2011 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament

2011 NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Tournament
Champions	UCLA (4th NCAA (7th National) title)
Runner-Up	Illinois (1st title match)
Semifinalists	Southern California (10th Final Four) Florida State (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach	Michael Sealy (1st title)
Most Outstanding Player	Rachael Kidder (UCLA)
NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournaments «2010  2012»

The 2011 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on December 1, 2011 and ended on December 17 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas when UCLA defeated Illinois 3 sets to 1 in the national championship match.

Qualifying teams

Seed	School	Conference
1	Texas	Big 12
2	Nebraska	Big Ten
3	Illinois	Big Ten
4	Iowa State	Big 12
5	Purdue	Big Ten
6	UNI	MVC
7	USC	Pac-12
8	Penn State	Big Ten
9	UCLA	Pac-12
10	Hawaiʻi	WAC
11	Stanford	Pac-12
12	Florida State	ACC
13	Minnesota	Big Ten
14	Tennessee	SEC
15	Pepperdine	WCC
16	Texas A&M	Big 12
	Arizona	Pac-12
	California	Pac-12
	Cincinnati	Big East
	Delaware	CAA
	Florida	SEC
	Kansas State	Big 12
	Kentucky	SEC
	Louisville	Big East
	Michigan	Big Ten
	Northern Illinois	MAC
	Ohio State	Big Ten
	Oklahoma	Big 12
	Oregon	Pac-12
	San Diego	WCC
	Washington	Pac-12
	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt
	American	Patriot
	Ball State	MAC
	Baylor	Big 12
	Colorado State	MWC
	Dayton	Atlantic-10
	Long Beach State	Big West
	Marquette	Big East
	Miami	ACC
	Michigan State	Big Ten
	Middle Tennessee	Sun Belt
	Missouri	Big 12
	North Carolina	ACC
	Samford	SoCon
	Tulsa	C-USA
	Western Michigan	MAC
	Wichita State	MVC
	Albany	America East
	Central Michigan Chippewas	MAC
	Duke	ACC
	Jackson State	SWAC
	Liberty	Big South
	Lipscomb	Atlantic Sun
	Milwaukee	Horizon
	Missouri State	MVC
	Morehead State	OVC
	Niagara	MAAC
	North Dakota	Summit
	Northern Colorado	Big Sky
	Sacred Heart	NEC
	Texas State	Southland
	Maryland Eastern Shore	MEAC
	Yale	Ivy

Lexington Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	1	Texas	3
		Texas State	0
						1	Texas	3
	Austin, TX
							Michigan State	0
		Michigan State	3
		Arizona	1
											1	Texas	3
												Kentucky	1
		Kentucky	3
		Dayton	2
							Kentucky	3
	College Station, TX
						16	Texas A&M	0
		Lipscomb	1
	16	Texas A&M	3
																1	Texas	1
																9	UCLA	3
	9	UCLA	3
		UMES	0
						9	UCLA	3
	Los Angeles, CA
							San Diego	1
		Long Beach State	1
		San Diego	3
											9	UCLA	3
											8	Penn State	0
		Delaware	3
		American	1
							Delaware	0
	University Park, PA
						8	Penn State	3
		Liberty	0
	8	Penn State	3

Minneapolis Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	5	Purdue	3
		Morehead State	0
						5	Purdue	3
	West Lafayette, IN
							Louisville	1
		Ball State	0
		Louisville	3
											5	Purdue	1
											12	Florida State	3
		Cincinnati	3
		Samford	2
							Cincinnati	2
	Tallahassee, FL
						12	Florida State	3
		Albany (NY)	0
	12	Florida State	3
																12	Florida State	3
																4	Iowa State	2
	13	Minnesota	3
		North Dakota State	0
						13	Minnesota	3
	Minneapolis, MN
							Washington	2
		Western Michigan	1
		Washington	3
											13	Minnesota	1
											4	Iowa State	3
		Northern Illinois	1
		Miami (FL)	3
							Miami (FL)	0
	Ames, IA
						4	Iowa State	3
		Milwaukee	0
	4	Iowa State	3

Gainesville Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	3	Illinois	3
		Central Michigan	0
						3	Illinois	3
	Champaign, IL
							Marquette	0
		Marquette	3
		Western Kentucky	1
											3	Illinois	3
												Ohio State	1
		Ohio State	3
		Middle Tennessee State	1
							Ohio State	3
	Knoxville, TN
						14	Tennessee	2
		Duke	1
	14	Tennessee	3
																3	Illinois	3
																	Florida	1
	11	Stanford	3
		Sacred Heart	1
						11	Stanford	1
	Stanford, CA
							Michigan	3
		Baylor	1
		Michigan	3
											Michigan		0
											Florida		3
		Florida	3
		Missouri	1
							Florida	3
	Cedar Falls, IA
						6	Northern Iowa	1
		Niagara	0
	6	Northern Iowa	3

Honolulu Regional

	First round December 1–2					Second round December 2–3					Regional semifinals December 9					Regional finals December 10
	7	Southern California	3
		Yale	0
						7	Southern California	3
	Los Angeles, CA
							Tulsa	0
		Tulsa	3
		Oklahoma	1
											7	Southern California	3
											10	Hawaiʻi	2
		Oregon	2
		Colorado State	3
							Colorado State	1
	Honolulu, HI
						10	Hawaiʻi	3
		Northern Colorado	0
	10	Hawaiʻi	3
																7	Southern California	3
																15	Pepperdine	2
	15	Pepperdine	3
		Missouri State	0
						15	Pepperdine	3
	Malibu, CA
							North Carolina	0
		North Carolina	3
		California	2
											15	Pepperdine	3
												Kansas State	0
		Kansas State	3
		Wichita State	0
							Kansas State	3
	Lincoln, NE
						2	Nebraska	2
		Jackson State	0
	2	Nebraska	3

Final Four - Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

	National Semifinals December 15					National Championship December 17
	9	UCLA	3
	12	Florida State	0
						9	UCLA	3
						3	Illinois	1
	3	Illinois	3
	7	Southern California	2

Notes

• December 15, 2011 – Head coach Michael Sealy of UCLA was named the National Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
• Rachael Kidder of UCLA was the most outstanding player
• All-tournament Team: Alex Jupiter, USC; Zoe Nightingale, UCLA; Lauren Van Orden, UCLA; Annie Luhrsen, Illinois; Michelle Bartsch, Illinois; Colleen Ward, Illinois; Rachael Kidder, UCLA

See also

• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
• AVCA
• AIAW Women's Volleyball Championship

References