Our model of March Insanity begins Tuesday when two convention tournaments get underway with automated NCAA Event bids on the road.
Within the SoCon, UNC Greensboro performs East Tennessee State, and within the Patriot League, Navy performs Bucknell and Loyola Maryland performs American.
So it’s time to interrupt it down, convention by convention.
If the common season is any indication, the world of NCAA Division I girls’s volleyball is in for a wild 5 weeks, culminating with the NCAA Championship December 14-17 in Tampa.
On Wednesday, we’ll have a look at the Energy 5, the ACC, Huge 12, Huge Ten, Pac-12 and SEC.
Right here, beginning with the Patriot and SoCon after which the remaining in alphabetical order, are all the remaining (RPI rankings are from the NCAA posting of November 12):
Patriot League
Colgate (20-7, 13-3, 80 RPI) received the convention by two video games over Military West Level (14-11, 11-5, RPI 114). The event opens Tuesday with third-seeded American enjoying sixth-seeded Loyola Maryland and fourth-seeded Bucknell taking up fifth-seeded Navy. Colgate and Military await for the semifinals Friday with the title match Sunday.
Solely the tourney winner will get a bid. Click on right here for the Patriot League Championship web site.
SoCon
For the longest time we had been enthralled with The Citadel, the final unbeaten moreover Nebraska. The Bulldogs, having the very best season in program historical past by far, received their first 23 matches, misplaced twice, and have received three since and stand at 26-2, 14-2 (RPI 92). They completed two video games forward of Mercer (16-11, 12-4, RPI 146).
The event begins Tuesday when eighth-seeded East Tennessee State performs ninth-seeded UNC Greensboro. Seven different groups — Samford, Furman, The Citadel, Mercer, Chattanooga, Wofford and Western Carolina — are ready in Friday’s quarterfinals. The semifinals are Saturday and the ultimate Sunday. Solely the winner will get an NCAA bid.
Click on right here for the SoCon Championship web site.
American Athletic
SMU (21-6, 15-1 RPI 25) leads the general standings by two video games over Wichita State (19-7, 13-3. RPI 55). The Mustangs, who’ve received 11 in a row, will get the league’s automated bid, barring an entire 0-4 collapse — and are enjoying for seeding. They’ve 4 matches left, two at house this weekend towards North Texas, a uncommon, late-season non-conference match towards West Coast-champion Pepperdine (RPI 36) after which end the AAC season at Temple. Even when Wichita State wins out it received’t get an at-large bid.
ASUN
FGCU (23-6, 15-1, RPI 57) received the regular-season by a recreation over Lipscomb (19-7, 14-2, RPI 75). Solely the convention tourney winner will get a bid. FGCU opens its play Thursday towards eighth-seeded Bellarmine and Lipscomb performs Stetson. The opposite matchups have North Florida vs. Jap Kentucky, Kennesaw State vs. North Alabama. The semifinals are Friday and closing on Saturday.
Click on right here for the ASUN Championship web site.
America East
UMBC (15-7, 8-2, RPI 56) received the six-team league by a recreation over New Hampshire (18-8, 7-3, RPI 112). UMBC performs Bryant on Friday and UNH performs Binghamton with the winners deciding the NCAA automated bid on Saturday.
Click on right here for the America East Championship web site.
Atlantic 10
It could be a surprising improvement if Dayton (29-2, 18-0, RPI 22) didn’t win. The Flyers have received 24 in a row and completed two video games forward of Loyola Chicago (18-11, 16-2, RPI 52). But when the Flyers get upset, that may give the A10 two groups within the 64-team NCAA subject.
The A10 tourney opens Friday when Davidson performs Saint Louis for the appropriate to face Dayton within the semifinals, after which VCU faces Fordham to get a crack at Loyola. The ultimate is Sunday.
Click on right here for the Atlantic 10 Championship web site.
Huge East
This most-entertaining convention begins its six-team event on November 22. Earlier than then the race nonetheless has to play out between Creighton (23-4, 14-2, RPI 11), Marquette (18-9, 14-2, RPI 23) and St. John’s (20-8, 12-4, RPI 54).
Definitely Creighton and Marquette will get bids regardless. The remaining schedule contains Xavier at Creighton on Friday — Xavier upset Creighton in 5 on September 23 — and St. John’s at Marquette. Marquette received the primary match in 5. The regular-season ends this weekend.
Click on right here for Huge East event data.
Huge Sky
Sacramento State (19-9, 12-2, RPI 152) leads the common season by two video games over Montana State (17-7, 10-4, RPI 167), Weber State (17-8, 10-4, RPI 133), and Northern Colorado (15-10, 10-4, and the convention’s highest RPI at 121).
The event doesn’t begin till November 22. Matches this closing week embody Sac State at Montana State on Thursday and Weber State at Northern Colorado on Friday.
Click on right here for the Huge Sky Championship web site.
Huge South
Excessive Level (21-6, 14-0, RPI 53) received the convention by two video games over Winthrop (13-12, 12-2, RPI 177), which it swept in each their conferences. So clearly it is a one-bid convention.
The event begins Saturday with Excessive Level taking up Presbyterian and Winthrop going through Gardner-Webb. The ultimate is Sunday.
Click on right here for the Huge South Championship web site.
Huge West
UC Santa Barbara (25-3, 15-1, RPI 34) pulled away and leads the convention by three video games two to play over Hawai’i (19-8 12-4, RPI 69), Lengthy Seashore State (18-8, 12-4, RPI 70) and Cal Poly (18-10, 12-4, RPI 100). UCSB’s solely league loss was at UC Irvine and it has received 5 matches in a row since. The ultimate two days of play features a regular-season-ending match between Lengthy Seashore at Hawai’i.
The event begins November 22 at Lengthy Seashore. Click on right here for the Huge West Championship web site.
CAA
Towson (23-5, 16-2, RPI 76), which has received 10 in a row, received the convention by a recreation over Delaware (22-4, 15-3, RPI 71). These groups cut up five-set matches in late September. Towson’s different loss was to the Combating Camels of Campbell (16-12, 13-5, RPI 151). The convention event begins Thursday with Stony Brook enjoying Charleston for the appropriate to play Towson and Northeastern going through Campbell to get Delaware.
Click on right here for the CAA Championship web site.
Convention USA
Prior to now, we might at all times look ahead to epic battles between Western Kentucky and Rice, however Rice left for the American Athletic. WKU (26-4, 16-0, RPI 21) dominated, ending 5 video games up on NM State (19-9, 11-5, RPI 82), Center Tennessee (20-8. 11-5, RPI 106) and UTEP (20-8, 11-5, RPI 68). The one means CUSA will get two groups into the NCAA Event is somebody has to upset WKU. And what an upset that may be.
The event quarterfinals are Friday. Click on right here for the Convention USA Championship web site.
Horizon League
Wright State (19-10, 15-3, RPI 87) received the convention by two video games over Inexperienced Bay (15-15, 13-5, RPI 195) and Milwaukee (21-11, 13-5, RPI 119). Wright State and Milwaukee play Saturday towards the Friday winners of Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky vs. Oakland, respectively. The ultimate is Sunday. It’s winner take all.
Click on right here for the Horizon League Championship web site.
Ivy League
Yale (19-3, 14-0, RPI 64), driving a 15-match successful streak, ran away from the pack, ending three video games forward of Princeton (14-8, 11-3, RPI 115). Princeton performs Brown on Friday, adopted by Yale vs. Harvard. The ultimate is Saturday and it’s winner take all.
Click on right here for the Ivy League Event web site.
Metro Atlantic
Fairfield (20-6, 16-2, RPI 160) received by two video games over Quinnipiac (19-9, 14-4, RPI 222). It’s one and accomplished as Fairfield awaits the Friday winner of the match between Marist and Iona and Quinnipiac will get the winner of Niagara vs. Rider.
Click on right here for the MAAC Championship web site.
MAC
Western Michigan (27-2, 17-0, RPI 39) has been the workforce to beat all 12 months, however this guarantees to be an excellent event that begins Saturday in Kalamazoo. First the league has to complete the common season, which incorporates six matches Wednesday and they’ll issue into event seeded after WMU, which has received 17 in a row. Ball State (16-12, 13-4, RPI 128) completed second to WMU within the West, whereas Buffalo (22-7, 12-5, RPI 93) and Ohio (17-12, 12-5, RPI 83) are tied for the East lead. Buffalo performs at Akron on Wednesday and Ohio is at Kent State.
You would need to assume that if WMU loses within the event it’s going to get an at-large. Click on right here for the MAC Championship web site.
MEAC
Coppin State (24-4, 13-1, RPI 145) received by two video games over Howard (15-13, 11-3, RPI 179). The eight-team event that begins Friday contains South Carolina State, Maryland Jap Shore, Norfolk State, Morgan State and North Carolina Central. The semifinals are Saturday and Sunday’s closing is on ESPNU.
Click on right here for the MEAC Championship web site.
Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa (23-6, 17-0, RPI 40) has received 18 in a row and must be thought-about for an at-large if it doesn’t win the event. Everybody else is one and accomplished. Drake is second (21-8, 14-3), 4 video games up on Southern Illinois, UIC and Valparaiso. After Wednesday’s final regular-season matches, which incorporates Drake at UNI, the event begins Sunday. The ultimate is on November 22.
Click on right here for the Missouri Valley Championship web site.
Mountain West
Utah State (22-5, 15-1, RPI 16) leads the league by a whopping 5 video games. And the Aggies, who’ve received 12 in a row, are assured of an at-large NCAA bid. Three groups are tied for second, New Mexico (18-9, 10-6, RPI 120), Colorado State (16-11, 10-6, RPI 67) and Fresno State (16-11, 10-6, RPI 163). There are three extra regular-season enjoying dates earlier than the event begins November 22. The one means the MWC will get two groups in is that if Utah State will get upset.
Click on right here for the Mountain West Championship web site.
NEC
The highest 4 groups made the event, together with Sacred Coronary heart (12-14, 11-3, RPI 288) and Fairleigh Dickinson (13-16, 11-3, RPI 310), which tied for first. Within the event that begins with semifinals Friday, Sacred Coronary heart performs LIU and FDU faces Saint Francis U, which is 15-10 and the one workforce within the eight-team convention with an total successful report.
Click on right here for the Northeast Convention Championship web site.
Ohio Valley
The league race remains to be undecided. Jap Illinois (23-4, 13-3, RPI 73) leads, a recreation forward of Southeast Missouri (20-7, 12-4, RPI 127), with Morehead State and Lindenwood three video games again. EIU completed the common season with back-to-back house matches towards Western Illinois, whereas Southeast Missouri is house for 2 matches with Lindenwood.
The event begins Monday with quarterfinals, the semifinals are Tuesday and the winner-take-all closing on Wednesday.
Click on right here for the Ohio Valley Convention Championship web site.
Southland
Southeastern Louisiana (26-4, 17-1, RPI 98) received the regular-season by a recreation over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (21-9, 16-2, RPI 162). The one different workforce within the eight-team league with a successful report is HCU (18-12, 13-5, RPI 169). The event in Corpus Christi begins Thursday with HCU and fourth-place McNeese ready for Friday’s quarterfinals. Southeastern and TAMUCC get byes into Saturday’s semifinals and the winner-take-all closing is Sunday.
Click on right here for the Southland Convention Championship web site.
SWAC
Alabama State (17-12, 16-0, RPI 225), which went 1-12 in pre-conference, hasn’t misplaced since. Prairie View (18-12, 13-3, RPI 258) completed second, simply forward of Florida A&M (16-13, 12-4, RPI 249). The quarterfinals are Friday, the semifinals Saturday and the winner-take-all closing on Sunday on ESPNU.
Click on right here for the SWAC Championship web site.
The Summit League
Omaha (13-13, 12-4, RPI 139) completed its common season and is a half recreation up on South Dakota (17-9, 11-4, RPI 111), Denver (12-11, 11-4, RPI 172) and Kansas Metropolis (20-7, 11-4, RPI 148). South Dakota performs at South Dakota State tonight, and Wednesday Kansas Metropolis is house for St. Thomas and Denver entertains Oral Roberts. So seeding for the event remains to be to be determined. Motion will get underway Sunday with the winner-take-all closing on Tuesday.
Click on right here for The Summit League Championship web site.
Solar Belt
This has been a season-long battle among the many high groups as they head to Foley, Alabama, for the event that begins Wednesday. Coastal Carolina (19-9, 14-2, RPI 63) received the East by two video games over James Madison (19-8, 12-4, RPI 24). Texas State (19-8, 12-4, RPI 35) and Troy (14-12, 12-4, RPI 77) and South Alabama (21-7, 12-4, RPI 37) tied for the West lead.
JMU, Texas State and South Alabama might all get at-large bids in the event that they don’t win, which might be a primary for the convention to have three groups, or, if a darkish horse emerges, 4.
Texas State, Coastal, South Alabama and JMU are already into Friday’s quarterfinals.
Click on right here for the Solar Belt Championship web site.
West Coast
Pepperdine (18-6, 14-0, RPI 36) has received 17 in a row and clinched the title and the NCAA automated bid that goes with it. The Waves had been first in.
Now the WCC has to hope for the very best from Loyola Marymount (18-6, 11-3, RPI 49) to get a second workforce in. LMU must win its final two matches towards Saint Mary’s and Santa Clara to remain in consideration for an at-large. San Diego (15-10, 11-4, RPI 65) will turn into the primary workforce to make the NCAA nationwide semifinals one 12 months and fail to make the event the following since defending-champion Stanford in 2020/21 (Value noting: Stanford completed 2-8 within the COVID-marred spring of 2021. Earlier than that, one other workforce coached by Kevin Hambly, Illinois, performed within the title match in 2011 however didn’t make the event in 2012. Earlier than that it was USC in 1986).
Pepperdine has a non-conference match at SMU (RPI 25) of the American Athletic Convention on Monday that, with a victory, might assist its NCAA tourney seeding.
WAC
Stephen F. Austin (27-3, 16-0, RPI 38) ran away with the title, ending three video games forward of Grand Canyon (20-7, 13-3, RPI 96). The one means the WAC can get two groups in is for somebody to upset SFA, which is driving a 16-match successful streak.
The event quarterfinals are Thursday at Utah Valley. Click on right here for the WAC Event web site.
The WAC additionally offered us with the primary teaching change of the season. Seattle U fired Michelle Cole on Monday after 4 seasons and this was her greatest, with double the variety of wins from the 12 months earlier than. Seattle completed 8-19 this season, 3-13 within the WAC, giving Cole a four-year report of 18-58.
Cease us when you’ve heard this earlier than: “A nationwide seek for a brand new head coach will start instantly,” the varsity stated in a information launch. Seattle U has by no means made the Division I NCAA Event however made it in Division II in 2003.
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