2019 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Pools Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Schedule | BracketThe National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the pool assignments and schedule for the 2019 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship presented by Delta Hotels in Sioux City, Iowa. The 12 winners from the national championship opening round games join the 19 teams that received an opening round bye and host Morningside (Iowa) to form the 32-team field.

The Tyson Event Center in Sioux City, Iowa, will serve as the venue for the 12th-straight women’s volleyball national championship. The tournament will be played from December 3-7.

The 32 teams are divided into eight pools with four teams in each pool. The 2019 season is the fourth year that the entire field (including opening rounds) was expanded to 44 teams. The top two teams out of each pool will advance to the single-elimination bracket starting on Dec. 6

The following teams received a bye to the final site: Central Methodist (Mo.), Columbia (Mo.), Concordia (Neb.), Corban (Ore.), Eastern Oregon, Grand View (Iowa), Indiana Wesleyan, Jamestown (N.D.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Marian (Ind.), Missouri Baptist, Montana Tech, Morningside (Iowa), Northwestern (Iowa), Oklahoma City, Park (Mo.), Providence (Mont.), Southern Oregon, Viterbo (Wis.).

The following teams advanced to the final site after winning their national championship opening-round match-up Saturday: Bellevue (Neb.), Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), IU Kokomo (Ind.), Madonna (Mich.), Martin Methodist (Tenn.), Ottawa (Kan.), Reinhardt (Ga.), Saint Mary (Kan.), Saint Mary (Neb.), Texas Wesleyan, Westmont (Calif.) and Xavier (La.)

2019 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Pool Play Assignments

Pool A Pool B Pool C
Park (Mo.) Northwestern (Iowa) Indiana Wesleyan
Oklahoma City Corban (Ore.) Concordia (Neb.)
Providence (Mont.) Lawrence Tech (Mich.) Montana Tech
Morningside (Iowa) Martin Methodist (Tenn.) Saint Mary (Kan.)
Pool D Pool E Pool F
Missouri Baptist Southern Oregon Viterbo (Wis.)
Grand View (Iowa) Central Methodist (Mo.) Marian (Ind.)
Saint Mary (Neb.) Bellevue (Neb.) Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
Texas Wesleyan IU Kokomo (Ind.) Ottawa (Kan.)
Pool G Pool H
Eastern Oregon Jamestown (N.D.)
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Columbia (Mo.)
Reinhardt (Ga.) Westmont (Calif.)
Madonna (Mich.) Xavier (La.)
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