Английская Википедия:2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

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The 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 2, 2021, and ended on December 18, 2021, to determine the Division I National Champion in women's volleyball. Wisconsin won its first NCAA national championship by defeating Big Ten rival Nebraska 3–2. The championship match was played in front of an NCAA record crowd of 18,755.

The Final Four was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The national semifinals were held on December 16 and the championship match was held on December 18.

Kentucky, from the Southeastern Conference, was the defending national champion. The Wildcats were eliminated in the second round to Illinois.

The tournament saw a particularly successful run by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Louisville, having gone a perfect 28-0 in the regular season, earned the first number one overall seed in conference history. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh earned the number three seed, its first top four seed in program history. Both teams utilized their home court advantages to earn their respective first trips to the national semifinals. Thus, the Cardinals and Panthers because the second and third semi-finalists from the conference in tournament history, and first since Florida State in 2011. Additionally, Georgia Tech also advanced to its first Regional Final since 2003, marking the first time the ACC had three Regional Finalists in one tournament.

While the ACC made history in the semifinals, the Cardinals and Panthers were joined by Wisconsin and Nebraska out of the Big Ten. Wisconsin made its third consecutive trip to the national semifinals, and was seeking its first title. Nebraska was the only semi-finalist who has won a National Championship, doing so five times. This tournament marked the fourteenth straight year that at least one member of the Big Ten reached the semifinal.

Tournament schedule and venues

The first two rounds, normally referred to as the subregionals, will be played at the sites of the top 16 seeds, replicating the format done in the basketball tournaments. The regionals will be played at four non-predetermined campus sites, which will be announced on December 5.

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

• December 2–3
  • Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
  • Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
  • Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)
  • Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
  • O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida)
• December 3–4
  • L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • O'Keefe Gymnasium, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
  • Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
  • Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • George A. Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah (Host: Brigham Young University)
  • Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
  • Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of California, Los Angeles)
  • Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

Regional semifinals and finals

• December 9 & 11
  • Louisville Regional, Freedom Hall (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Madison Regional, Wisconsin Field House (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Pittsburgh Regional, Fitzgerald Field House (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • Austin Regional, Gregory Gymnasium (Host: University of Texas)

National semifinals and championship

• December 16 & 18
  • Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)

Qualifying teams

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2021 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament. Unlike the 2020 tournament that consisted of only 48 teams due to COVID-19, the 2021 tournament returned to the usual format of 64 qualifying teams.

While Penn State remains as the only team to take part in all 41 tournaments, this is the first tournament appearance for Campbell, The Citadel, UIC, Mississippi State, South Alabama, and West Virginia, for a grand total of six teams.

Automatic qualifiers

Conference	Team	Conference Record
ACC	Louisville	18–0
America East	UMBC	12–0
American	UCF	19–1
Atlantic 10	Dayton	16–0
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast	15–1
Big 12	Texas	15–1
Big East	Creighton	16–2
Big Sky	Northern Colorado	13–3
Big South	Campbell	14–2
Big Ten	Wisconsin	17–3
Big West	Hawai'i	18–2
Colonial	Towson	12–4
C-USA	Western Kentucky	12–0
Horizon	UIC	13–3
Ivy	Brown	13–1
MAAC	Fairfield	16–2
MAC	Ball State	17–1
MEAC	Howard	12–2
Missouri Valley	Illinois State	13–5
Mountain West	Boise State	10–8
Northeast	Sacred Heart	11–3
Ohio Valley	Southeast Missouri State	14–4
Pac-12	Washington	17–3
Patriot	Colgate	13–3
SEC	Kentucky	17–1
Southern	The Citadel	7–9
Southland	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	13–1
SWAC	Florida A&M	14–2
Summit	South Dakota	15–3
Sun Belt	South Alabama	15–1
West Coast	BYU	18–0
WAC	Utah Valley	8–6

Tournament seeds

Louisville Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 1 Louisville ACC Automatic 28–0 8 7 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 23–5 9 9 Ohio State Big Ten At–Large 25–5 16 21 Florida SEC At–Large 20–8 31 Ball State MAC Automatic 25–6 173 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic 22–1 204 Howard MEAC Automatic 18–12 11 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large 24–4 35 Michigan Big Ten At–Large 18–11 28 North Carolina ACC At–Large 21–8 49 South Alabama Sun Belt Automatic 25–6 42 South Carolina SEC At–Large 14-14 29 Tennessee SEC At–Large 19–9 213 The Citadel SoCon Automatic 14–11 129 UIC Horizon Automatic 20–11 18 Western Kentucky C-USA Automatic 27–1

Madison Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 4 4 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 25–3 5 5 Baylor Big 12 At–Large 20–5 12 17 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 19–8 13 13 UCLA Pac-12 At–Large 23–5 106 Colgate Patriot Automatic 18–9 117 Fairfield MAAC Automatic 24–8 33 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN Automatic 26–5 48 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large 16–11 56 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 24–6 37 Pepperdine WCC At–Large 22–5 70 South Dakota Summit Automatic 20–9 26 Stanford Pac-12 At–Large 18–10 99 Texas A&M–CC Southland Automatic 19–9 38 Texas Tech Big 12 At–Large 17–12 22 UCF AAC Automatic 26–6 36 Washington State Pac-12 At–Large 19–11

Pittsburgh Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 3 2 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large 26–3 6 10 Purdue Big Ten At–Large 23–6 11 15 BYU WCC Automatic 28–1 14 8 Creighton Big East Automatic 30–3 90 Boise State Mountain West Automatic 24–10 40 Dayton A-10 Automatic 25–5 67 Illinois State MVC Automatic 19–13 34 Kansas Big 12 At–Large 16–11 16 Marquette Big East At–Large 26–5 54 Ole Miss SEC At–Large 21–8 23 Oregon Pac-12 At–Large 22–8 27 Penn State Big Ten At–Large 20–10 63 Towson Colonial Automatic 26–4 172 UMBC America East Automatic 19–11 20 Utah Pac-12 At–Large 21–8 76 Utah Valley WAC Automatic 16–12

Austin Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 2 3 Texas Big 12 Automatic 24–1 7 6 Kentucky SEC Automatic 24–4 10 12 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large 21–7 15 14 Washington Pac-12 Automatic 24–4 73 Brown Ivy Automatic 20–5 94 Campbell Big South Automatic 21–9 19 Florida State ACC At–Large 19–9 57 Hawai'i Big West Automatic 21–7 30 Illinois Big Ten At–Large 20–11 47 Kansas State Big 12 At–Large 15–12 25 Mississippi State SEC At–Large 25–5 24 Rice C-USA At–Large 19–6 138 Sacred Heart NEC Automatic 19–9 39 San Diego WCC At–Large 20–7 88 Southeast Missouri State OVC Automatic 26–7 43 West Virginia Big 12 At–Large 19–9

Bracket

The tournament bracket was announced on November 28, 2021. Times are shown in Eastern Standard Time.

Final Four

Final Four All-Tournament Team

• Anna Smrek – Most Outstanding Player (Wisconsin)
• Dana Rettke (Wisconsin)
• Sydney Hilley (Wisconsin)
• Nicklin Hames (Nebraska)
• Madi Kubik (Nebraska)
• Anna Debeer (Louisville)
• Leketor Member-Meneh (Pittsburgh)

Media coverage

For the second consecutive season all matches aired on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 streamed on ESPN+ with the exception of Texas matches, which were televised by LHN. All Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matches aired on ESPNU or ESPN+. ESPN aired the national semifinals while ESPN2 aired the national championship.

Rounds 1 & 2

• Atlanta: Andy Demetra and Kele Eveland
• Austin: Paul Sunderland and Salima Rockwell
• Columbus: Brendan Gulick and Greg Franke (Fri); Luke Maloney and Hanna Williford (Sat)
• Gainesville: Tom Collett
• Lexington: Dick Gabriel and Kathy DeBoer
• Lincoln: Larry Punteney and Kathi Wieskamp
• Louisville: Sean Moth and Patty Dennison Norton
• Los Angeles: Darren Preston

• Madison: Chris Vosters and Liz Tortorello Nelson
• Minneapolis: Johnny Kahner and Meredith Uram
• Omaha: Jake Eisenberg and Shannon Smolinski
• Pittsburgh: Jason Earle and Amanda Silay
• Provo: Jarom Jordan and Amy Gant
• Seattle: Jason Dorow
• Waco: Lincoln Rose, Katie Smith (Thurs), and Adam Johnson (Fri)
• West Lafayette: Cory Palm and Alex Brophy

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

• Austin: Paul Sunderland and Salima Rockwell
• Louisville: Eric Frede and Katie George

• Madison: Courtney Lyle and Karch Kiraly
• Pittsburgh: Alex Loeb and Missy Whittemore

Semifinals & National Championship

• Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, and Christine Williamson

Records by Conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R32	S16	E8	F4	CM	NC
Big Ten	8	22–7	Шаблон:Winpct	7	6	4	2	2	1
ACC	6	13–6	Шаблон:Winpct	5	3	3	2	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Big 12	7	7–7	Шаблон:Winpct	3	3	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Pac-12	6	7–6	Шаблон:Winpct	5	2	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
SEC	6	4–6	Шаблон:Winpct	3	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
West Coast	3	2–3	Шаблон:Winpct	1	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
C-USA	2	2–2	Шаблон:Winpct	2	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
American	1	1–1	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Atlantic 10	1	1–1	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Atlantic Sun	1	1–1	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Big East	2	1–2	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
Big West	1	1–1	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
MAC	1	1–1	Шаблон:Winpct	1	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort
19 Others	19	0–19	Шаблон:Winpct	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort	Шаблон:Sort

• The R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the Round of 32 (second round), Round of 16 (third round), quarterfinals (Elite Eight), Semi-finals (Final Four), Championship Match, and National Champion, respectively.
• The following conferences failed to place a team into the round of 32: America East, Big Sky, Big South, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, and the WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

NCAA tournament record

The following NCAA Tournament records were broken during the 2021 tournament:

• Attendance record, championship match – 18,755