2011 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

2011 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2011 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
ChampionsUCLA (4th NCAA (7th national) title)
Runner-upIllinois (1st title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMichael Sealy (1st title)
Most outstanding playerRachael Kidder (UCLA)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
Alex Jupiter (USC)
Zoe Nightingale (UCLA)
Lauren Van Orden (UCLA)
Annie Luhrsen (Illinois) Michelle Bartsch (Illinois)
Colleen Ward (Illinois)
«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

Records

Lexington Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI[1] Record
American Patriot Automatic 94 23-10
Arizona Pac-12 At-large 49 19-12
Dayton Atlantic-10 Automatic 36 25-6
Delaware Colonial Automatic 79 20-12
Kentucky SEC At-large 13 26-5
Liberty Big South Automatic 145 20-12
Lipscomb Atlantic Sun Automatic 89 20-10
Long Beach State Big West Automatic 41 23-6
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC Automatic 195 24-6
Michigan State Big Ten At-large 37 21-11
8 Penn State Big Ten At-large 11 23-7
San Diego West Coast At-large 25 27-4
1 Texas Big 12 Automatic 2 22-4
16 Texas A&M Big 12 At-large 17 22-7
Texas State Southland Automatic 72 27-7
9 UCLA Pac-12 At-large 15 24-6
Minneapolis Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
Albany America East Automatic 85 21-8
Ball State MAC At-large 34 25-7
Cincinnati Big East Automatic 19 26-9
12 Florida State Atlantic Coast Automatic 10 24-6
4 Iowa State Big 12 At-large 3 22-5
Louisville Big East At-large 38 23-8
Miami (FL) Atlantic Coast At-large 22 25-4
Milwaukee Horizon Automatic 50 25-4
13 Minnesota Big Ten At-large 12 18-11
Morehead State Ohio Valley Automatic 86 26-7
North Dakota State Summit Automatic 42 26-8
Northern Illinois MAC At-large 14 28-6
5 Purdue Big Ten At-large 6 27-4
Samford Southern Automatic 62 29-4
Washington Pac-12 At-large 35 23-7
Western Michigan MAC At-large 32 24-8
Gainesville Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
Baylor Big 12 At-large 46 18-14
Central Michigan MAC Automatic 74 19-13
Duke Atlantic Coast At-large 43 21-8
Florida SEC At-large 20 24-5
3 Illinois Big Ten At-large 1 27-4
Marquette Big East At-large 40 23-10
Michigan Big Ten At-large 23 20-12
Middle Tennessee Sun Belt At-large 45 21-11
Missouri Big 12 At-large 33 21-12
Niagara MAAC Automatic 148 25-8
6 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 5 32-1
Ohio State Big Ten At-large 48 19-14
Sacred Heart Northeast Automatic 80 27-7
11 Stanford Pac-12 At-large 18 21-7
14 Tennessee SEC Automatic 9 27-3
Western Kentucky Sun Belt Automatic 21 31-3
Honolulu Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
California Pac-12 At-large 29 26-6
Colorado State Mountain West Automatic 28 23-5
10 Hawaiʻi WAC Automatic 7 29-1
Jackson State SWAC Automatic 217 29-9
Kansas State Big 12 At-large 26 20-10
Missouri State Missouri Valley At-large 44 22-8
2 Nebraska Big Ten Automatic 4 24-4
North Carolina Atlantic Coast At-large 31 23-8
Northern Colorado Big Sky Automatic 108 22-8
Oklahoma Big 12 At-large 27 21-11
Oregon Pac-12 At-large 30 21-9
15 Pepperdine West Coast Automatic 16 22-6
Tulsa Conference USA Automatic 24 27-6
7 USC Pac-12 Automatic 8 25-4
Wichita State Missouri Valley At-large 39 21-10
Yale Ivy Automatic 91 18-6

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

See also

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

References

  1. ^ "112611nittygrittyWVB" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved December 12, 2017.