2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship

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]

2017 National Invitational Volleyball Championship
DatesNovember 28–December 12, 2017
Teams32
ChampionsMississippi "Ole Miss" Rebels
Runners-upTexas Tech Red Raiders
Matches played31
Best playerEmily Stroup, Ole Miss
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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. 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

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
RPI[6] School Conference Record RPI School Conference Record
47North TexasC-USA28–357GeorgiaSEC19–10
65Charleston *
Towson		Colonial27–5
26–5		69Texas StateSun Belt24–9
72West VirginiaBig 1216–1276TempleAmerican17–9
78Sacramento StateBig Sky26–979UC IrvineBig West21–7
87WyomingMountain West17–1388Illinois StateMVC20–11
90SIU EdwardsvilleOhio Valley23–698PacificWest Coast16–13
100SyracuseACC19–12101Stephen F. AustinSouthland26–7
107Oral RobertsSummit15–13123Bowling GreenMAC17–11
157CampbellBig South20–11160AlbanyAmerica East11–14
220Maryland Eastern ShoreMEAC27–8312Alabama A&MSWAC14–19
—No AQ, 2 At-Large bidsHorizon—No AQ, 1 At-Large bidPatriot
—No AQ, 1 At-Large bidPatriot—Conference and/or team
declined invitation		ASUN—
—Conference and/or team
declined invitation		A10—Big East
Big TenIvy
MAACNEC
Pac-12WAC
  • * = 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
RPI School Conference Record RPI School Conference Record
73RiceC-USA21–877SMUAmerican20–9
80TCUBig 1211–1682Ole MissSEC17–14
86UCFAmerican17–1389Boise StateMountain West17–13
96Arkansas StateSun Belt20–11104Green BayHorizon15–15
108ColgatePatriot18–10110IUPUIHorizon16–14
118Texas TechBig 1215–13127UNC GreensboroSoCon19-11

Brackets

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 SitesSemifinal sitesFinal 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

Source = [16]

PlayerSchoolClassHometown (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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  5. "Women's NIVC Tournament Field". Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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  8. "Tigers to Serve as Host for NIVC Tournament". Pacific Athletics. November 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
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