1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball
Championship Selections

CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE:

The 1998 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship provides for a field of 64 teams. Sixteen first- and second-round matches will be played December 3-6. Winners will advance to four regional tournaments (December 10-13), also to be played on the campuses of participating institutions. The four regional winners will meet for the championship December 17 and 19 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin is the host institution. Competition will be single-elimination, best three-of-five-game matches.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Thirty conferences were granted automatic qualification for the 1998 championship. The remaining 34 teams were selected at large.

                                                             Previous Appearances    Last
Conference              Team                            Record  Yrs.    Won  Lost       Appearance
America East            New Hampshire                   24-10   FIRST APPEARANCE
Atlantic Coast          Florida State                   25-10   9       1       9       1997
Atlantic 10             Temple                          22-9    1       0       1       1997
Big East                Notre Dame                      17-12   7       8       7       1997
Big Sky                 Cal State Sacramento            25-8    1       0       1       1997
Big South               Coastal Carolina                23-12   1       0       1       1996
Big Ten                 Penn State                      30-0    17      22      17      1997    
Big 12                  Nebraska                        28-1    16      35      15      1997
Big West                Long Beach State                30-0    12      27      10      1997    
Colonial                American                        29-5    1       0       1       1997
Conference USA          Louisville                      27-4    8       3       8       1996
Ivy                     Brown                           23-8    1       0       1       1996
Metro Atlantic          Fairfield                       35-1    1       0       1       1997
Mid-American            Miami (Ohio)                    26-7    5       0       5       1997
Mid-Eastern             Morgan State                    18-14   1       0       1       1997
Mid-Continent           Oral Roberts                    29-5    3       4       3       1997    
Midwestern Collegiate   Wisconsin-Milwaukee             25-5    FIRST APPEARANCE
Missouri Valley         Northern Iowa                   25-2    5       2       5       1995
Northeast               UMBC                            22-6    FIRST APPEARANCE
Ohio Valley             Southeast Missouri State        24-11   1       0       1       1996
Pacific-10              Stanford                        25-3    17      49      14      1997    
Patriot                 Bucknell                        16-11   FIRST APPEARANCE
Southeastern            Florida                         31-2    8       18      8       1997
Southern                Chattanooga                     23-10   1       0       1       1997
Southland               Southwest Texas State           25-8    2       0       2       1991
Southwestern            Southern                        19-12   FIRST APPEARANCE
Sun Belt                Arkansas-Little Rock            20-8    2       0       2       1997
Trans America           Florida Atlantic                16-5    FIRST APPEARANCE
West Coast              San Diego                       23-5    3       1       3       1997
Western Athletic        Hawaii                          29-2    16      35      13      1997

TOP 16 SEEDS

1       Long Beach State        Penn State      Nebraska                Florida
2       Stanford                Brigham Young   Wisconsin               Hawaii
3       Texas                   Pacific         UC Santa Barbara        Arkansas
4       Illinois                Louisville      Michigan State          Southern Cal

AT-LARGE SELECTIONS (34)

                                                             Previous Appearances    Last
Team                    Conference              Record          Yrs.    Won     Lost    Appearance
Arizona                 Pacific-10              21-6            13      9       13      1997
Arkansas                Southeastern            27-5            2       2       2       1997
Brigham Young           Western Athletic        28-3            16      19      16      1997
Clemson                 Atlantic Coast          21-10           3       1       3       1997
Colorado                Big 12                  21-7            8       5       8       1997
Colorado State          Western Athletic        23-7            9       6       9       1997
Eastern Washington      Big Sky                 24-5            1       0       1       1989
Fresno State            Western Athletic        18-10           2       2       2       1991
Georgetown              Big East                24-5            FIRST APPEARANCE
Houston                 Conference USA          21-12           8       3       8       1997
Illinois                Big Ten                 20-10           11      15      11      1995
Illinois State          Missouri Valley         22-9            10      2       10      1997
Indiana                 Big Ten                 15-13           1       0       1       1995
Kansas State            Big 12                  18-11           2       1       2       1997
Michigan State          Big Ten                 23-6            4       6       4       1997
Nevada                  Big West                22-6            FIRST APPEARANCE
North Carolina          Atlantic Coast          28-7            4       0       4       1989
Northern Illinois       Mid-American            26-6            3       2       3       1997
Ohio State              Big Ten                 16-13           9       12      9       1997
Pacific                 Big West                24-5            17      34      17      1997
Pepperdine              West Coast              17-10           10      0       10      1997
San Jose State          Western Athletic        21-11           9       7       10      1990
Santa Clara             West Coast              20-9            2       0       2       1993
South Carolina          Southeastern            21-10           3       2       3       1997
South Florida           Conference USA          25-7            4       1       4       1997
Southern California     Pacific-10              22-5            15      23      14      1997
Texas                   Big 12                  24-4            16      34      15      1997
Texas A&M               Big 12                  20-8            9       8       9       1997
Texas Tech              Big 12                  23-10           5       3       5       1996
UC Santa Barbara        Big West                26-5            17      10      17      1997
UCLA                    Pacific-10              15-11           16      44      14      1997
Utah                    Western Athletic        20-9            FIRST APPEARANCE
Virginia                Atlantic Coast          26-7            FIRST APPEARANCE
Wisconsin               Big Ten                 27-4            6       7       6       1997

Last year, Stanford captured its fourth NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship in seven years and became the fourth team to win back-to-back titles with an exciting five-game win over Penn State in Spokane, Washington. Game scores for the championship were 15-10, 15-6, 2-15, 15-17, 15-9.

*Host Institution

December 3-4 at Long Beach, California
*Long Beach State (30-0) vs. Southern (19-12);
Arizona (21-6) vs. Fresno State (18-10)

December 4-5 at Champaign, Illinois
Colorado (21-7) vs. San Jose State (21-11);
*Illinois (20-10) vs. Southwest Texas State (25-8)

December 4-5 at Austin, Texas
Colorado State (23-7) vs. South Carolina (21-10);
*Texas (24-4) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (25-5)

December 4-5 at Stanford, California
Notre Dame (17-12) vs. Eastern Washington (24-5);
*Stanford (25-3) vs. Southeast Missouri State (24-11)

December 3-4 at Gainesville, Florida.
*Florida (31-2) vs. Chattanooga (23-10);
Texas Tech (23-10) vs. Ohio State (16-13)

December 4-5 at Los Angeles, California
Texas A&M (20-8) vs. Temple (22-9);
*Southern California (22-5) vs. UMBC (22-6)

December 3-4 at Fayetteville, Arkansas
Northern Iowa (25-2) vs. Indiana (15-13);
*Arkansas (27-5) vs. New Hampshire (24-10)

December 5-6 at Honolulu, Hawaii
Nevada (22-6) vs. Miami (Ohio) (26-7);
*Hawaii (29-2) vs. Brown (23-8)

December 4-5 at University Park, Pennsylvania
*Penn State (30-0) vs. Bucknell (16-11);
Fairfield (35-1) vs. Clemson (21-10)

December 4-5 at Louisville, Kentucky
Florida State (25-10) vs. Northern Illinois (26-6);
*Louisville (27-4) vs. American (29-5)

December 4-5 at Stockton, California
Cal State Sacramento (25-8) vs. Houston (21-12);
*Pacific (24-5) vs. Florida Atlantic (16-5)

December 4-5 at Provo, Utah
Kansas State (18-11) vs. Georgetown (24-5);
*Brigham Young (28-3) vs. Coastal Carolina (23-12)

December 4-5 at Lincoln, Nebraska
*Nebraska (28-1) vs. Morgan State (18-14);
Utah (20-9) vs. Illinois State (22-9)

December 3-4 at East Lansing, Michigan
North Carolina (28-7) vs. Oral Roberts (29-5);
*Michigan State (23-6) vs. Pepperdine (17-10)

December 5-6 at Santa Barbara, California
Virginia (26-7) vs. UCLA (15-11);
*UC Santa Barbara (26-5) vs. Santa Clara (20-9)

December 4-5 at Madison, Wisconsin
South Florida (25-7) vs. San Diego (23-5);
*Wisconsin (27-4) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (20-8)

18th APPEARANCE (every year since 1981) (4 teams)
Pacific
Penn State
Stanford
UC Santa Barbara

17th APPEARANCE (5 teams)
Brigham Young (1981-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)
Hawaii (1981-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-93-94-95-96-97-98)
Nebraska (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)
Texas (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)
UCLA (1981-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-97-98)

16th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Southern Cal (1981-82-83-84-85-87-88-89-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)

15th APPEARANCE (0 teams)

14th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Arizona (1981-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-93-94-96-97-98)

13th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Long Beach State (1985-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)

12th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Illinois (1985-85-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-98)

11th APPEARANCE (2 teams)
Illinois State (1982-83-84-85-88-89-92-93-96-97-98) Pepperdine (1981-82-84-86-87-88-89-90-91-97-98)

10th APPEARANCE (5 teams)
Colorado State (1983-84-85-86-87-88-95-96-97-98) Florida State (1983-85-87-88-89-90-92-93-97-98) Ohio State (1989-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98) San Jose State (1982-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-98) Texas A&M (1981-82-85-86-93-94-95-96-97-98)

9th APPEARANCE (4 teams)
Colorado (1989-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98) Florida (1987-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98) Houston (1989-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98) Louisville (1982-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-98)

8th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Notre Dame (1988-92-93-94-95-96-97-98)

7th APPEARANCE (1 team)
Wisconsin (1990-91-93-94-96-97-98)

1998 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER OF APPEARANCES BY TEAMS

6th APPEARANCE (3 teams)
Miami (Ohio) (1981-90-95-96-97-98)
Northern Iowa (1986-87-91-94-95-98)
Texas Tech (1990-91-92-95-96-98)

5th APPEARANCE (3 teams)
Michigan State (1994-95-96-97-98)
North Carolina (1982-83-88-89-98)
South Florida (1993-95-96-97-98)

4th APPEARANCE (5 teams)
Clemson (1993-94-97-98)
Northern Illinois (1993-96-97-98)
Oral Roberts (1995-96-97-98)
San Diego (1993-96-97-98)
South Carolina (1984-95-97-98)

3rd APPEARANCE (6 teams)
Arkansas (1996-97-98)
Arkansas-Little Rock (1996-97-98)
Fresno State (1984-91-98)
Kansas State (1996-97-98)
Santa Clara (1992-93-98)
Southwest Texas State (1986-91-98)

2nd APPEARANCE (11 teams)
American (1997-98)
Brown (1996-98)
Cal State Sacramento (1997-98)
Chattanooga (1997-98)
Coastal Carolina (1996-98)
Eastern Washington (1989-98)
Fairfield (1997-98)
Indiana (1995-98)
Morgan State (1997-98)
Southeast Missouri State (1996-98)
Temple (1997-98)

FIRST-TIME APPEARANCE (10 teams)
Bucknell
Florida Atlantic
Georgetown
Nevada
New Hampshire
Southern
UMBC
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin-Milwaukee

6 Teams: Big Ten, Big 12, Western Athletic
4 Teams: Atlantic Coast, Big West, Pacific-10
3 Teams: Conference USA, Southeastern, West Coast
2 Teams: Big East, Big Sky, Mid-American, Missouri Valley
1 Team: America East, Atlantic 10, Big South, Colonial, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-Continent, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Midwestern Collegiate, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern Athletic, Sun Belt, Trans America