2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Bracket

Five Pac-12 women's volleyball teams earned bids, highlighted by the Cardinal being selected as the No. 2 overall national seed, to the 2023 NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball Championship as the 64-team field was announced by the NCAA Division I Womens Volleyball committee on Sunday.

Back-to-back Pac-12 champion Stanford, along with league runner-up Oregon and Washington State, were tabbed as the top-16 seeds overall and will all host matches next weekend. The Cardinal, the No. 1 seed in their region and a top-four national seed for a second straight year, will have an opportunity to play in the Super Regional rounds at home if they can advance beyond Saturday. The Ducks are the No. 2 seed in the Wisconsin Region and will host first and second round matches in Eugene on Thursday and Friday, while Washington State is the No. 4 seed in the Pittsburgh Regional and will play its first and second round matches in Pullman on Friday and Saturday.

Joining the Cardinal, Ducks and Cougars in the field are Arizona State and USC, with the Sun Devils seeded No. 5 in the Stanford Region and the Trojans seeded No. 8 the Pittsburgh Region. ASU is making its first tournament appearance since 2015, while the other four are all repeat selections from last year.

After a process change prior the 2022 NCAA Tournament, the committee, instead of seeding just the top 16 teams, now seed the top 32 teams on a national basis across eight seed lines. The top 16 seeds will host a regional and the top four national seeds will host a super if given the opportunity.

First- and second-round matches will be played November 30- December 3 at 16 campus sites.  Teams winning both matches will continue to regional play December 7 & 9. Regionals for the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship will be held at four non-predetermined campus sites, which will be announced on December 4. At each site, four teams will compete in single-elimination regional semifinal competition.

The regional winners will advance to the national semifinals and championship final hosted by the University of South Florida, in conjunction with the Tampa Bay Sports Commission December 14&17 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The national semifinal matches will broadcast on ESPN, and the championship match will broadcast on ABC.

The five participants will now look to add to the Conference's success in NCAA postseason play:

• Pac-12 institutions have won 17 of the 42 all-time NCAA championships in womens volleyball, four more than the next closest conference (Big Ten), and four of the past 12.
• Pac-12 teams have compiled a 504-274 (.648) record in NCAA play. Toss out the 48 postseason matches between Conference teams and the leagues NCAA Tournament record against non-conference opponents stands at 447-220 (.670). Seven different Pac-12 programs have made NCAA semifinal appearances since 2001 and 14 of the past 22 championship matches have included at least one Pac-12 program.
• A Pac-12 team has been one of the final four teams in all but five years of the NCAA Tournament (1993, 1998, 2009, 2015, 2021, 2022) and at least one Pac-12 team has played in 27 of the 42 NCAA title matches all-time, the most of any league.

Friday, Dec. 1 - 7 p.m. PT - Fresno State (19-13) at Stanford (26-3)

The Cardinal, fresh off capping a second straight Pac-12 Championship behind a 19-1 mark in conference play, earned the No. 2 national seed and will begin their postseason journey in Palo Alto. Stanford is making its 42nd all-time NCAA tournament appearance and sixth under head coach Kevin Hambly. The nine-time national champions are looking for their first title since winning back-to-back in 2018 and 2019 with the Cardinal seeking a 24th Final Four trip and 18th appearance in the national title match after coming up short in the Elite Eight a year ago. Stanford opens NCAA play Friday, Dec. 1 against Fresno State at 7 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion.

Thursday, Nov. 30 - 7 p.m. PT - Southeastern Louisiana (28-4) at Oregon (26-5)

Oregon is the No. 2 seed in its region after finishing second in the Pac-12 in back-to-back years and for the third time in the last four. The Ducks, who reached the Elite Eight last year, will compete in the tournament for the 20th time in program history, the 13th time in the past 14 seasons and the sixth time under head coach Matt Ulmer. Oregon, hosting for a second straight year, will take on Southeastern Louisiana for a a first-round match on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. PT at Matthew Knight Arena.

Friday, Dec. 1 - 7 p.m. PT - Grand Canyon (23-7) at Washington State (24-7)

Qualifying for its eighth straight NCAA Tournament, Washington State is making its 18th postseason appearance all-time. The Cougars ended conference play in a tie for third - matching last year's third-place finish - and won 14 Pac-12 matches for a second straight year, also matching last year's best league total under head coach Jen Greeny. The eight consecutive appearances in 13 seasons with Greeny at the helm is a program record. The Cougars will host first and second round matches for the first time since 2020 and will face Grand Canyon in the opening round at Bohler Gym on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. PT.

Friday, Dec. 1 - 3:30 p.m. PT - Georgia (19-11) vs. Arizona State (26-6) - Provo, Utah

On the heels of a historic regular season under first-year head coach J.J. Van Niel, Arizona State is returning to the postseason after a seven-year absence. The Sun Devils tied for third in the Pac-12 - their highest finish since tying for second in 1993 - while they set a new program record with 14 conference wins. Overall, Arizona State will appear in its 20th NCAA tournament all-time. The Sun Devils are seeded No. 5 in the Stanford quarter of the bracket and will head to Provo, Utah for a first-round matchup against Georgia on Friday, Dec. 1 at 3:30 p.m. PT.

Friday, Dec. 1 - 1 p.m. PT - UMBC (17-7) vs. USC (18-12) - Pittsburgh, PA

USC will make a second straight NCAA tournament appearance and its 39th all-time. The Trojans finished fifth in the Pac-12 standings, capturing wins over Washington State and Arizona State, both American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top-25 teams this season. The Trojans are the No. 8 seed in Pittsburgh's Region, who was tabbed the No. 4 national seed overall, and will take on UMBC in the first round on Friday, December 1 at 1 p.m. PT in Pittsburgh.