2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2022 season. The 42nd edition of the tournament began on December 1, 2022, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game at CHI Health Center in Omaha on December 17, when Texas defeated Louisville 3–0. The win gave Texas its 4th national title and first since 2012.

The 2022 NCAA tournament was the first time that 32 teams were seeded (previously, only 16 national seeds were awarded).^[1] For the first time since 2013, Texas earned the number 1 overall seed.^[2] Louisville,^[3] defending 2021 NCAA champion Wisconsin,^[4] and Stanford,^[5] rounded out the overall number 2–4 national seeds. Penn State, the no. 4 regional seed in the Wisconsin bracket, earned its 42nd straight bid to the NCAA tournament, remaining the only Division I team to participate in every NCAA tournament since its inception in 1981.^[6]

Among the Power Five conferences, the SEC led all conferences with seven bids,^[7] followed by the Big Ten and Pac-12 with six each,^[6][5] and the ACC and Big 12 with five each.^[8][9]

Throughout the first two rounds of play, only one top four regional seeded team failed to advance to the Sweet 16 (No. 4 Creighton in the Stanford regional). The Big Ten conference recorded the best win/loss record in the first two rounds, going 11–1 in matches played and advancing 5 of 6 teams to the Sweet 16. Additionally, only three non-Power five conference teams advanced past the second round (San Diego, Marquette, and Houston).^[10] The wins gave Houston the program's first NCAA tournament match win since the 1994 tournament.^[11]

Texas, Louisville, Pittsburgh, and San Diego advanced to the final four. Pittsburgh's upset win over Wisconsin and Texas's defeat of Ohio State snapped a 14-year streak of at least one Big Ten conference team in the final four. Stanford and Oregon's losses also shut out the Pac-12 from advancing, marking the first time in the 42-year history of the NCAA tournament that no final four teams came from the Big Ten or Pac 12 conference.^[12] San Diego advanced to its first final four in school history after upsetting Stanford 3–2. Louisville and Pittsburgh advanced to its second straight final four, setting up a rematch between the ACC foes; they split their regular season matches, handing each other its only conference loss of the season as they ultimately won a share of the conference title.^[13]

Tournament Schedule and Venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

• December 1–4
  • Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
  • Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Host: Marquette University)
  • Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
  • Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California (Host: University of San Diego)
  • Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)
  • Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas (Host: Baylor University)
  • L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
  • O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida (Host: University of Florida)
  • Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
  • UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University)
  • Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania, (Host: Penn State University)
  • Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
  • Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
  • Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon)
  • Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)

Regional Semifinals and Finals

• December 8 & 10
  • Austin Regional, Gregory Gymnasium (Host: University of Texas)
  • Louisville Regional, Freedom Hall (Host: University of Louisville)
  • Madison Regional, Wisconsin Field House (Host: University of Wisconsin)
  • Palo Alto Regional, Maples Pavilion (Host: Stanford University)

National Semifinals and Championship

• December 15 & 17
  • CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska)

Qualifying Teams

Automatic Qualifiers

Conference	Team	Conference Record
ACC	Louisville	17–1
America East	UMBC	7–3
American	Houston	19–1
Atlantic 10	Loyola Chicago	17–1
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast	13–3
Big 12	Texas	15–1
Big East	Creighton	17–1
Big Sky	Northern Colorado	13–3
Big South	High Point	14–2
Big Ten	Wisconsin	19–1
Big West	Hawaiʻi	19–1
Colonial	Towson	15–1
C-USA	Rice	13–1
Horizon	Wright State	18–0
Ivy	Yale	13–1
MAAC	Quinnipiac	10–8
MAC	Bowling Green	15–3
MEAC	Delaware State	11–3
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa	17–1
Mountain West	Utah State	11–7
Northeast	Fairleigh Dickinson	9–5
Ohio Valley	Tennessee State	10–8
Pac-12	Stanford	19–1
Patriot	Colgate	14–2
SEC	Florida	15–3
Southern	Samford	11–5
Southland	Southeastern Louisiana	13–5
SWAC	Florida A&M	15–1
Summit	South Dakota	16–2
Sun Belt	James Madison	15–1
West Coast	San Diego	18–0
WAC	Stephen F. Austin	11–3

Tournament seeds

Austin Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 1 Texas Big 12 Automatic 22–1 2 8 Minnesota Big Ten At–Large 20–8 3 7 Ohio State Big Ten At–Large 19–9 4 14 Marquette Big East At–Large 27–3 5 20 Georgia Tech ACC At–Large 20–7 6 25 Southern California Pac-12 At–Large 21–10 7 30 Florida State ACC At–Large 19–10 8 32 Towson Colonial Automatic 29–1 51 Ball State MAC At–Large 24–8 266 Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Automatic 17–15 38 Georgia SEC At–Large 22–7 52 High Point Big South Automatic 23–9 41 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 26–7 138 Southeastern Louisiana Southland Automatic 25–7 221 Tennessee State Ohio Valley Automatic 19–15 47 Wright State Horizon Automatic 28–3

Palo Alto Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 5 Stanford Pac-12 Automatic 24–4 2 6 San Diego West Coast Automatic 27–1 3 10 Kentucky SEC At–Large 20–7 4 12 Creighton Big East Automatic 27–4 5 18 Houston American Automatic 28–3 6 22 Western Kentucky C-USA At–Large 28–3 7 34 Washington State Pac-12 At–Large 22–9 8 36 Hawaiʻi Big West Automatic 22–6 50 Auburn SEC At–Large 21–8 42 Bowling Green MAC Automatic 22–9 74 Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Automatic 25–8 48 LSU SEC At–Large 15–13 89 Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 22–8 45 Pepperdine West Coast At–Large 19–10 40 South Dakota Summit Automatic 29–3 24 UNLV Mountain West At–Large 26–4

Madison Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 4 Wisconsin Big Ten Automatic 25–3 2 3 Pittsburgh ACC At–Large 27–3 3 11 Florida SEC Automatic 23–5 4 19 Penn State Big Ten At–Large 24–7 5 17 UCF American At–Large 27–1 6 31 Iowa State Big 12 At–Large 25–5 7 26 BYU West Coast At–Large 21–6 8 37 Washington Pac-12 At–Large 20–10 66 Colgate Patriot Automatic 24–5 211 Florida A&M SWAC Automatic 21–12 33 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun Automatic 26–6 21 James Madison Sun Belt Automatic 24–4 252 Quinnipiac MAAC Automatic 14–14 39 TCU Big 12 At–Large 16–10 73 UMBC America East Automatic 17–8 29 Yale Ivy League Automatic 23–2

Louisville Regional Seed RPI School Conference Berth type Record 1 2 Louisville ACC Automatic 26–2 2 9 Nebraska Big Ten At–Large 24–5 3 13 Oregon Pac-12 At–Large 23–5 4 16 Baylor Big 12 At–Large 23–6 5 15 Rice C-USA At–Large 26–3 6 23 Arkansas SEC At–Large 20–8 7 35 Miami (FL) ACC At–Large 19–10 8 27 Purdue Big Ten At–Large 20–10 44 Colorado Pac-12 At–Large 20–10 177 Delaware State MEAC Automatic 23–6 28 Kansas Big 12 At–Large 18–10 49 Loyola Marymount West Coast At–Large 18–9 122 Samford Southern Automatic 19–12 53 Stephen F. Austin WAC Automatic 26–4 56 Tennessee SEC At–Large 17–13 46 Utah State Mountain West Automatic 22–10

Bracket

Austin, TX Regional

	First round December 1 & 2					Second round December 2 & 3					Regional semifinals December 8					Regional finals December 10
	1	Texas	3
		Fairleigh Dickinson	0
						1	Texas	3
	Austin, TX
							Georgia	0
		Georgia	3
	8	Towson	1
											1	Texas	3
											4	Marquette	1
	5	Georgia Tech	3
		Wright State	0
						5	Georgia Tech	0
	Milwaukee, WI
						4	Marquette	3
		Ball State	0
	4	Marquette	3
																1	Texas	3
																3	Ohio State	1
	3	Ohio State	3
		Tennessee State	0
						3	Ohio State	3
	Columbus, OH
						6	Southern California	0
		High Point	0
	6	Southern California	3
											3	Ohio State	3
											2	Minnesota	1
	7	Florida State	0
		Northern Iowa	3
							Northern Iowa	0
	Minneapolis, MN
						2	Minnesota	3
		Southeastern Louisiana	0
	2	Minnesota	3

Schedule

First round

December 1, 2022 4:00 p.m. CST	(5) Georgia Tech	3–0	Wright State	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Julie Voeck, Krystian Krzyzak, Scott Prox, Alexis Sheldon
	(25–13, 25–14, 25–17) Report

December 1, 2022 5:00 p.m. CST	Georgia	3–1	(8) Towson	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 604 Referees: April Fricke, Richard Bleau, Chez Slayton, Dave Plaisance
	(25–10, 25–23, 21–25, 25–20) Report

December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	Ball State	0–3	(4) Marquette	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 2,064 Referees: Christina Fiebich, Jim Kuziela, Krystian Krzyzak, Philip Coughlin
	(20–25, 17–25, 17–25) Report

December 1, 2022 8:00 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–0	Fairleigh Dickinson	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 4,172 Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Talita Benevides, Blaine Halberstadt
	(25–6, 25–13, 25–13) Report

December 2, 2022 4:00 p.m. CST	High Point	0–3	(6) Southern California	Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Landry Homsher, Jeff Kline, Mary Gray
	(19–25, 19–25, 20–25) Report

December 2, 2022 4:30 p.m. CST	(7) Florida State	0–3	Northern Iowa	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Referees: Tim Harlow, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
	(24–26, 19–25, 21–25) Report

December 2, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	(3) Ohio State	3–0	Tennessee State	Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 3,492 Referees: Nathan Mahaven, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
	(25–10, 25–14, 25–15) Report

December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	Southeastern Louisiana	0–3	(2) Minnesota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 4,489 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Brad Aaberg, Ted Moser, Brenda DeJesus
	(21–25, 18–25, 14–25) Report

Second round

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(5) Georgia Tech	0–3	(4) Marquette	Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 2,066 Referees: Julie Voeck, Jim Kuziela, Henry Chen, Alexis Sheldon
	(23–25, 20–25, 19–25) Report

December 2, 2022 8:00 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–0	Georgia	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 4,812 Referees: Thang Nguyen, Carlos Tamez, Blaine Halberstadt, Talita Benavides
	(25–14, 25–16, 25–15) Report

December 3, 2022 5:00 p.m. CST	(3) Ohio State	3–0	(6) Southern California	Covelli Center, Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 2,874 Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Josh Hall, Christy Alltop, Drew Puckrin
	(25–21, 25–17, 25–16) Report

December 3, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	Northern Iowa	0–3	(2) Minnesota	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 4,671 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Sarah Myres, Kendrick Paulson
	(18–25, 16–25, 15–25) Report

Regional semifinals

December 8, 2022 11:00 a.m. CST	(3) Ohio State	3–1	(2) Minnesota	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Referees: Pati Rolf, Rod Rodriguez, Talita Benavides, Shera Moxley
	(22–25, 25–21, 25–21, 25–19) Report

December 8, 2022 1:30 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–1	(4) Marquette	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 4,491 Referees: Thang Nguyen, Bill Stanley, Nate Wagner, Bev Rea
	(25–14, 25–13, 19–25, 25–17) Report

Regional finals

December 10, 2022 5:00 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–1	(3) Ohio State	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas Attendance: 5,344 Referees: Pati Rolf, Bill Stanley, Beverly Rae, Talita Benavides
	(25–18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–21) Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Texas regional all-tournament team:^[14]

• Logan Eggleston (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player
• Zoe Fleck (Texas)
• Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
• Emily Londot (Ohio State)
• Gabby Gonzales (Ohio State)
• Hattie Bray (Marquette)
• Jenna Wenaas (Minnesota)

Palo Alto, CA Regional

	First round December 1 & 2					Second round December 2 & 3					Regional semifinals December 8					Regional finals December 10
	2	San Diego	3
		Northern Colorado	1
						2	San Diego	3
	San Diego, CA
						7	Washington State	1
		UNLV	0
	7	Washington State	3
											2	San Diego	3
											3	Kentucky	0
	6	Western Kentucky	3
		Bowling Green	0
						6	Western Kentucky	0
	Lexington, KY
						3	Kentucky	3
		Loyola Chicago	0
	3	Kentucky	3
																2	San Diego	3
																1	Stanford	2
	4	Creighton	2
		Auburn	3
							Auburn	2
	Omaha, NE
						5	Houston	3
		South Dakota	2
	5	Houston	3
											5	Houston	0
											1	Stanford	3
	8	Hawaiʻi	1
		LSU	3
							LSU	0
	Palo Alto, CA
						1	Stanford	3
		Pepperdine	1
	1	Stanford	3

Schedule

First round

December 1, 2022 3:30 p.m. CST	(6) Western Kentucky	3–0	Bowling Green	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Referees: Michelle Prater, Michael O'Connor, Barry Woosley, Phillip Ems
	(25–20, 25–23, 25–20) Report

December 1, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	Loyola Chicago	0–3	(3) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 2,293 Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Kevin Wendelboe, Bev Rea, Shane White
	(17–25, 14–25, 20–25) Report

December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	UNLV	0–3	(7) Washington State	Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Attendance: 659 Referees: Patsy Malta, Kaili Kimura, Andrew Shiheiber, Rachel Jensen
	(24–26, 19–25, 18–25) Report

December 1, 2022 9:30 p.m. CST	(2) San Diego	3–1	Northern Colorado	Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Attendance: 2,667 Referees: Kevin Cull, Nikki Kathol, Robert Reyees, Heather Pickett
	(25–21, 25–14, 21–25, 25–11) Report

December 2, 2022 3:30 p.m. CST	South Dakota	2–3	(5) Houston	Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Referees: Lena Gustafson, Todd Karolczak, Kelsi Jurik, Jodie Wielenga
	(14–25, 19–25, 25–18, 25–23, 11–15) Report

December 2, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	(8) Hawaʻi	1–3	LSU	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 1,436 Referees: Brig Beatie, Eric Asami, Donald Tarin, Neal Meredith
	(25–21, 19–25, 20–25, 22–25) Report

December 2, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	(4) Creighton	2–3	Auburn	Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 2,653 Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Ryan Stejskal, Amber Nicholson
	(25–21, 21–25, 20–25, 25–16, 11–15) Report

December 2, 2022 9:00 p.m. CST	Pepperdine	1–3	(1) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 2,866 Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Tyrone Toloy, Matt Amaral
	(11–25, 18–25, 25–18, 20–25) Report

Second round

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(6) Western Kentucky	0–3	(3) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky Attendance: 2,387 Referees: Michelle Prater, Kevin Wendelboe, Shane White, Bev Rea
	(17–25, 16–25, 21–25) Report

December 2, 2022 9:30 p.m. CST	(2) San Diego	3–1	(7) Washington State	Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Attendance: Kevin Cull, Kaili Kimura, Rachel Jensen, Heather Pickett Referees: 2,228
	(25–19, 25–22, 21–25, 25–15) Report

December 3, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	Auburn	2–3	(5) Houston	Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 2,150 Referees: Daryl Korinek, Ron Pelham, Jodie Wielenga, Amber Nicholson
	(27–25, 15–25, 25–12, 23–25, 8–15) Report

December 3, 2022 8:00 p.m. CST	LSU	0–3	(1) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 2,797 Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Neal Meredith, Tyrone Toloy
	(11–25, 15–25, 21–25) Report

Regional semifinals

December 8, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(2) San Diego	3–0	(3) Kentucky	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 2,085
	(25–22, 25–19, 25–18) Report

December 8, 2022 9:30 p.m. CST	(5) Houston	0–3	(1) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 2,152 Referees: Michelle Prater, Kaili Kimura, Neal Meredith, Rachel Jensen
	(24–26, 16–25, 17–25) Report

Regional finals

December 10, 2022 9:00 p.m. CST	(2) San Diego	3–2	(1) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California Attendance: 3,309 Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Rachel Jensen, Tyrone Toloy
	(19–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–23, 15–9) Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Stanford regional all-tournament team:^[15]

• Gabby Blossom (San Diego) – Most Outstanding Player
• Katie Lukes (San Diego)
• Grace Frohling (San Diego)
• Kendall Kipp (Stanford)
• Kami Miner (Stanford)
• Elena Oglivie (Stanford)
• Kortlyn Henderson (Houston)

Madison, WI Regional

	First round December 1 & 2					Second round December 2 & 3					Regional semifinals December 8					Regional finals December 10
	1	Wisconsin	3
		Quinnipiac	0
						1	Wisconsin	3
	Madison, WI
							TCU	0
		TCU	3
	8	Washington	1
											1	Wisconsin	3
											4	Penn State	2
	5	UCF	3
		Yale	0
						5	UCF	1
	University Park, PA
						4	Penn State	3
		UMBC	0
	4	Penn State	3
																1	Wisconsin	2
																2	Pittsburgh	3
	3	Florida	3
		Florida A&M	0
						3	Florida	3
	Gainesville, FL
						6	Iowa State	0
		FGCU	2
	6	Iowa State	3
											3	Florida	1
											2	Pittsburgh	3
	7	BYU	3
		James Madison	0
						7	BYU	0
	Pittsburgh, PA
						2	Pittsburgh	3
		Colgate	0
	2	Pittsburgh	3

Schedule

First round

December 2, 2022 4:30 p.m. CST	(5) UCF	3–0	Yale	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Referees: Mara Wager, Wade DuBois, Tim Rough, Chad Oberholtzer
	(25–22, 25–16, 25–17) Report

December 2, 2022 4:30 p.m. CST	TCU	3–1	(8) Washington	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Referees: Pati Rolf, Dean Hoskin, Chris Haworth, Mark Berman
	(25–18, 24–26, 25–20, 25–21) Report

December 2, 2022 6:30 p.m. CST	UMBC	0–3	(4) Penn State	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,403 Referees: Jeff McKinney, Brett Myres, Miguel Jones, David Atkinson
	(14–25, 17–25, 12–25) Report

December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(1) Wisconsin	3–0	Quinnipiac	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 7,229 Referees: Tony Chan, Joe Gustafson, Clinque Robinson, Tracy LeVine
	(25–15, 25–9, 25–4) Report

December 2, 2022 3:00 p.m. CST	(7) BYU	3–0	James Madison	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,950 Referees: Brian Hemelgarn, Chuck Fleet, Dan Swensen, Kayla Spridik
	(25–20, 25–10, 25–15) Report

December 2, 2022 3:30 p.m. CST	FGCU	2–3	(6) Iowa State	O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 1,123 Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Elizabth Smith, Robert Skidmore
	(14–25, 19–25, 25–23, 25–16, 12–15) Report

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	Colgate	0–3	(2) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,667 Referees: Carla Brunner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, George Calton
	(16–25, 14–25, 14–25) Report

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(3) Florida	3–0	Florida A&M	O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 2,563 Referees: Mark Prater, Rebecca Carsentsen, Hugh Hernesman, Katie Bates
	(15–25, 15–25, 9–25) Report

Second round

December 3, 2022 5:30 p.m. CST	(5) UCF	1–3	(4) Penn State	Rec Hall, University Park, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,389 Referees: Jeff McKinney, Wade Dubois, Chad Oberholtzer, David Atkinson
	(18–25, 25–18, 25–22, 25–21) Report

December 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(1) Wisconsin	3–0	TCU	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 7,229 Referees: Pati Rolf, Joe Gustafson, Chris Haworth, Tracy Levine
	(25–9, 25–11, 25–23) Report

December 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(3) Florida	3–0	(6) Iowa State	O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida Attendance: 2,936 Referees: Tony Cothron, Darin Clark, Robert Skidmore, Elizabeth Smith
	(25–19, 25–23, 25–14) Report

December 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(7) BYU	0–3	(2) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,814 Referees: Carla Bruner, Rod Rodriguez, Shera Moxley, Dan Swenson
	(21–25, 22–25, 18–25) Report

Regional semifinals

December 8, 2022 2:30 p.m. CST	(3) Florida	1–3	(2) Pittsburgh	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 7,229 Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Sarah Myres, Chris Haworth
	(20–25, 21–25, 25–17, 22–25) Report

December 8, 2022 5:00 p.m. cst	(1) Wisconsin	3–2	(4) Penn State	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 7,229 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Amber Nicholson, Dan Swensen
	(25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 20–25, 15–8) Report

Regional finals

December 10, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(1) Wisconsin	2–3	(2) Pittsburgh	UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin Attendance: 7,229 Referees: Stephen Shepherd, Joe Gustafson, Dan Swensen, Amber Nicholson
	(25–23, 21–25, 21–25, 25–19, 13–15) Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Wisconsin regional all-tournament team:^[16]

• Courtney Buzzerio (Pittsburgh) – Most Outstanding Player
• Rachel Fairbanks (Pittsburgh)
• Chiamaka Nwokolo (Pittsburgh)
• Devyn Robinson (Wisconsin)
• Anna Smrek (Wisconsin)
• Marina Markova (Florida)
• Seleisa Elisaia (Penn State)

Louisville, KY Regional

	First round December 1 & 2					Second round December 2 & 3					Regional semifinals December 8					Regional finals December 10
	2	Nebraska	3
		Delaware State	0
						2	Nebraska	3
	Lincoln, NE
							Kansas	1
		Kansas	3
	7	Miami (FL)	0
											2	Nebraska	2
											3	Oregon	3
	6	Arkansas	3
		Utah State	0
						6	Arkansas	1
	Eugene, OR
						3	Oregon	3
		Loyola Marymount	0
	3	Oregon	3
																3	Oregon	2
																1	Louisville	3
	4	Baylor	3
		Stephen F. Austin	0
						4	Baylor	3
	Waco, TX
						5	Rice	2
		Colorado	1
	5	Rice	3
											4	Baylor	0
											1	Louisville	3
	8	Purdue	3
		Tennessee	2
						8	Purdue	0
	Louisville, KY
						1	Louisville	3
		Samford	0
	1	Louisville	3

Schedule

First round

December 1, 2022 4:30 p.m. CST	Kansas	3–0	(7) Miami (FL)	Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Referees: Mary Faragher, Bill Stanley, Mike Behrens, Nathan Wagner
	(25–17, 25–18, 25–20) Report

December 1, 2022 4:30 p.m. CST	Colorado	1–3	(5) Rice	Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas Attendance: 441 Referees: Mary Blalock, Rachael Rodriguez, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
	(24–26, 26–24, 16–25, 14–25) Report

December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(2) Nebraska	3–0	Delaware State	Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,062 Referees: Mike Hamilton, Wade Brence, Ken Corum, Lisa Kresha
	(25–15, 25–9, 25–10) Report

December 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(4) Baylor	3–0	Stephen F. Austin	Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas Attendance: 1,402 Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Laura Cortazar, Kendra Corneliusen
	(25–13, 25–18, 25–15) Report

December 2, 2022 3:00 p.m. CST	(8) Purdue	3–2	Tennessee	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky Referees: Jung Park, Marty Prochko, Jennifer Leffler, John Hunley
	(14–25, 25–14, 22–25, 25–22, 15–11) Report

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(6) Arkansas	3–0	Utah State	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Greg Clark
	(25–19, 25–15, 25–14) Report

December 2, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	Samford	0–3	(1) Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 933 Referees: Donnie Goodwin, Scott Thompson, Kyp Harasymowycz, Mark Booker
	(9–25, 13–25, 12–25) Report

December 2, 2022 9:00 p.m. CST	Loyola Marymount	0–3	(3) Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Attendance: 3,474 Referees: Maile Jewkes, Dan Houser, Kellie Demianew, Hector Escobar
	(17–25, 22–25, 15–25) Report

Second round

December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(2) Nebraska	3–1	Kansas	Devaney Center, Lincoln, Nebraska Attendance: 8,235 Referees: Mike Hamilton, Bill Stanley, Ken Corum, Nathan Wagner
	(25–14, 25–18, 19–25, 26–24) Report

December 2, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(4) Baylor	3–2	(5) Rice	Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas Attendance: 1,007 Referees: Joe Lizama, Janna TerMolen, Bryce Estes, Blair Gillard
	(16–25, 25–22, 25–23, 14–25, 15–11) Report

December 3, 2022 5:00 p.m. CST	(8) Purdue	0–3	(1) Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 984 Referees: Jung Park, Scott Thompson, Jennifer Leffler, Kyp Harasymowycz
	(19–25, 21–25, 23–25) Report

December 3, 2022 9:00 p.m. CST	(6) Arkansas	1–3	(3) Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon Attendance: 3,014 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Paula Martin, Michelle Davis, Kelli Demainew
	(25–19, 20–25, 20–25, 9–25) Report

Regional semifinals

December 8, 2022 10:00 a.m. CST	(2) Nebraska	2–3	(3) Oregon	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Referees: Jung Park, Wade DuBois, Kyp Harasymowycz, Drew Puckertin
	(25–14, 24–26, 25–22, 30–32, 11–15) Report

December 8, 2022 12:30 p.m. CST	(4) Baylor	0–3	(1) Louisville	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 5,002 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Daphne Nelson, Henry Chen, Chrsity Alltop
	(23–25, 16–25, 17–25) Report

Regional finals

December 10, 2022 3:00 p.m. CST	(3) Oregon	2–3	(1) Louisville	KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 8,749 Referees: Ryan MacDowell, Wade DuBois, Henry Chen, Kyp Harasymowycz
	(23–25, 25–23, 25–13, 25–27, 6–15) Report

Region all-tournament team

The following players were named to the Louisville regional all-tournament team:^[17]

• Anna DeBeer (Louisville) – Most Outstanding Player
• Aiko Jones (Louisville)
• Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
• Mimi Colyer (Oregon)
• Brooke Nuneviller (Oregon)
• Morgan Lewis (Oregon)
• Ally Batenhorst (Nebraska)

Final Four

	National Semifinals CHI Health Center Omaha December 15					National Championship CHI Health Center Omaha December 17
	1	Texas	3
	2	San Diego	1
						1	Texas	3
						1	Louisville	0
	2	Pittsburgh	2
	1	Louisville	3

National Semifinals

December 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–1	(2) San Diego	CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 16,735 Referees: Michelle Prater, Joe Gustafson, Bev Rea, Henry Chen
	(26–28, 25–16, 25–18, 25–20) Report

December 15, 2022 8:30 p.m. CST	(2) Pittsburgh	2–3	(1) Louisville	CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 16,735 Referees: Pati Rolf, Paula Martin, Dan Swensen, Rachel Jensen
	(18–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 2–15) Report

Game Recap

Texas defeated San Diego in the first semifinal match. San Diego was making its first final four appearance in school history and Texas was making its 14th final four. San Diego won the opening set in extra points, 28–26, before Texas came back to win the next three with scores of 25–16, 25–18, 25–20. Texas was led by junior outside hitter Madisen Skinner who had 17 kills on .394 hitting percentage and 2022 AVCA Player of the Year Logan Eggleston finished with 16 kills, nine digs, a team-high five blocks and one service ace. Texas was held to their second-lowest hitting percentage of the season at .248 but out–blocked San Diego 12–9 and held the Toreros to their worst hitting night of the season at .112.^[18]

In the second semifinal, Louisville defeated Pittsburgh 3–2. The teams, who are both in the ACC conference, handed each other its only conference loss of the season, as they both went 17–1 in conference play to claim a share of the title. Both teams were making their second straight (and second overall in school history) NCAA final four appearance. After going back-and-forth in the first four sets, Louisville won the fifth set with a runaway score of 15–2 to advance to its first national title match in school history, and became the first ACC team to advance to a championship match. In the match, three Louisville players had season-best performances: libero Elena Scott finished with a career-high 28 digs, middle blocker Phekran Kong set a career record with 11 blocks, including four in the fifth set, and outside hitter Anna DeBeer had a career best five service aces. Louisville was led by Claire Chaussee with 25 kills, including four in the fifth set, hitting .429 and added three kills and three blocks. Pittsburgh was led by Courtney Buzzerio with 13 kills and Serena Gray with 10 kills.^[19]

National Championship

December 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–0	(1) Louisville	CHI Health Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska Attendance: 16,592 Referees: Michelle Prater, Paula Martin, Bev Rea, Dan Swensen
	(25–22, 25–14, 26–24) Report

Game Recap

Texas won its third NCAA (and fourth overall) national championship after defeating Louisville in three sets. Texas became the first overall number one seed to win the championship since Stanford in 2018. Texas was ranked number 1 for most of the 2022 season and was led by six All-Americans.

Texas won the close first set 25–22. Louisville jumped out to an early lead but most of the set was led by Texas, who led 18–17, before going on a 3–1 run to go up 21–18, eventually winning on a kill by Eggleston. Texas hit .533 in the first set to Louisville's .400. Texas dominated the second set, going up 15–7 and eventually winning 25–14. What would be the third and final set, Louisville led 15–14 lead going into the media timeout, before Texas went on a 6–1 run to go up 20–16. Louisville tied the set at 21 all on a block and went up 24–22 on back to back kills. Despite having two set point chances to force a fourth set, Louisville could not close the set as Texas won the championship on a service ace, 26–24. In the match, Texas hit .371 as a team, with nine blocks and five service aces, while holding Louisville to just a .189 hitting percentage.^[20]

Final Four All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team:^[21]

• Logan Eggleston (Texas) – Most Outstanding Player
• Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres (Texas)
• Asjia O'Neal (Texas)
• Madisen Skinner (Texas)
• Claire Chaussee (Louisville)
• Anna DeBeer (Louisville)
• Aiko Jones (Louisville)

Media coverage

For the third 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.^[22] All Sweet 16 and Elite 8 matches will air on ESPNU. ESPN will air the national semifinals while ESPN2 will air the national championship.

Rounds 1 & 2

Regional semifinals & Regional Finals

Semifinals & National Championship

Records by Conference

Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R32	S16	E8	F4	CM	NC
Big 12	5	11–4	.733	5	2	1	1	1	1
ACC	5	10–5	.667	3	2	2	2	1	–
West Coast	4	5–4	.556	2	1	1	1	–	–
Big Ten	6	13–6	.684	6	5	2	–	–	–
Pac-12	6	8–6	.571	4	2	2	–	–	–
SEC	7	8–7	.533	6	2	–	–	–	–
American	2	3–2	.600	2	1	–	–	–	–
Big East	2	2–2	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–
C-USA	2	2–2	.500	2	–	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
20 Others	20	0–20	.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, Atlantic 10, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MEAC, 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.

References