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)

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
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Colorado Big Eight At-large 17-10
Idaho Big Sky Automatic 27-4
Iowa State Big Eight At-large 21-11
Loyola Marymount West Coast Automatic 24-4
North Texas Southland Automatic 24-9
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Automatic 28-1
Notre Dame Big East Automatic 26-6
Oral Roberts Independent At-large 27-2
Pacific Big West At-large 21-8
Stanford Pac-10 Automatic 26-2
USC Pac-10 At-large 16-8
Washington State Pac-10 At-large 22-6
East Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arkansas State Sun Belt Automatic 27-6
Florida SEC Automatic 33-1
George Washington Atlantic 10 Automatic 29-5
Georgia SEC At-large 20-8
Hofstra North Atlantic Automatic 21-12
Illinois Big Ten At-large 23-8
Marshall Southern Automatic 25-10
Middle Tennessee State Ohio Valley Automatic 32-6
South Carolina SEC At-large 20-10
Texas Southwest Automatic 24-6
Texas A&M Southwest At-large 22-6
Texas Tech Southwest At-large 20-11
Central Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Ball State Mid-American Automatic 21-11
George Mason CAA Automatic 20-10
Georgia Tech ACC Automatic 28-6
Indiana Big Ten At-large 20-13
Loyola (IL) Midwestern Collegiate Automatic 27-6
Maryland ACC At-large 21-9
Miami (OH) Mid-American At-large 24-6
Nebraska Big Eight Automatic 27-1
Ohio State Big Ten At-large 21-7
Penn State Big Ten At-large 26-7
Siena MAAC Automatic 27-5
UCLA Pac-10 At-large 21-8
Mountain Regional
Seed School Conference Berth Type Record
Arizona State Pac-10 At-large 18-7
BYU WAC At-large 20-8
Colorado State WAC At-large 21-10
Hawaii Big West Automatic 29-0
Houston Southwest At-large 17-13
Long Beach State Big West At-large 21-9
Louisville Conference USA At-large 28-5
Michigan State Big Ten Automatic 31-2
San Diego State WAC Automatic 26-4
South Florida Conference USA Automatic 27-4
UC Santa Barbara Big West At-large 25-8
UCF Trans America Automatic 32-9

Brackets

Pacific regional
First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Colorado 0
Northern Iowa 3
1 Stanford 3
Northern Iowa 0
1 Stanford 3
Southern California 0
Southern California 3
4 Pacific 0
Southern California 3
North Texas 0
1 Stanford 3
Oral Roberts 0
Loyola Marymount 2
Oral Roberts 3
3 Washington State 0
Oral Roberts 3
Oral Roberts 3
2 Notre Dame 0
Iowa State 1
2 Notre Dame 3
Idaho 0
Iowa State 3

East regional
First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Arkansas State 2
Texas Tech 3
1 Florida 3
Texas Tech 2
1 Florida 3
4 Texas A&M 0
South Carolina 0
4 Texas A&M 3
South Carolina 3
Hofstra 0
1 Florida 2
2 Texas 3
Georgia 3
Marshall 0
3 Illinois 3
Georgia 1
3 Illinois 0
2 Texas 3
George Washington 0
2 Texas 3
Middle Tennessee 0
George Washington 3

Central regional
First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  George Mason 3
Indiana 0
1 Nebraska 3
George Mason 0
1 Nebraska 3
4 Penn State 1
Georgia Tech 0
4 Penn State 3
Georgia Tech 3
Siena 0
1 Nebraska 3
2 UCLA 0
Maryland 3
Miami (Oh.) 0
3 Ohio State 3
Maryland 1
3 Ohio State 0
2 UCLA 3
Ball State 0
2 UCLA 3
Ball State 3
Loyola (Ill.) 0

Mountain regional
First round Second round Regional semifinal Regional final
            
  Louisville 3
Central Florida 1
1 Hawaiʻi 3
Louisville 0
1 Hawaiʻi 3
4 Arizona State 1
UCSB 2
4 Arizona State 3
UCSB 3
South Florida 0
1 Hawaiʻi 2
2 Michigan State 3
Long Beach State 3
Colorado State 0
3 San Diego State 3
Long Beach State 1
3 San Diego State 0
2 Michigan State 3
BYU 0
2 Michigan State 3
Houston 0
BYU 3

Final Four - Mullins Center, Amherst, Massachusetts
National semifinals National championship
      
1 Stanford 2
2 Texas 3
2 Texas 1
1 Nebraska 3
1 Nebraska 3
2 Michigan State 2

See also

References
  1. Gelin, Dana (December 25, 1995). "Nebraska defeated Texas in an NCAA final that proved West Coast schools no longer dominate the game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
  2. "1995: NCAA Champions". Huskers.com. December 19, 1993. Retrieved March 25, 2009.
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