1993 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

1993 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
1993 NCAA Final Four logo
ChampionsLong Beach State (2nd NCAA (4th national) title)
Runner-upPenn State (1st title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrian Gimmillaro (2nd title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
«1992  1994»

The 1993 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 18, 1993, when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.

Long Beach State won the program's second NCAA title. Led by Nichelle Burton's 28 kills and AVCA National Player of the Year Danielle Scott's 21 kills, the 49ers defeated Penn State 15–13, 12–15, 15–11, 16–14.[1]

The NCAA's expansion of 32 tournament teams to 48 tournament teams began in 1993.

Records

West Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arizona Pac-10 At-large 18-10
3 Arizona State Pac-10 At-large 20-7
2 BYU WAC Automatic 26-2
Lamar Sun Belt Automatic 24-11
New Mexico WAC At-large 17-10
Radford Big South Automatic 25-10
San Diego West Coast At-large 24-5
Santa Clara West Coast Automatic 22-9
4 Stanford Pac-10 At-large 21-6
1 UCLA Pac-10 Automatic 28-1
USC Pac-10 At-large 21-8
Washington State Pac-10 At-large 20-10
Mideast Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Ball State Mid-American Automatic 26-4
2 Colorado Big Eight Automatic 25-5
Cornell Ivy League Automatic 17-9
Illinois Big Ten At-large 17-12
Illinois State Missouri Valley At-large 21-10
Minnesota Big Ten At-large 22-9
Nebraska Big Eight At-large 24-5
Northern Illinois Mid-Continent Automatic 28-5
4 Notre Dame Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 25-5
3 Penn State Big Ten Automatic 27-3
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley Automatic 22-7
1 UC Santa Barbara Big West Auto (shared) 28-3
Northwest Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Appalachian State Southern Automatic 25-12
DePaul Great Midwest Automatic 22-13
Florida State ACC At-large 23-9
George Washington Atlantic 10 Automatic 27-7
2 Hawaii Big West At-large 17-10
Idaho Big Sky Automatic 23-5
1 Long Beach State Big West Auto (shared) 27-2
4 Ohio State Big Ten At-large 23-5
3 Pacific Big West At-large 20-9
Pittsburgh Big East Automatic 23-9
South Florida Metro At-large 23-6
Wisconsin Big Ten At-large 18-12
South Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Clemson ACC At-large 27-7
Duke ACC Automatic 28-2
2 Florida SEC Automatic 30-3
George Mason CAA Automatic 28-4
3 Georgia SEC At-large 28-5
Houston Southwest At-large 19-15
4 Kentucky SEC At-large 29-3
Louisville Metro Automatic 23-12
Sam Houston State Southland Automatic 25-7
Tennessee SEC At-large 17-12
1 Texas Southwest Automatic 29-2
Texas A&M Southwest At-large 26-7

Brackets

West regional

First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  New Mexico 3
Santa Clara 0
1 UCLA 3
New Mexico 1
1 UCLA 3
4 Stanford 1
Southern California 1
4 Stanford 3
Southern California 3
Radford 0
1 UCLA 0
2 BYU 3
Arizona 3
Lamar 0
3 Arizona State 2
Arizona 3
Arizona 0
2 BYU 3
Washington State 1
2 BYU 3
San Diego 1
Washington State 3

Mideast regional

First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Minnesota 3
Ball State 0
1 UCSB 2
Minnesota 3
Minnesota 2
4 Notre Dame 3
Nebraska 0
4 Notre Dame 3
Nebraska 3
Cornell 0
4 Notre Dame 0
3 Penn State 3
Northern Illinois 3
Illinois State 0
3 Penn State 3
Northern Illinois 0
3 Penn State 3
2 Colorado 2
Illinois 0
2 Colorado 3
Illinois 3
Southwest Missouri State 0

Northwest regional

First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Pittsburgh 2
George Washington 3
1 Long Beach State 3
George Washington 0
1 Long Beach State 3
4 Ohio State 1
Idaho 1
4 Ohio State 3
Idaho 3
Appalachian State 0
1 Long Beach State 3
2 Hawaiʻi 0
Florida State 3
DePaul 1
3 Pacific 3
Florida State 1
3 Pacific 1
2 Hawaiʻi 3
Wisconsin 0
2 Hawaiʻi 3
Wisconsin 3
South Florida 0

South regional

First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Texas A&M 3
George Mason 1
1 Texas 3
Texas A&M 0
1 Texas 3
Duke 0
Duke 3
4 Kentucky 0
Duke 3
Louisville 0
1 Texas 2
2 Florida 3
Sam Houston State 1
Tennessee 3
3 Georgia 3
Tennessee 1
3 Georgia 0
2 Florida 3
Houston 0
2 Florida 3
Clemson 0
Houston 3

Final Four - UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin

National semifinals National championship
      
2 BYU 1
3 Penn State 3
3 Penn State 1
1 Long Beach State 3
1 Long Beach State 3
2 Florida 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "LONG BEACH WINS VOLLEYBALL TITLE". Chicago Tribune. December 19, 1993. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2009.