NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee announces championship selections

INDIANAPOLIS --The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will be participating in the 2015 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship. Eight teams were selected from each of the following eight regions: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West.

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Eight eight-team regionals will be played at on-campus sites. Regional competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-set matches and will not include a third-place match. The winners of each of the eight regionals will advance to the finals, Dec. 10-12, at the Bob Martinez Athletics Center in Tampa, Florida. The University of Tampa and the Tampa Bay Sports Commission will serve as hosts. Competition at the finals site will be single-elimination; best three-of-five-set matches.

Atlantic Region

Hosted by Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, West Virginia – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Wheeling Jesuit (33-4) vs. No. 8 Winston-Salem State (22-7)

No. 2 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (29-6) vs. No. 7 West Chester (25-10)

No. 3 Shippensburg (30-8) vs. No. 6 Gannon (22-10)

No. 4 Edinboro (31-6) vs. No. 5 Clarion (21-16)

Central Region

Hosted by Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (27-4) vs. No. 8 Southwestern Oklahoma State (22-11)

No. 2 Central Missouri (30-4) vs. No. 7 Wayne State (Nebraska) (24-7)

No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State (25-5) vs. No. 6 Washburn (28-5)

No. 4 Central Oklahoma (30-4) vs. No. 5 Nebraska-Kearney (29-6)

East Region

Hosted by Adelphi University, Garden City, New York – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Adelphi (26-4) vs. No. 8 Post (25-9)

No. 2 Bridgeport (25-8) vs. No. 7 New Haven (18-15)

No. 3 Dowling (25-7) vs. No. 6 Franklin Pierce (18-10)

No. 4 New York Institute of Technology (25-7) vs. No. 5 LIU Post (23-10)

Midwest Region

Hosted by Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Ferris State (31-2) vs. No. 8 Trevecca Nazarene (20-11)

No. 2 Rockhurst (31-3) vs. No. 7 Saginaw Valley State (22-8)

No. 3 Lewis (30-4) vs. No. 6 Grand Valley State (20-11)

No. 4 Findlay (25-8) vs. No. 5 Hillsdale (23-7)

South Region                                          

Hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Palm Beach Atlantic (26-4) vs. No. 8 Kentucky State (25-12)

No. 2 Tampa (26-5) vs. No. 7 Eckerd (17-13)

No. 3 Florida Southern (23-8) vs. No. 6 North Alabama (26-7)

No. 4 Saint Leo (20-10) vs. No. 5 West Florida (28-6)

South Central Region                            

Hosted by Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas – Dec. 3-5

No. 1 Angelo State (31-5) vs. No. 8 Regis (Colorado) (18-12)

No. 2 Tarleton State (27-6) vs. No. 7 Colorado Mesa (18-11)

No. 3 MSU Denver (20-11) vs. No. 6 Arkansas-Fort Smith (26-3)

No. 4 Colorado School of Mines (26-5) vs. No. 5 Texas Woman’s University (24-7)

Southeast Region

Hosted by University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina – Dec. 4-6

No. 1 South Carolina Aiken (27-5) vs. No. 8 Erskine (22-6)

No. 2 Flagler (23-7) vs. No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (23-7)

No. 3 Wingate (28-4) vs. No. 6 Lander (24-12)

No. 4 Carson-Newman (26-7) vs. No. 5 Armstrong State (18-10)

West Region

Hosted by University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska – Dec. 4-6

No. 1 Alaska Anchorage (26-2) vs. No. 8 Dixie State (19-10)

No. 2 Western Washington (23-5) vs. No. 7 Point Loma (20-9)

No. 3 Sonoma State (26-3) vs. No. 6 UC San Diego (19-11)

No. 4 Cal State San Bernardino (26-5) vs. No. 5 Central Washington (20-7)