1995 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 16, 1995, when Nebraska defeated Texas 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.

1995 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
1995 NCAA Final Four logo
ChampionsNebraska (1st title)
Runner-upTexas (2nd NCAA (3rd national) title match)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTerry Pettit (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team
  • Allison Weston (Nebraska)
  • Katie Crnich (Nebraska)
  • Christy Johnson (Nebraska)
  • Billie Winsett (Nebraska)
  • Demetria Sance (Texas)
  • Kristin Folkl (Stanford)
«1994 1996»

Nebraska defeated Texas 11-15, 15-2, 15-7, 16-14. Nebraska was led by Katie Crnich and Billie Winsett who each had 25 kills.[1] After losing its second match of the season to then-No. 1 Stanford, Nebraska reeled off 31 consecutive matches to claim the NCAA title and had the program's best season at 32-1 (.970%).[2]

Play-in games

November 19
   
 Hofstra (NAC, 20-12)3
 Rider (NEC, 16-12)0
November 21
   
 UCF (TAAC, 31-9)3
 UMBC (Big South, 25-8)0
November 25
   
 Middle Tenn. (OVC, 31-6)3
 Princeton (Ivy, 29-3)1
November 25
   
 Northern Iowa (MVC, 27-1)3
 Valparaiso (Mid-Cont., 24-9)0
n/a
   
 Siena (MAAC, 26-5)3
 Colgate (Patriot, 19-8)1
n/a
   
 Marshall (Southern, 24-10)3
 Florida A&M (MEAC, 15-18)0

Records

Pacific Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
ColoradoBig EightAt-large17-10
IdahoBig SkyAutomatic27-4
Iowa StateBig EightAt-large21-11
Loyola MarymountWest CoastAutomatic24-4
North TexasSouthlandAutomatic24-9
Northern IowaMissouri ValleyAutomatic28-1
Notre DameBig EastAutomatic26-6
Oral RobertsIndependentAt-large27-2
PacificBig WestAt-large21-8
StanfordPac-10Automatic26-2
USCPac-10At-large16-8
Washington StatePac-10At-large22-6
East Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Arkansas StateSun BeltAutomatic27-6
FloridaSECAutomatic33-1
George WashingtonAtlantic 10Automatic29-5
GeorgiaSECAt-large20-8
HofstraNorth AtlanticAutomatic21-12
IllinoisBig TenAt-large23-8
MarshallSouthernAutomatic25-10
Middle Tennessee StateOhio ValleyAutomatic32-6
South CarolinaSECAt-large20-10
TexasSouthwestAutomatic24-6
Texas A&MSouthwestAt-large22-6
Texas TechSouthwestAt-large20-11
Central Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Ball StateMid-AmericanAutomatic21-11
George MasonCAAAutomatic20-10
Georgia TechACCAutomatic28-6
IndianaBig TenAt-large20-13
Loyola (IL)Midwestern CollegiateAutomatic27-6
MarylandACCAt-large21-9
Miami (OH)Mid-AmericanAt-large24-6
NebraskaBig EightAutomatic27-1
Ohio StateBig TenAt-large21-7
Penn StateBig TenAt-large26-7
SienaMAACAutomatic27-5
UCLAPac-10At-large21-8
Mountain Regional
SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRecord
Arizona StatePac-10At-large18-7
BYUWACAt-large20-8
Colorado StateWACAt-large21-10
HawaiiBig WestAutomatic29-0
HoustonSouthwestAt-large17-13
Long Beach StateBig WestAt-large21-9
LouisvilleConference USAAt-large28-5
Michigan StateBig TenAutomatic31-2
San Diego StateWACAutomatic26-4
South FloridaConference USAAutomatic27-4
UC Santa BarbaraBig WestAt-large25-8
UCFTrans AmericaAutomatic32-9

Brackets

Pacific regional

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalRegional final
            
 Colorado0
Northern Iowa3
1Stanford3
Northern Iowa0
1Stanford3
Southern California0
Southern California3
4Pacific0
Southern California3
North Texas0
1Stanford3
Oral Roberts0
Loyola Marymount2
Oral Roberts3
3Washington State0
Oral Roberts3
Oral Roberts3
2Notre Dame0
Iowa State1
2Notre Dame3
Idaho0
Iowa State3

East regional

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalRegional final
            
 Arkansas State2
Texas Tech3
1Florida3
Texas Tech2
1Florida3
4Texas A&M0
South Carolina0
4Texas A&M3
South Carolina3
Hofstra0
1Florida2
2Texas3
Georgia3
Marshall0
3Illinois3
Georgia1
3Illinois0
2Texas3
George Washington0
2Texas3
Middle Tennessee0
George Washington3

Central regional

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalRegional final
            
 George Mason3
Indiana0
1Nebraska3
George Mason0
1Nebraska3
4Penn State1
Georgia Tech0
4Penn State3
Georgia Tech3
Siena0
1Nebraska3
2UCLA0
Maryland3
Miami (Oh.)0
3Ohio State3
Maryland1
3Ohio State0
2UCLA3
Ball State0
2UCLA3
Ball State3
Loyola (Ill.)0

Mountain regional

First roundSecond roundRegional semifinalRegional final
            
 Louisville3
Central Florida1
1Hawaiʻi3
Louisville0
1Hawaiʻi3
4Arizona State1
UCSB2
4Arizona State3
UCSB3
South Florida0
1Hawaiʻi2
2Michigan State3
Long Beach State3
Colorado State0
3San Diego State3
Long Beach State1
3San Diego State0
2Michigan State3
BYU0
2Michigan State3
Houston0
BYU3
National semifinalsNational championship
      
1Stanford2
2Texas3
2Texas1
1Nebraska3
1Nebraska3
2Michigan State2

See also

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