DII Women's Volleyball Committee announces championship field

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Committee has selected the 64 teams that will participate in the 2017 NCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship. Eight teams were selected from each of the following eight regions: Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, Southeast, South Central and West.

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. 7-9, at the UWF Field House in Pensacola, Florida. The University of West Florida and Pensacola Sports 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 – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Wheeling Jesuit (31-5) vs. No. 8 Winston-Salem (22-7)

No. 2 Gannon (28-6) vs. No. 7 Shippensburg (21-11)

No. 3 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (26-8) vs. No. 6 Seton Hill (22-7)

No. 4 Indiana (Pennsylvania) (24-9) vs. No. 5 West Chester (24-8)

Central Region

Hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minnesota – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Southwest Minnesota State (28-3) vs. No. 8 Arkansas Tech (35-0)

No. 2 Concordia-St. Paul (28-3) vs. No. 7 Central Oklahoma (29-5)

No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney (33-3) vs. No. 6 Missouri Western (24-10)

No. 4 Northern State (23-6) vs. No. 5 Minnesota Duluth (24-6)

East Region

Hosted by University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 New Haven (23-7) vs. No. 8 Caldwell (25-7)

No. 2 Molloy (25-5) vs. No. 7 Saint Anselm (16-12)

No. 3 LIU Post (28-5) vs. No. 6 American International (21-10)

No. 4 New York Institute of Technology (25-8) vs. No. 5 Southern Connecticut State (23-10)

Midwest Region

Hosted by Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Lewis (31-2) vs. No. 8 Michigan Tech (20-10)

No. 2 Hillsdale (28-3) vs. No. 7 Findlay (27-6)

No. 3 Rockhurst (28-7) vs. No. 6 Bellarmine (23-8)

No. 4 Ferris State (23-7) vs. No. 5 McKendree (23-8)

South Region                                          

Hosted by Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Florida Southern (25-6) vs. No. 8 Kentucky State (26-12)

No. 2 Palm Beach Atlantic (25-3) vs. No. 7 Eckerd (17-11)

No. 3 West Florida (28-6) vs. No. 6 Tampa (18-13)

No. 4 North Alabama (27-7) vs. No. 5 Saint Leo (22-6)

Southeast Region

Hosted by Flagler College, Saint Augustine, Florida – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Flagler (24-3) vs. No. 8 Barton (23-7)

No. 2 Wingate (25-3) vs. No. 7 Carson-Newman (17-14)

No. 3 South Carolina Aiken (25-5) vs. No. 6 Georgia College (23-7)

No. 4 Anderson (South Carolina) (27-4) vs. No. 5 Queens (North Carolina) (23-7)

South Central Region                            

Hosted by Regis University (Colorado), Denver, Colorado – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 Regis (Colorado) (28-3) vs. No. 8 St. Mary’s (Texas) (19-11)

No. 2 Tarleton State (29-5) vs. No. 7 West Texas A&M (21-13)

No. 3 Metropolitan State University of Denver (21-8) vs. No. 6 Texas A&M-Commerce (21-11)

No. 4 Colorado School of Mines (24-5) vs. No. 5 Angelo State (21-9)

West Region

Hosted by California Baptist University, Riverside, California – Nov. 30 - Dec. 2

No. 1 California Baptist (28-0) vs. No. 8 Sonoma State (20-8)

No. 2 Western Washington (25-3) vs. No. 7 Alaska Anchorage (19-10)

No. 3 Northwest Nazarene (24-4) vs. No. 6 Central Washington (19-9)

No. 4 Cal State San Bernardino (21-7) vs. No. 5 Azusa Pacific (22-6)