INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will be participating in the 2016 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.
RELATED: 2016 interactive bracket
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. 8-10, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and Sioux Falls Sports Authority 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. 2-4
No. 1 Wheeling Jesuit (38-2) vs. No. 8 Shaw (22-7)
No. 2 Gannon (30-3) vs. No. 7 Fairmont State (21-13)
No. 3 Edinboro (23-8) vs. No. 6 Shippensburg (26-7)
No. 4 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (24-9) vs. No. 5 California (Pennsylvania) (22-9)
Central Region:
Hosted by Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (29-2) vs. No. 8 Southern Nazarene (20-10)
No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State (26-5) vs. No. 7 Wayne State (Nebraska) (24-7)
No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney (35-1) vs. No. 6 Augustana (South Dakota) (26-5)
No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (25-4) vs. No. 5 Winona State (26-5)
East Region:
Hosted by Daemen College, Amherst, New York – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 New York Institute of Technology (28-5) vs. No. 8 Adelphi (20-12)
No. 2 Daemen (23-7) vs. No. 7 Post (26-5)
No. 3 New Haven (19-8) vs. No. 6 Philadelphia U. (29-4)
No. 4 American International (25-6) vs. No. 5 Le Moyne (22-6)
Midwest Region:
Hosted by Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 Ferris State (28-5) vs. No. 8 Truman (18-16)
No. 2 Findlay (21-9) vs. No. 7 Cedarville (26-8)
No. 3 Lewis (25-7) vs. No. 6 Ashland (23-10)
No. 4 Rockhurst (27-6) vs. No. 5 Saginaw Valley State (19-11)
South Region:
Hosted by Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, Florida – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 Palm Beach Atlantic (28-3) vs. No. 8 Kentucky State (22-17)
No. 2 Saint Leo (20-11) vs. No. 7 Florida Southern (20-10)
No. 3 Tampa (22-8) vs. No. 6 Lynn (20-10)
No. 4 West Florida (25-9) vs. No. 5 North Alabama (29-5)
Southeast Region:
Hosted by University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken, South Carolina – Dec. 2-4
No. 1 South Carolina Aiken (28-4) vs. No. 8 Barton (22-8)
No. 2 Wingate (29-5) vs. No. 7 Queens (North Carolina) (20-9)
No. 3 Flagler (23-6) vs. No. 6 Lander (21-11)
No. 4 Armstrong St. (25-7) vs. No. 5 Lincoln Memorial (25-8)
South Central Region:
Hosted by Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 Angelo State (31-3) vs. No. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville (26-9)
No. 2 MSU Denver (25-4) vs. No. 7 Colorado Mesa (18-9)
No. 3 Tarleton State (26-6) vs. No. 6 Regis (Colorado) (18-11)
No. 4 Colorado School of Mines (24-6) vs. No. 5 Arkansas-Fort Smith (24-5)
West Region:
Hosted by University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska – Dec. 1-3
No. 1 Alaska Anchorage (29-2) vs. No. 8 Chico State (23-7)
No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino (24-4) vs. No. 7 Central Washington (17-11)
No. 3 Western Washington (21-7) vs. No. 6 California Baptist (20-8)
No. 4 Simon Fraser (21-7) vs. No. 5 Northwest Nazarene (20-7)
CONFERENCES RECEIVING AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION BERTHS:
California Collegiate Athletic Association – Cal State San Bernardino
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference – Philadelphia U.
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Shaw
Conference Carolinas – Barton
East Coast Conference – New York Institute of Technology
Great American Conference – Southern Nazarene
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Ferris State
Great Lakes Valley Conference – Truman
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference – Cedarville
Great Northwest Athletic Conference – Alaska Anchorage
Gulf South Conference – North Alabama
Heartland Conference – Arkansas-Fort Smith
Lone Star Conference – Angelo State
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association – Nebraska-Kearney
Mountain East Conference – Wheeling Jesuit
Northeast-10 Conference – New Haven
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference – Concordia-St. Paul
Pacific West Conference – California Baptist
Peach Belt Conference – Flagler
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Gannon
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference – Colorado School of Mines
South Atlantic Conference – Wingate
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Kentucky State
Sunshine State Conference – Saint Leo
The complete 2016 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship bracket is available online at www.NCAA.com.
Selection criteria data through the end of the regular season, including conference competition, is available here:
Atlantic | Central | East | Midwest | South | South Central | Southeast | West
