The champions have been crowned. The only question that remains is who will get the 2 at large spots. We will not have to wait long. In fact, by the time you are reading this, you may already know who the 7 teams are and where they are seeded. That is why this Scouting Report is coming out extra early this morning. There will be plenty to say about the tournament in the coming days, but let’s just get a quick recap of the champions from yesterday.
Here are your conference champions: Hawai’i (Big West), North Greenville (ConfCarolinas), Princeton (EIVA), Ball State (MIVA), and Pepperdine (MPSF). Although they do not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Lincoln Memorial won the IVA Championship as well.
If you are looking for top-tier bracketology, then you should definitely keep your eyes on Off the Block. They will be breaking down what the potential options are and the factors that the selection committee takes into account.
We are almost there! Hang in there volleyball fans.
VBelo Standings
Here are the VBelo standings going into the national championship. It looks different than most polls or rankings out there but it gives a really good picture of relative strength.
Match Recaps
Big West Championship
#4/4 Hawai’i (67%) def. #3/3 Long Beach (33%): 3-0
Conference Carolinas Championship
North Greenville (43%) def. Mount Olive (57%): 3-2
(25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 21-25, 15-7)
EIVA Championship
Princeton (47%) def. NJIT (53%): 3-1
(23-25, 27-25, 27-25, 25-18)
MIVA Championship
#7/5 Ball State (76%) def. #15 Purdue Fort Wayne (24%): 3-0
(28-26, 25-20, 25-16)
MPSF Championship
#8/8 Pepperdine (69%) def. #13 Stanford (31%): 3-2
(25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 22-25, 15-12)
IVA Championship
Lincoln Memorial (60%) def. Daemen (40%): 3-0
(25-20, 25-19, 25-13)
1st place match.
Queens (62%) def. Limestone (38%): 3-0
(25-17, 25-17, 25-23)
3rd place match.
Tusculum (51%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (49%): 3-2
(25-27, 25-19, 19-25, 25-23, 15-9)
5th place match.
D’Youville (60%) def. Alderson Broaddus (40%): 3-0
(25-20, 25-17, 27-25)
7th place match.