2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

2020 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2020 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
Finals site	CHI Health Center Omaha; Omaha, Nebraska
Champions	Kentucky (1st title)
Runner-up	Texas (7th title match)
Semifinalists	Washington (5th Final Four); Wisconsin (4th Final Four);
Winning coach	Craig Skinner (1st title)
Most outstanding player	Madison Lilley (Kentucky)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Alli Stumler (Kentucky); Avery Skinner (Kentucky); Brionne Butler (Texas); Logan Eggleston (Texas); Samantha Drechsel (Washington); Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
«2019	2021»

The 2020 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on April 14, 2021, and concluded on April 24 at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was announced on April 4, 2021.^[1] Typically held in the fall, this edition of the tournament was held in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kentucky beat Texas in the final to claim the first national volleyball championship not only for Kentucky, but also for its home of the Southeastern Conference.^[2]

Tournament schedule and venues[edit]

Omaha

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2021 NCAA tournament venues

First round, second round and Regional semifinals (April 14, 15 and 18)

CHI Health Center Omaha (Convention Center), Omaha, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)

Regional Finals, National semifinals and championship (April 19, 22 and 24)

CHI Health Center Omaha (Arena), Omaha, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)

All games were played at the CHI Health Center Omaha. Twelve courts were built in the Convention Center portion of the building, 8 for practices and 4 for games. Attendance was limited to 80 people per game for the first and second rounds, mostly consisting of team family members. Additional fans were admitted as teams went home. Games moved from the convention center to the CHI Health Center Omaha arena for the regional finals, semifinals, and national championship.^[1]

Qualifying teams[edit]

Automatic qualifiers[edit]

The following teams automatically qualified for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament. Only 30 conference champions^[3] received automatic qualifiers after the Big West Conference^[4] and Ivy League^[5] chose not to have a 2020 fall or 2021 spring season. This was the first tournament appearance for North Carolina A&T and Utah Valley.^[6]

Conference	Team	Record
ACC	Louisville	14−2
America East	UMBC	11–3
American	UCF	16−1
ASUN	Lipscomb	17−2
Atlantic 10	Dayton	13−1
Big 12	Texas	23–1
Big East	Creighton	12–3
Big Sky	Weber State	18–1
Big South	High Point	16–0
Big Ten	Wisconsin	13–0
Big West	Big West Conference season canceled
Colonial	Towson	6–0
C-USA	Western Kentucky	21–0
Horizon	Wright State	16–1
Ivy	Ivy League season canceled
MAAC	Rider	7–4
MAC	Bowling Green	22–1
MEAC	North Carolina A&T	11–1
Missouri Valley	Illinois State	16–5
Mountain West	UNLV	12–0
Northeast	LIU	9–5
Ohio Valley	Morehead State	16–1
Pac-12	Washington	17–3
Patriot	Army West Point	16–2
SEC	Kentucky	19–1
Southern	Samford	15–3
Southland	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	14–4
SWAC	Jackson State	11–0
Summit	South Dakota	15–6
Sun Belt	Texas State	30–8
West Coast	BYU	16–1
WAC	Utah Valley	14–5

Tournament seeds[edit]

Top Left Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
1	28	Wisconsin	Big Ten	Automatic	13–0
8	36	Florida	SEC	At-Large	19–3
9	57	Ohio State	Big Ten	At-Large	15–3
16	13	BYU	WCC	Automatic	16–1
	16	Bowling Green	MAC	Automatic	22–1
	8	Creighton	Big East	Automatic	12–3
	76	Missouri	SEC	At-Large	15–7
	25	Morehead State	OVC	Automatic	16–1
	100	Rider	MAAC	Automatic	7–4
	50	South Dakota	Summit	Automatic	15–6
	61	UCLA	Pac-12	At–Large	14–6
	6	Weber State	Big Sky	Automatic	18–1

Bottom Left Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
4	3	Texas	Big 12	Automatic	23–1
5	52	Nebraska	Big Ten	At-Large	14–2
12	10	Baylor	Big 12	At-Large	19–6
13	85	Penn State	Big Ten	At-Large	9–5
	121	North Carolina A&T	MEAC	Automatic	11–1
	37	Pepperdine	WCC	At–Large	16–3
	24	Rice	C-USA	At-Large	16–5
	49	Samford	SoCon	Automatic	15–3
	33	Texas State	Sun Belt	Automatic	30–8
	46	UMBC	America East	Automatic	11–3
	42	Utah Valley	WAC	Automatic	14–5
	18	Wright State	Horizon	Automatic	16–1

Top Right Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
3	21	Minnesota	Big Ten	At–Large	15–2
6	48	Washington	Pac-12	Automatic	17–3
11	12	Louisville	ACC	Automatic	14−2
14	75	Utah	Pac-12	At–Large	16–4
	29	Dayton	A-10	Automatic	13−1
	34	Georgia Tech	ACC	At–Large	13–4
	78	Lipscomb	ASUN	Automatic	17–2
	189	LIU	NEC	Automatic	9−5
	20	Pittsburgh	ACC	At–Large	16–4
	58	San Diego	WCC	At–Large	12–4
	59	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Southland	Automatic	14–4
	2	Towson	CAA	Automatic	6–0

Bottom Right Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
2	32	Kentucky	SEC	Automatic	19–1
7	53	Purdue	Big Ten	At-Large	14–6
10	54	Oregon	Pac-12	At-Large	14–4
15	90	Washington State	Pac-12	At-Large	11–4
	1	Army West Point	Patriot	Automatic	16–2
	17	High Point	Big South	Automatic	16–0
	40	Illinois State	MVC	Automatic	16–5
	70	Jackson State	SWAC	Automatic	11–0
	15	Notre Dame	ACC	At-Large	14–3
	5	UCF	AAC	Automatic	16−1
	7	UNLV	Mountain West	Automatic	12–0
	14	Western Kentucky	C-USA	Automatic	21–0

Bracket[edit]

Top Left Regional[edit]

First round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 14			Second Round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 15			Regional semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 17 & 18			Regional Finals CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 19

			1	Wisconsin	3

				Weber State	0
	Bowling Green	1

	Weber State	3
						1	Wisconsin	3

						16	BYU	0
	Rider	0

	UCLA	3
				UCLA	0

			16	BYU	3



									1	Wisconsin	3

									8	Florida	2



			9	Ohio State	3

				Missouri	0
	Missouri	3

	South Dakota	0
						9	Ohio State	1

						8	Florida	3
	Morehead State	3

	Creighton	2
				Morehead State	0

			8	Florida	3

Schedule[edit]

First round[edit]

April 14, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	Bowling Green	1–3	Weber State	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Pati Rolf, Kevin Wendleboe, Kendrick Paulson, Ben Goodwin
	(18–25, 25–22, 22–25, 21–25) Result Report

April 14, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	Rider	0–3	UCLA	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Margie Ray, Daphne Nelson, Ken Corum, Nathaniel Wagner
	(12–25, 8–25, 9–25) Result Report

April 14, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	Missouri	3–0	South Dakota	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Chad Klunck, Paul Albright, Ben Goodwin, Thomas Berg
	(25–21, 25–17, 25–15) Result Report

April 14, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	Morehead State	3–2	Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Lena Gustafason, Jim Kuziela, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
	(22–25, 25–23, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13) Result Report

Second round[edit]

April 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	(1) Wisconsin	3–0	Weber State	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Mike Hamilton, Thomas Berg, Craig Wiedel
	(25–17, 25–19, 25–15) Result Report

April 15, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	UCLA	0–3	(16) BYU	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Christina Fiebich, Kevin Wendleboe, Ken Corum, Henry Chen
	(24–26, 29–31, 17–25) Result Report

April 15, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	(9) Ohio State	3–0	Missouri	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Michelle Prater, Jim Kuziela, Craig Wiedel, Kendrick Paulson
	(25–17, 25–20, 25–21) Result Report

April 15, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	Morehead State	0–3	(8) Florida	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Maile Jewkes, Paul Albright, Henry Chem, Ken Corum
	(14–25, 19–25, 19–25) Result Report

Regional semifinals[edit]

Due to BYU's "No Sunday Play" policy, the BYU regional semifinal was moved to April 17.

April 17, 2021 7:00 p.m. CDT	(1) Wisconsin	3–0	(16) BYU	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Dan Swensen
	(25–20, 25–17, 25–12) Result Report

April 18, 2021 6:30 p.m. CDT	(9) Ohio State	1–3	(8) Florida	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Robyn Courchane, Julie Voeck, Kendrick Paulson, Bev Michelson
	(20–25, 24–26, 25–23, 16–25) Result Report

Regional final[edit]

April 19, 2021 5:30 p.m. CDT	(1) Wisconsin	3–2	(8) Florida	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Ken Corum
	(30–28, 18–25, 25–22, 18–25, 15–12) Result Report

Bottom Left Regional[edit]

First round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 14			Second Round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 15			Regional semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 18			Regional Finals CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 19

			5	Nebraska	3

				Texas State	0
	Texas State	3

	Utah Valley	1
						5	Nebraska	3

						12	Baylor	0
	UMBC	0

	Pepperdine	3
				Pepperdine	2

			12	Baylor	3



									5	Nebraska	1

									4	Texas	3



			13	Penn State	3

				North Carolina A&T	0
	Rice^[A]

	North Carolina A&T	WO
						13	Penn State	1

						4	Texas	3
	Samford	0

	Wright State	3
				Wright State	0

			4	Texas	3

Schedule[edit]

First round[edit]

April 14, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	Texas State	3–1	Utah Valley	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
	(25–21, 25–16, 20–25, 25–22) Result Report

April 14, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	UMBC	0–3	Pepperdine	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 50 Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Darin Clark, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
	(7–25, 22–25, 24–26) Result Report

April 14, 2021 9:30 pm. CDT	Rice	v	North Carolina A&T	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska
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	North Carolina A&T advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice

April 14, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	Samford	0–3	Wright State	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Jung Park, Brett Myres, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mike Behrens
	(20–25, 12–25, 15–25) Result Report

Second round[edit]

April 15, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	(5) Nebraska	3–0	Texas State	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Paula Martin, Julie Voeck, Nathan Wagner, Jeff Krause
	(25–18, 25–17, 25–20) Result Report

April 15, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	Pepperdine	2–3	(12) Baylor	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Bill ThornBurgh, Daphne Nelson, Ben Goodwin, Kyp Harasymowycz
	(21–25, 25–22, 25–17, 25–27, 10–15) Result Report

April 15, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	(13) Penn State	3–0	North Carolina A&T	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Donna Hess, Jeff Krause, Nathan Wagner
	(25–11, 25–19, 25–15) Result Report

April 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	Wright State	0–3	(4) Texas	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Pati Rolf, Sergio Gonzalez, Kyp Harasymowycz, Anthony Huber
	(12–25, 16–25, 16–25) Result Report

Regional semifinals[edit]

April 18, 2021 1:30 p.m. CDT	(5) Nebraska	3–0	(12) Baylor	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Joe Gustafson, Henry Chen, Jeff Krause
	(25–21, 25–17, 25–19) Result Report

April 18, 2021 4:00 p.m. CDT	(13) Penn State	1–3	(4) Texas	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Margie Ray, Kevin Wendelboe, Sarah Myres, Craig Wiedel
	(25–23, 18–25, 28–30, 17–25) Result Report

Regional final[edit]

April 19, 2021 1:30 p.m. CDT	(5) Nebraska	1–3	(4) Texas	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 4,154 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
	(22–25, 25–19, 15–25, 21–25) Preview Report

Top Right Regional[edit]

First round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 14			Second Round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 15			Regional semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 18			Regional Finals CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 19

			3	Minnesota	3

				Georgia Tech	0
	Georgia Tech	3

	Lipscomb	1
						3	Minnesota	2

							Pittsburgh	3
	LIU	0

	Pittsburgh	3
				Pittsburgh	3

			14	Utah	0



										Pittsburgh	2

									6	Washington	3



			11	Louisville	3

				San Diego	1
	San Diego	3

	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	0
						11	Louisville	2

						6	Washington	3
	Towson	0

	Dayton	3
				Dayton	2

			6	Washington	3

Schedule[edit]

First round[edit]

April 14, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	Georgia Tech	3–1	Lipscomb	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Stephen Sheperd, Bev Michelson, Tracy LeVine
	(25–21, 16–25, 25–21, 25–19) Result Report

April 14, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	LIU	0–3	Pittsburgh	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Paula Martin, Kaili Kimura, Amber Nicholson, Rena Smith
	(24–26, 11–25, 10–25) Result Report

April 14, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	San Diego	3–0	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Robyn Courchene, April Fricke, Lisa Kresha, Bev Michelson
	(25–13, 25–15, 25–18) Result Report

April 14, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	Towson	0–3	Dayton	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Brad Aaberg, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
	(25–15, 25–16, 25–16) Result Report

Second round[edit]

April 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	(3) Minnesota	3–0	Georgia Tech	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Chad Klunck, Stephen Shepherd, Bev Michelson, Tyrone Toloy
	(25–19, 25–21, 25–18) Result Report

April 15, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	Pittsburgh	3–0	(14) Utah	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Amber Nicholson, Sarah Myres
	(25–16, 25–18, 25–19) Result Report

April 15, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	(11) Louisville	3–1	San Diego	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Lena Gustafson, Darin Clark, Tyrone Toloy, Lisa Kresha
	(14–25, 25–23, 25–17, 29–27) Result Report

April 15, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	Dayton	2–3	(6) Washington	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Ryan Mac Dowell, April Fricke, Sarah Meyer, Amber Nicholson
	(18–25, 23–25, 26–24, 25–21, 11–15) Result Report

Regional semifinals[edit]

April 18, 2021 12:00 p.m. CDT	(3) Minnesota	2–3	Pittsburgh	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Pati Rolf, Brett Myres, Anthony Huber, Ken Corum
	(25–21, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25, 11–15) Result Report

April 18, 2021 3:41 p.m. CDT	(11) Louisville	2–3	(6) Washington	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Paula Martin, Stephen Shepherd, Rena Smith, Amber Nicholson
	(23–25, 25–21, 25–21, 14–25, 13–15) Result Report

Regional final[edit]

April 19, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	Pittsburgh	2–3	(6) Washington	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
	(25–20, 25–21, 16–25, 24–26, 9–15) Result Report

Bottom Right Regional[edit]

First round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 14			Second Round CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 15			Regional semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center April 18			Regional Finals CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 19

			7	Purdue	3

				High Point	0
	UCF	2

	High Point	3
						7	Purdue	3

						10	Oregon	1
	Army West Point	1

	Notre Dame	3
				Notre Dame	0

			10	Oregon	3



									7	Purdue	0

									2	Kentucky	3



			15	Washington State	2

				Western Kentucky	3
	Western Kentucky	3

	Jackson State	0
							Western Kentucky	0

						2	Kentucky	3
	Illinois State	1

	UNLV	3
				UNLV	0

			2	Kentucky	3

Schedule[edit]

First round[edit]

April 14, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	UCF	2–3	High Point	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Christina Fiebich, Mike Hamilton, Sarah Myres, Dan Swenson
	(22–25, 25–19, 25–21, 23–25, 11–15) Result Report

April 14, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	Army West Point	1–3	Notre Dame	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Bill Stanley, Sergio Gonzalez, Tyrone Toloy, Deanna Schneyer
	(25–23, 22–25, 17–25, 11–25) Result Report

April 14, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	Western Kentucky	3–0	Jackson State	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Maile Jewkes, Ron Pelham, Dan Swenson, Sarah Myres
	(25–12, 25–16, 25–12) Result Report

April 14, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	Illinois State	1–3	UNLV	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Michelle Prater, Julie Voeck, Craig Wiedel, Tyrone Toloy
	(21–25, 21–25, 25–20, 17–25) Result Report

Second round[edit]

April 15, 2021 2:30 p.m. CDT	(7) Purdue	3–0	High Point	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Margie Ray, Joe Gustafson, Rena Smith, Dan Swensen
	(26–24, 25–18, 25–19) Result Report

April 15, 2021 11:00 a.m. CDT	Notre Dame	0–3	(10) Oregon	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Robyn Courchene, Brett Myres, Bev Michelson, Deanna Schneyer
	(17–25, 22–25, 13–25) Result Report

April 15, 2021 9:30 p.m. CDT	(15) Washington State	2–3	Western Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 2, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Bill Stanley, Kaili Kimura, Dan Swensen, Rena Smith
	(22–25, 20–25, 25–21, 25–17, 10–15) Result Report

April 15, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	UNLV	0–3	(2) Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Jung Park, Ron Pelham, Ben Goodwin, Tracy LeVine
	(16–25, 19–25, 18–25) Result Report

Regional semifinals[edit]

April 18, 2021 7:30 p.m. CDT	(7) Purdue	3–1	(10) Oregon	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Sergio Gonzalez, Mike Behrens, Kyp Harasymowycz
	(25–17, 25–16, 22–25, 26–24) Result Report

April 18, 2021 9:00 p.m. CDT	Western Kentucky	0–3	(2) Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 1, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 0 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Nathaniel Wagner
	(20–25, 16–25, 10–25) Result Report

Regional final[edit]

April 19, 2021 8:00 p.m. CDT	(7) Purdue	0–3	(2) Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 4,520 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Henry Chen, Bev Michelson
	(23–25, 20–25, 16–25) Result Report

Final four[edit]

National semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 22			National championship CHI Health Center Omaha Arena April 24

1	Wisconsin	0

4	Texas	3
			4	Texas	1

			2	Kentucky	3
6	Washington	1

2	Kentucky	3

National semifinals[edit]

April 22, 2021 8:30 p.m. CDT	(1) Wisconsin	0–3	(4) Texas	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 4,948 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Bev Michelson, Henry Chen
	(24–26, 19–25, 23–25) Result Report

April 22, 2021 6:00 p.m. CDT	(6) Washington	1–3	(2) Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 4,948 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Julie Voeck, Tyrone Toloy, Ben Goodwin
	(18–25, 25–23, 23–25, 17–25) Result Report

National championship[edit]

April 24, 2021 7:00 p.m. CDT	(4) Texas	1–3	(2) Kentucky	CHI Health Center Omaha Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Referees: Devonie McLarty, Kaili Kimura, Ben Goodwin, Tyrone Toloy
	(25–20, 18–25, 23–25, 22–25) Result Report

Final Four All-Tournament Team[edit]

Madison Lilley – Kentucky (Most Outstanding Player)
Alli Stumler – Kentucky
Avery Skinner – Kentucky
Brionne Butler – Texas
Logan Eggleston – Texas
Samantha Drechsel – Washington
Devyn Robinson – Wisconsin

Media coverage[edit]

For the first time ever all matches will air on the ESPN Family of networks. Rounds 1 and 2 will stream on ESPN3. Initially ESPN didn't plan to provide commentators for these rounds.^[7] After criticism from fans and coaches they changed course and announced they would provide commentary for the first two rounds.^[8] The regional semifinals will have select matches on ESPN2 and ESPNU with the remainder on ESPN3. All regional finals will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU, ESPN will carry the semifinals, and ESPN2 will carry the national championship.^[9]

First & Second Rounds^[9]

Mike Monaco (Court 1 Afternoon)
Courtney Lyle (Court 1 Evening)
Matt Schick (Court 2 Afternoon)
Sam Gore (Court 2 Evening)
Sam Ravech (Court 3 Wed. Afternoon)
Eric Frede (Court 3 Thurs. Afternoon)
Tyler Denning (Court 3 Evening)
Alex Perlman (Court 4 Afternoon)
Paul Sunderland (Court 4 Evening)

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals^[9]

Eric Frede and Katie George (Court 1 Sun. Afternoon)
Courtney Lyle and Missy Whittemore (Court 3 Sun. Afternoon, Mon. Afternoon)
Paul Sunderland and Salima Rockwell (Court 1 Sun. Evening, Mon. Evening)
Tyler Denning and Jenny Hazelwood (Sat., Court 3 Sun. Evening)

Semifinals & national championship^[9]

Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, and Holly Rowe

Records by Conference[edit]

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R32	S16	E8	F4	CM	NC
SEC	3	8–2	.800	3	2	2	1	1	1
Big 12	2	5–2	.714	2	2	1	1	1	–
Big Ten	6	10–6	.625	6	6	3	1	–	–
Pac-12	5	5–5	.500	5	2	1	1	–	–
ACC	4	7–4	.636	4	2	1	–	–	–
West Coast	3	3–3	.500	3	1	–	–	–	–
C-USA	2	2–2^[A]	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–
Atlantic 10	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Big Sky	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Big South	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Horizon	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
MEAC	1	1–1^[A]	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Sun Belt	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
12 Others	12	0–12	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 East, Colonial, MAAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, and the WAC. The conference's records have been consolidated in the other row.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice. North Carolina A&T advances in the tournament.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "The NCAA volleyball tournament will soon be in Omaha. Here are the details — the bracket, the arrivals, the court setup, the hotels, etc". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ "Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^ "Here are the 30 automatic qualifiers in the 2020-21 NCAA women's volleyball championship". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
^ "Big West Conference opts out of 2020-2021 season". Garden Island. Big West Press Release. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "Ivy League cancels competition for winter sports for 2020-20201 season". Fox 61. WTIC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
^ "DI women's volleyball committee announces 2020 championship field". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "'Bush League:' Criticism of NCAA's Treatment of Women's Sports Continues Over Volleyball Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ "NCAA responds after coaches criticize conditions at women's volleyball tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Entire NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship to Air on ESPN Networks for the First Time". ESPN Press Room. ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

[Rice-7] Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Rice. North Carolina A&T advances in the tournament.

[Tournament_format-1] "The NCAA volleyball tournament will soon be in Omaha. Here are the details — the bracket, the arrivals, the court setup, the hotels, etc". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[Bracket-2] "Division I Women's College Volleyball – Bracket". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

[3] "Here are the 30 automatic qualifiers in the 2020-21 NCAA women's volleyball championship". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 4, 2021.

[4] "Big West Conference opts out of 2020-2021 season". Garden Island. Big West Press Release. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[5] "Ivy League cancels competition for winter sports for 2020-20201 season". Fox 61. WTIC. Retrieved December 11, 2020.

[6] "DI women's volleyball committee announces 2020 championship field". NCAA.com. NCAA & Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[8] "'Bush League:' Criticism of NCAA's Treatment of Women's Sports Continues Over Volleyball Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[9] "NCAA responds after coaches criticize conditions at women's volleyball tournament". Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2021.

[Tournament_Broadcasters-10] "Entire NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship to Air on ESPN Networks for the First Time". ESPN Press Room. ESPN Press Room. Retrieved April 12, 2021.

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