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2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship

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2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
Tournament details
DatesNovember 28–December 12, 2017
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsMississippi "Ole Miss" Rebels
Runner-upTexas Tech Red Raiders
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Best playerEmily Stroup, Ole Miss
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The 2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship began on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 and concluded on Tuesday, December 12. The first 15 automatic qualifying teams were announced on Sunday, November 21, and the full field was announced after the NCAA Tournament selection show on the night of Sunday, November 26. All games were played at on-campus sites, and the finals were streamed live on ESPN3.[1]

Originally announced as featuring 64 teams, the inaugural tournament was limited to 32 teams.[2]

The University of Mississippi's "Ole Miss" Rebels hosted one of the eight regional tournaments, where they defeated Stephen F. Austin 3–0 and Arkansas State 3–1. While remaining a host team through the rest of the tournament, Ole Miss downed Georgia 3–0 in the quarterfinals, West Virginia 3–0 in the semifinals, and Texas Tech 3–0 in the championship match.[3]

Qualifying Teams

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Automatic qualifications (AQ) were granted to the best team from each of the 32 conferences that was not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament. An automatic qualifier from any conference that declined a bid vacated the qualifier for that conference.[4] Invitations were declined by nine teams and/or their conferences. Three conferences were given at-large bids but no AQs, based on criteria set by Triple Crown Sports. Vacancies were filled by at-large bids offered to the teams with the highest RPI, regardless of conference or geographic location. Teams were assigned to four-team geographic regionals that met at on-campus sites.[5]

Automatic qualifiers

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RPI[6] School Conference Record RPI School Conference Record
47 North Texas C-USA 28–3 57 Georgia SEC 19–10
65 Charleston *
Towson
Colonial 27–5
26–5
69 Texas State Sun Belt 24–9
72 West Virginia Big 12 16–12 76 Temple American 17–9
78 Sacramento State Big Sky 26–9 79 UC Irvine Big West 21–7
87 Wyoming Mountain West 17–13 88 Illinois State MVC 20–11
90 SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 23–6 98 Pacific West Coast 16–13
100 Syracuse ACC 19–12 101 Stephen F. Austin Southland 26–7
107 Oral Roberts Summit 15–13 123 Bowling Green MAC 17–11
157 Campbell Big South 20–11 160 Albany America East 11–14
220 Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 27–8 312 Alabama A&M SWAC 14–19
No AQ, 2 At-Large bids Horizon No AQ, 1 At-Large bid Patriot
No AQ, 1 At-Large bid Patriot Conference and/or team
declined invitation
ASUN
Conference and/or team
declined invitation
A10 Big East
Big Ten Ivy
MAAC NEC
Pac-12 WAC
  • * = College of Charleston, one of the first 15 announced AQs received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament and was replaced by Towson.

At-large bids

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RPI School Conference Record RPI School Conference Record
73 Rice C-USA 21–8 77 SMU American 20–9
80 TCU Big 12 11–16 82 Ole Miss SEC 17–14
86 UCF American 17–13 89 Boise State Mountain West 17–13
96 Arkansas State Sun Belt 20–11 104 Green Bay Horizon 15–15
108 Colgate Patriot 18–10 110 IUPUI Horizon 16–14
118 Texas Tech Big 12 15–13 127 UNC Greensboro SoCon 19-11

Brackets

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Source= [5][7]

All games were played at campus sites. The sixteen first and eight second round regional tournament games were played November 28–December 1, 2017. Four quarterfinal games were played December 3–6. The two semifinal games were played December 7–9. The final game was played at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 12 and live-streamed on ESPN3.

Regions († = host)
Stockton, CA[8]
November 28–29
Athens, GA[9]
November 28–29
Morgantown, WV[10]
November 28–29
Oxford, MS[11]
November 29–30
Pacific Tigers (16–13) † Georgia Lady Bulldogs (19–10) † West Virginia Mountaineers (16–12) † Ole Miss Rebels (17–14) †
Boise State Broncos (17–13) Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs (14–19) Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (27–8) Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks (26–7)
Sacramento State Hornets (26–9) UNC Greensboro Spartans (19–11) Campbell Lady Camels (20–11) Arkansas State Red Wolves (20–11)
UC Irvine Anteaters (21–7) UCF Knights (17–13) Temple Owls (17–9) SIU Edwardsville Cougars (23–6)
Denton, TX[12]
November 30–December 1
Green Bay, WI[13]
November 30–December 1
San Marcos, TX[14]
November 30–December 1
Hamilton, NY[15]
November 30–December 1
North Texas Mean Green (28–3) † Green Bay Phoenix (15–15) † Texas State Bobcats (24–9) † Colgate Raiders (18–10) †
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (15–13) Bowling Green Falcons (17–11) Rice Owls (21–8) Towson Tigers (26–5)
Wyoming Cowgirls (17–13) IUPUI Jaguars (16–14) Texas Tech Red Raiders (15–13) Albany Great Danes (11–14)
TCU Horned Frogs (11–16) Illinois State Redbirds (20–11) SMU Mustangs (20–9) Syracuse Orange (19–12)
Quarterfinal Sites Semifinal sites Final site
Oxford, MS
Sunday, December 3
1 PM CST
Morgantown, WV
Monday, December 4
6 PM EST
Fort Worth, TX (2 games)
Wednesday, December 6
4 PM & 7 PM CST
Fort Worth, TX
Thursday, December 7
7 PM CST
Oxford, MS
Saturday, December 9
4:30 PM CST
Oxford, MS
Tuesday, December 12
7 PM EST
First Round
November 28–30
Second Round
November 29–December 1
Quarterfinals
December 3–6
Semifinals
December 8–10
Final
December 12
               
H North Texas 3
v Oral Roberts 1
North Texas 2
Texas Christian 3
h Wyoming 0
v Texas Christian 3
Texas Christian 3
Green Bay 0
H Green Bay 3
v Bowling Green 2
Green Bay 3
Illinois State 1
h Illinois State 3
v IUPUI 0
Texas Christian 1
Texas Tech 3
H Pacific 3
v Boise State 0
Pacific 2
UC Irvine 3
h UC Irvine 3
v Sacramento State 0
UC Irvine 1
Texas Tech 3
H Texas State 3
v Rice 0
Texas State 0
Texas Tech 3
h Southern Methodist 0
v Texas Tech 3
Texas Tech 0
Ole Miss 3
H Georgia 3
v Alabama A&M 0
Georgia 3
Central Florida 0
h Central Florida 3
v UNC Greensboro 0
Georgia 0
Mississippi 3
H Mississippi 3
v Stephen F. Austin 0
Mississippi 3
Arkansas State 1
h SIU Edwardsville 1
v Arkansas State 3
Mississippi 3
West Virginia 0
H West Virginia 3
v Maryland Eastern Shore 0
West Virginia 3
Temple 0
h Temple 3
v Campbell 0
West Virginia 3
Syracuse 0
H Colgate 2
v Towson 3
Syracuse 3
Towson 0
h Syracuse 3
v Albany 1
  • H = host; h = home team; v = visitor

All-tournament team

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Source = [16]

Player School Class Hometown (High school)
Emily Stroup (MVP) Ole Miss Sophomore Fargo, ND (Fargo South)
Kate Gibson Ole Miss Senior Sedalia, CO (Valor Christian)
Caroline Adams Ole Miss Junior Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More Catholic)
Missy Owens Texas Tech RS Junior Yorba Linda, CA (Yorba Linda)
Kate Klepetka Texas Tech RS Senior Allen, TX (Allen)
Mia Swanegan West Virginia Senior Blue Springs, MO (Blue Springs South)
Anna Walsh TCU Junior Grapevine, TX (Colleyville Heritage)

References

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  1. ^ "64-team National Invitational Volleyball Championship set for 2017". VolleyballMag.com. December 15, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 NIVC to feature 32-team field". Triple Crown Sports. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss volleyball caps historic season with NIVC title". The Oxford Eagle. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Women's NIVC Event Information". Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Women's NIVC Tournament Field". Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  6. ^ "VB Nitty Gritty Thru Nov 25 2017" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "NIVC Bracket". Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tigers to Serve as Host for NIVC Tournament". Pacific Athletics. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  9. ^ "VOLLEYBALL TO HOST FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF NIVC". University of Georgia Athletics. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "WVU Earns Postseason Berth". West Virginia University Athletics. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "VOLLEYBALL TO HOST NIVC FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS". CBS Interactive. November 26, 2017. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "North Texas Accepts Automatic Bid To NIVC". CBS Interactive. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "VOLLEYBALL TO HOST FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF 2017 POSTSEASON NIVC". Green Bay Athletics. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  14. ^ "Texas State selected as host site for NIVC First/Second Rounds". Texas State University. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  15. ^ "Volleyball Earns NIVC Bid, Will Host First and Second Rounds". COLGATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "Ole Miss claims NIVC Title". Triple Crown Sports. December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
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