pittsburgh	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,537
	(20-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-18)

December 3, 2016 10:30 PM	Washington	3-0	Kentucky	Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington Attendance: 2,572
	(25-21, 25-11, 25-10)

December 3, 2016 7:30 PM	Michigan State	3-0	Arizona	Jenison Fieldhouse, East Lansing, Michigan Attendance: 2,357
	(25-17, 16-25, 19-25, 26-24, 10-15)

Regional semifinals

December 9, 2016 12:00 PM	Nebraska	3-2	Penn State	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,240
	(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 Attendance: 8,240
	(25-15, 25-22, 25-18)

Regional Final

December 10, 2016 4:00 PM	Nebraska	3-0	Washington	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,355
	(25-16, 25-10, 25-21)

Austin Regional

	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

First round

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 7:30 PM	Texas	3-0	UTRGV	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: NA
	(25-14, 25-16, 25-17)

December 2, 2016 7:00 PM	UNLV	3-1	Utah	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah
	(27-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20)

December 2, 2016 9:00 PM	BYU	3-0	Princeton	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 2,696
	(25-22, 25-15, 25-23)

December 1, 2016 5:00 PM	Northern Iowa	2-3	Creighton	Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas Attendance: 900
	(16-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-14, 12-15)

December 1, 2016 7:30 PM	Kansas	3-0	Samford	Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas Attendance: 1,302
	(25-19, 25-21, 25-17)

December 1, 2016 5:30 PM	Oregon	3-1	Miami (OH)	Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Attendance: 604
	(25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19)

December 1, 2016 7:30 PM	Michigan	3-0	American	Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Attendance: 1,641
	(25-13, 25-23, 25-12)

Second round

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Kansas	2-3	Creighton	Horejsi Family Athletics Center, Lawrence, Kansas Attendance: 1,302
	(25-21, 20-25, 17-25, 25-16, 18-20)

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Michigan	3-1	Oregon	Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan Attendance: 2,072
	(22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-17)

December 3, 2016 8:00 PM	Texas	3-0	SMU	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 3,394
	(25-15, 25-18, 25-12)

December 3, 2016 9:00 PM	BYU	3-0	UNLV	Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah Attendance: 2,049
	(25-23, 25-21, 25-12)

Regional semifinals

December 9, 2016 4:00 PM	Texas	3-2	BYU	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 3,478
	(25-23, 25-14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14)

December 9, 2016 6:30 PM	Creighton	3-2	Michigan	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 3,478
	(24-26, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20, 15-7)

Regional Final

December 10, 2016 8:00 PM	Texas	3-0	Creighton	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 4,336
	(25-19, 25-20, 25-11)

Madison Regional

	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

First round

December 1, 2016 6:00 PM	Marquette	1-3	Washington State	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,183
	(21-25, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25)

December 1, 2016 8:30 PM	Wisconsin	3-0	Howard	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,183
	(25-11, 25-18, 25-10)

December 2, 2016 6:00 PM	Ohio State	3-0	Missouri State	Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas Attendance: 2,447
	(25-21, 25-13, 31-29)

December 2, 2016 8:30 PM	Kansas State	3-0	Lipscomb	Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas Attendance: 2,447
	(28-26, 25-15, 26-24)

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Western Kentucky	0-3	Boise State	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 1,346
	(26-28, 22-25, 25-27)

December 2, 2016 10:00 PM	Stanford	3-0	Denver	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 1,346
	(25-12, 25-22, 25-20)

December 2, 2016 4:30 PM	Cincinnati	1-3	Florida State	Lemerand Athletic Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 400
	(25-20, 14-25, 23-25, 23-25)

December 2, 2016 7:00 PM	Florida	3-0	Alabama State	Lemerand Athletic Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 807
	(25-15, 25-13, 25-9)

Second round

December 1, 2016 8:00 PM	Wisconsin	3-0	Washington State	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 5,898
	(25-18, 25-18, 25-17)

December 2, 2016 8:00 PM	Kansas State	2-3	Ohio State	Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas Attendance: 2,645
	(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 Attendance: 1,250
	(25-11, 25-22, 25-18)

December 2, 2016 7:30 PM	Florida	2-3	Florida State	Lemerand Athletic Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 991
	(25-13, 25-16, 23-25, 19-25, 12-15)

Regional semifinals

December 9, 2016 2:00 PM	Wisconsin	3-2	Ohio State	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 6,012
	(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 Attendance: 6,012
	(25-27, 25-20, 25-9, 25-23)

Regional Final

December 10, 2016 6:00 PM	Wisconsin	2-3	Stanford	Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 6,012
	(25-18, 26-24, 21-25, 21-25, 9-15)

Minneapolis Regional

	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

First round

December 2, 2016 5:30 PM	Hawaii	3-2	Southern Cal	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota
	(25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 16-25, 15-13)

December 2, 2016 8:00 PM	Minnesota	3-0	North Dakota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,366
	(25-21, 25-12, 25-20)

December 1, 2016 5:30 PM	Purdue	3-0	Iowa State	Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri
	(26-24, 25-21, 25-13)

December 1, 2016 7:30 PM	Missouri	3-0	Northern Illinois	Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri Attendance: 2,119
	(25-16, 25-13, 25-20)

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 6:30 PM	North Carolina	3-0	High Point	Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Attendance: 1,650
	(25-13, 25-12, 25-23)

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)

December 2, 2016 11:00 PM	UCLA	3-1	Murray State	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 896
	(21-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-9)

Second round

December 2, 2016 7:00 PM	Missouri	3-1	Purdue	Hearnes Center, Columbia, Missouri Attendance: 2,704
	(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 Attendance: 1,521
	(23-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16)

December 3, 2016 7:00 PM	Minnesota	3-0	Hawaii	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,442
	(25-17, 25-17, 25-19)

December 3, 2016 10:00 PM	UCLA	3-0	Baylor	Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 1,018
	(25-21, 25-20, 25-20)

Regional semifinals

December 9, 2016 8:15 PM	Minnesota	3-1	Missouri	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,309
	(25-15, 21-25, 25-19, 25-14)

December 9, 2016 10:45 PM	North Carolina	1-3	UCLA	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,309
	(25-23, 22-25, 23-25, 26-28)

Regional Final

December 10, 2016 7:30 PM	Minnesota	3-0	UCLA	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 5,392
	(25-23, 25-20, 25-22)

Final Four

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

December 15, 2016 9:30 PM	Nebraska	0-3	Texas	Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 16,670
	(18-25, 23-25, 21-25)

December 15, 2016 7:00 PM	Stanford	3-1	Minnesota	Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 16,670
	(26-24, 25-19, 22-25, 25-22)

National Championship

December 17, 2016 9:00 PM	Texas	1-3	Stanford	Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 17,345
	(21-25, 19-25, 25-18, 21-25)

Record by conference

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.