2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

2025 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
2025 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
	2025 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
Finals site	T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Texas A&M (1st title)
Runner-up	Kentucky (2nd title match)
Semifinalists	Pittsburgh (5th Final Four); Wisconsin (7th Final Four);
Winning coach	Jamie Morrison (1st title)
Most outstanding player	Kyndal Stowers (Texas A&M)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Ifenna Cos-Okpalla (Texas A&M); Logan Lednicky (Texas A&M); Ava Underwood (Texas A&M); Eva Hudson (Kentucky); Olivia Babcock (Pittsburgh)

The 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was a single-elimination tournament with 64 teams that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's volleyball national champion for the 2025 season. It was the 45th edition of the tournament. It started on December 4, 2025 on various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings. The tournament concluded with the championship game from T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on December 21, 2025, when Texas A&M swept Kentucky 3–0 to win the program's first NCAA title.

Nebraska, who went undefeated in the regular season for the first time since the program won the 2000 NCAA championship, earned the #1 overall seed, while Kentucky, Texas, and Pittsburgh rounded out the top-4 overall seeds.^[1] All four teams successfully defeated their first & second round opponents, allowing them to host the regional rounds. The 2024 defending NCAA national champions Penn State was denied a chance at a repeat, as they were defeated in the second round by Texas. Penn State remains to be the only NCAA Division I women's volleyball program to earn a bid to all 45 NCAA Tournaments since its the inception in 1981.^[1]

The top four regional seeds successfully advanced to the regional semifinals in all regions with the exception of the Kentucky regional, which saw unseeded Cal Poly advance after upsetting fourth-seeded Southern California in the second round. All number 1 and 3 seeds successfully advanced to the regional finals. Texas A&M completed arguably the biggest upset of the 2025 season when it defeated top-ranked and then-undefeated Nebraska to advance to the program's first ever final four.^[2] In the other regionals, Pittsburgh advanced to the program's fifth-straight final four, while Wisconsin and Kentucky also advanced after defeating Texas and Creighton, respectively.

In the final four, Texas A&M continued their tournament run and defeated Pittsburgh in 3 sets, knocking out another #1 seed to advance to the program's first ever championship match. In the second semifinal, Wisconsin and Kentucky battled in a close match, with Kentucky prevailing 3–2. The wins guaranteed an all-SEC final for the first time in NCAA tournament history.

In the national championship match, Texas A&M swept Kentucky in three sets to win the program's first NCAA volleyball title in school history, becoming the second SEC school to earn a title after Kentucky in 2020. The 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Coach of the Year, Jamie Morrison, won his first NCAA title as a coach with the win.

Tournament schedule and venues

Louisville

Palo Alto

Dallas

Bloomington

Austin

Lexington

Lincoln

Pittsburgh

Minneapolis

Madison

Lawrence

W. Lafayette

College Station

Los Angeles

Tempe

Omaha

2025 NCAA First and Second Round venues

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)
Hosted by the top 16 overall tournament seeds

December 4–6

- Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
- Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
- Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)
- Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX (Host: Southern Methodist University)
- Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, California (Host: Stanford University)
- Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University)
- L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, Kentucky (Host: University of Louisville)
- Reed Arena, College Station, TX (Host: Texas A&M University)
- Sokol Arena, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
- UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin)
- Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, Indiana (Host: Purdue University)
- Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota)
- Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, Indiana (Host: Indiana University)
- Galen Center, Los Angeles, California (Host: University of Southern California)
- Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, Kansas (Host: University of Kansas)

Regional semifinals and finals

Kansas City

Pittsburgh

Lincoln

Austin

Lexington

2025 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

December 11–14
- Lincoln Regional, Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska (Host: University of Nebraska–Lincoln)
- Lexington Regional, Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky)
- Austin Regional, Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, Texas (Host: University of Texas)
- Pittsburgh Regional, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pittsburgh)

National semifinals and championship

December 18 & 21
- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Hosts: University of Kansas and Kansas City Sports Commission)

Qualifying teams

Automatic qualifiers

Teams who won their conference championships automatically qualify

Automatic qualifiers in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament^[3]
Conference	Team
America East	UMBC
American	Tulsa
ACC	Stanford
ASUN	Central Arkansas
Atlantic 10	Loyola Chicago
Big East	Creighton
Big Sky	Northern Colorado
Big South	High Point
Big Ten	Nebraska
Big 12	Arizona State
Big West	Cal Poly
CAA	Campbell
CUSA	Western Kentucky
Horizon	Wright State
Ivy League	Princeton
MAAC	Fairfield
MAC	Toledo
MEAC	Coppin State
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa
Mountain West	Utah State
NEC	LIU
Ohio Valley	Eastern Illinois
Patriot	American
SEC	Kentucky
Southern	Wofford
Southland	Stephen F. Austin
SWAC	Florida A&M
Summit	St. Thomas (MN)
Sun Belt	Arkansas State
WAC	Utah Valley
WCC	San Diego

Tournament seeds

Lincoln, NE Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
1	1	Nebraska	Big Ten	Automatic	30–0
2	9	Louisville	ACC	At–Large	24–6
3	10	Texas A&M	SEC	At–Large	23–4
4	15	Kansas	Big 12	At–Large	22–10
5	19	Miami (FL)	ACC	At–Large	26–5
6	20	TCU	Big 12	At–Large	20–10
7	27	Western Kentucky	CUSA	Automatic	27–5
8	30	San Diego	WCC	Automatic	25–4
	240	LIU	NEC	Automatic	20–8
	34	Kansas State	Big 12	At–Large	17–9
	36	Tulsa	American	At–Large	25–6
	83	High Point	Big South	Automatic	18–9
	107	Campbell	CAA	Automatic	23–6
	64	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	Automatic	23–7
	33	Marquette	Big East	At–Large	17–10
	114	Loyola Chicago	Atlantic 10	Automatic	17–15

Austin, TX Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
1	2	Texas	SEC	At–Large	23–3
2	7	Stanford	ACC	Automatic	27–4
3	11	Wisconsin	Big Ten	At–Large	24–4
4	18	Indiana	Big Ten	At–Large	23–7
5	24	Colorado	Big 12	At–Large	22–8
6	16	UTEP	CUSA	At–Large	25–4
7	31	South Dakota State	Summit	At–Large	23–4
8	32	Penn State	Big Ten	At–Large	18–12
	281	Florida A&M	SWAC	Automatic	14–16
	40	USF	American	At–Large	17–12
	60	American	Patriot	Automatic	24–4
	96	Toledo	MAC	Automatic	23–10
	111	Eastern Illinois	OVC	Automatic	24–7
	49	North Carolina	ACC	At–Large	21–8
	42	Arizona	Big 12	At–Large	16–12
	122	Utah Valley	WAC	Automatic	16–10

Pittsburgh, PA Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
1	5	Pittsburgh	ACC	At–Large	26–4
2	8	SMU	ACC	At–Large	25–5
3	12	Purdue	Big Ten	At–Large	24–6
4	14	Minnesota	Big Ten	At–Large	22–9
5	26	Iowa State	Big 12	At–Large	22–7
6	28	Baylor	Big 12	At–Large	17–9
7	21	Rice	American	Automatic	21–9
8	22	Xavier	Big East	At–Large	26–4
	109	Central Arkansas	ASUN	Automatic	18–11
	38	Florida	SEC	At–Large	15–11
	50	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	Automatic	22–8
	115	Wright State	Horizon	Automatic	21–10
	100	Fairfield	MAAC	Automatic	25–5
	71	St. Thomas (MN)	Summit	Automatic	21–9
	45	Michigan	Big Ten	At–Large	21–10
	176	UMBC	America East	Automatic	13–11

Lexington, KY Regional
Seed	RPI	School	Conference	Berth type	Record
1	3	Kentucky	SEC	Automatic	25–2
2	4	Arizona State	Big 12	Automatic	26–3
3	6	Creighton	Big East	Automatic	25–5
4	13	Southern California	Big Ten	At–Large	24–6
5	17	BYU	Big 12	At–Large	22–8
6	25	UNI	MVC	Automatic	25–5
7	23	Tennessee	SEC	At–Large	20–7
8	35	UCLA	Big Ten	At–Large	18–12
	205	Coppin State	MEAC	Automatic	23–11
	29	Utah State	Mountain West	Automatic	23–7
	39	Utah	Big 12	At–Large	15–14
	101	Northern Colorado	Big Sky	Automatic	17–15
	85	Princeton	Ivy League	Automatic	18–6
	54	Cal Poly	Big West	Automatic	25–7
	41	Georgia Tech	ACC	At–Large	16–13
	134	Wofford	SoCon	Automatic	17–13

RPI as of Nov. 30 2025

Bracket

Lincoln, NE Regional

First Round December 4 & 5			Second Round December 5 & 6			Regional Semifinals December 12			Regional Finals December 14

1	Nebraska	3

	LIU	0
			1	Nebraska	3
Lincoln, NE
				Kansas State	0
	Kansas State	3

8	San Diego	2
						1	Nebraska	3

						4	Kansas	0
5	Miami (FL)	3

	Tulsa	1
			5	Miami (FL)	1
Lawrence, KS
			4	Kansas	3
	High Point	0

4	Kansas	3
									1	Nebraska	2

									3	Texas A&M	3
3	Texas A&M	3

	Campbell	0
			3	Texas A&M	3
College Station, TX
			6	TCU	1
	Stephen F. Austin	0

6	TCU	3
						3	Texas A&M	3

						2	Louisville	2
7	Western Kentucky	0

	Marquette	3
				Marquette	2
Louisville, KY
			2	Louisville	3
	Loyola Chicago	0

2	Louisville	3

Schedule

First Round

December 5, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(1) Nebraska	3-0	LIU	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,656
	(25-11, 25-15, 25-17) Report

December 5, 2025 04:30 PM CST	Kansas State	3-2	(8) San Diego	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 0
	(21-25, 25-17, 26-28, 25-22, 15-12) Report

December 4, 2025 04:00 PM CST	(5) Miami (FL)	3–1	Tulsa	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Attendance: 0 Referees: Marty Prochko, Joe Gustafson, Anthony White, Ken Corum
	(25–22, 13–25, 25–22, 25–20) Report

December 4, 2025 06:30 PM CST	High Point	0–3	(4) Kansas	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Attendance: 1,607 Referees: Rachel Kirk, Brett Myers, Kayla Stevenson, Joe Gustafson
	(20–25, 15–25, 18–25) Report

December 5, 2025 05:30 PM CST	(3) Texas A&M	3-0	Campbell	Reed Arena, College Station, TX Attendance: 5,830
	(25-20, 25-10, 25-13) Report

December 5, 2025 04:00 PM CST	Stephen F. Austin	0-3	(6) TCU	Reed Arena, College Station, TX Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Thang Nguyen, Richard Bleau, John Stadnick, Thomas Walkoviak
	(8-25, 24-26, 20-25) Report

December 5, 2025 03:00 PM CST	(7) Western Kentucky	0–3	Marquette	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY Attendance: 1,181 Referees: Bill Thornburgh, Carla Bunner, Jake Rasmussen, Logan Greer
	(22–25, 21–25, 16–25) Report

December 5, 2025 05:30 PM CST	Loyola Chicago	0-3	(2) Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY Attendance: 1,181
	(17-25, 9-25, 12-25) Report

Second Round

December 6, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(1) Nebraska	3-0	Kansas State	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,601
	(25-17, 25-21, 25-16)

December 6, 2025 04:00 PM CST	(5) Miami (FL)	1-3	(4) Kansas	Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, Lawrence, KS Attendance: 1,797
	(17-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-27)

December 6, 2025 7:00 PM CST	(3) Texas A&M	3-1	(6) TCU	Reed Arena, College Station, TX Attendance: 5,354
	(23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 29-27)

December 6, 2025 03:00 PM CST	Marquette	2-3	(2) Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Arena, Louisville, KY Attendance: 1,098
	(25-21, 11-25, 25-23, 19-25, 12-15)

Regional Semifinals

December 12, 2025 8:30 p.m. CST	(1) Nebraska	3–0	(4) Kansas	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,800 Referees: Jim Kuziela, Paula Martin, Sarah Myres, Anthony White
	(25–12, 25–11, 25–12)

December 12, 2025 6:00 p.m. CST	(3) Texas A&M	3–2	(2) Louisville	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 0
	(23–25, 22–25, 25–23, 25–18, 15–13)

Regional Final

December 14, 2025 2:00 PM CST	(1) Nebraska	2–3	(3) Texas A&M	Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, NE Attendance: 8,650 Referees: Jim Kuziela, Brian Hemelgarn, Sarah Myres, Nathan Wagner
	(22–25, 22–25, 25–20, 37–35, 13–15)

Region All-Tournament Team

Logan Lednicky (Most Outstanding Player) – Texas A&M
Kyndal Stowers – Texas A&M
Ava Underwood – Texas A&M
Maddie Waak – Texas A&M
Rebekah Allick – Nebraska
Harper Murray – Nebraska
Chloe Chicoine – Louisville

Pittsburgh, PA Regional

First Round December 4 & 5			Second Round December 5 & 6			Regional Semifinals December 11			Regional Finals December 13

2	SMU	3

	Central Arkansas	0
			2	SMU	3
University Park, TX
				Florida	0
	Florida	3

7	Rice	0
						2	SMU	1

						3	Purdue	3
6	Baylor	3

	Arkansas State	2
			6	Baylor	1
West Lafayette, IN
			3	Purdue	3
	Wright State	0

3	Purdue	3
									3	Purdue	1

									1	Pittsburgh	3
4	Minnesota	3

	Fairfield	0
			4	Minnesota	3
Minneapolis, MN
			5	Iowa State	0
	St. Thomas (MN)	2

5	Iowa State	3
						4	Minnesota	0

						1	Pittsburgh	3
8	Xavier	0

	Michigan	3
				Michigan	0
Pittsburgh, PA
			1	Pittsburgh	3
	UMBC	0

1	Pittsburgh	3

Schedule

First Round

December 5, 2025 06:30 PM CST	(2) SMU	3–0	Central Arkansas	Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX Attendance: 2,028
	(25–13, 25–13, 25–13) Report

December 5, 2025 04:00 PM CST	Florida	3–0	(7) Rice	Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX Attendance: 2,028 Referees: Michele Prater, Carlos Tamez, Blaine Halberstadt, Bryce Estes
	(27–25, 25–23, 25–19) Report

December 4, 2025 04:30 PM CST	(6) Baylor	3–2	Arkansas State	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 2,415 Referees: Suzanne Lowry, Drew Puckrin, Brian Hemelgarn, Jeff Morris
	(23–25, 25–20, 30–28, 23–25, 15–10) Report

December 4, 2025 06:00 PM CST	Wright State	0–3	(3) Purdue	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 2,415 Referees: EJ Swartz, Brian Hemelgarn, Drew Puckrin, John Rodewald
	(13–25, 21–25, 19–25) Report

December 5, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(4) Minnesota	3–0	Fairfield	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 4,341
	(25–12, 25–7, 25–13) Report

December 5, 2025 04:30 PM CST	St. Thomas (MN)	2–3	(5) Iowa State	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 4,341
	(25–21, 13–25, 16–25, 25–21, 8–15) Report

December 5, 2025 03:00 PM CST	(8) Xavier	0–3	Michigan	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 3,985 Referees: Mara Wayer, Jeff McKinney, Shera Moxley, Lawrence Walden
	(19–25, 15–25, 23–25) Report

December 5, 2025 05:30 PM CST	UMBC	0–3	(1) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 4,240
	(10–25, 17–25, 13–25) Report

Second Round

December 6, 2025 06:30 PM CST	(2) SMU	3–0	Florida	Moody Coliseum, University Park, TX Attendance: 1,977
	(25–11, 25–21, 26–24) Report

December 5, 2025 04:30 PM CST	(6) Baylor	1–3	(3) Purdue	Holloway Gymnasium, West Lafayette, IN Attendance: 1,808
	(16–25, 19–25, 25–23, 20–25) Report

December 6, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(4) Minnesota	3-0	(5) Iowa State	Maturi Pavilion, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 3,517
	(25–22, 25–21, 25–14) Report

December 6, 2025 03:00 PM CST	Michigan	0–3	(1) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 4,149
	(23–25, 23–25, 18–25) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 11, 2025 8:30 p.m. CST	(2) SMU	1–3	(3) Purdue	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 4,624
	(25–16, 19–25, 22–25, 27–29) Report

December 11, 2025 6:00 p.m. CST	(4) Minnesota	0–3	(1) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 4,624
	(16–25, 23–25, 22–25) Report

Regional Final

December 13, 2025 6:30 p.m. CST	(3) Purdue	1–3	(1) Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA Attendance: 4,517 Referees: Devonie McLarty, Robyn Courchane, Scott Prox, Christy Alltop
	(22–25, 21–25, 25–22, 17–25) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

Olivia Babcock (Most Outstanding Player) – Pittsburgh
Brooke Mosher – Pittsburgh
Marina Pezelj – Pittsburgh
Kenna Wollard – Purdue
Akasha Anderson – Purdue
Ryan McAleer – Purdue
Malaya Jones – SMU

Austin, TX Regional

First Round December 4 & 5			Second Round December 5 & 6			Regional Semifinals December 12			Regional Finals December 14

1	Texas	3

	Florida A&M	0
			1	Texas	3
Austin, TX
			8	Penn State	0
	USF	1

8	Penn State	3
						1	Texas	3

						4	Indiana	0
5	Colorado	3

	American	0
			5	Colorado	0
Bloomington, IN
			4	Indiana	3
	Toledo	0

4	Indiana	3
									1	Texas	1

									3	Wisconsin	3
3	Wisconsin	3

	Eastern Illinois	0
			3	Wisconsin	3
Madison, WI
				North Carolina	0
	North Carolina	3

6	UTEP	1
						3	Wisconsin	3

						2	Stanford	1
7	South Dakota State	1

	Arizona	3
				Arizona	1
Palo Alto, CA
			2	Stanford	3
	Utah Valley	1

2	Stanford	3

Schedule

First Round

December 5, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(1) Texas	3-0	Florida A&M	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 3,947
	(11-25, 8-25, 14-25) Report

December 5, 2025 05:30 PM CST	USF	1-3	(8) Penn State	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 1,200
	(23-25, 25-12, 21-25, 19-25) Report

December 4, 2025 02:00 PM CST	(5) Colorado	3–0	American	Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN Attendance: 647 Referees: Bev Reac, Wad DuBois, Geraldo Dominguez-Diaz, Shane White
	(25–16, 25–19, 25–16) Report

December 4, 2025 03:30 PM CST	Toledo	0–3	(4) Indiana	Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN Attendance: 1,815 Referees: Rod Rodriguez, Zack McCrite, Angela Poplewell, Cinque Robinson
	(18–25, 15–25, 17–25) Report

December 4, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(3) Wisconsin	3–0	Eastern Illinois	UW Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 4,465 Referees: Barb Zvonek, Christina Fiebich, Scott Prox, Tracy Levine
	(25–11, 25–6, 25–19) Report

December 4, 2025 04:30 PM CST	North Carolina	3–1	(6) UTEP	UW Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 0 Referees: Krystian Krzyzak, Jim Kuziela, Peter Thomas, Connor Muff
	(24–26, 25–11, 25–18, 25–21) Report

December 5, 2025 05:30 PM CST	(7) South Dakota State	1-3	Arizona	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA Attendance: 1,026
	(21-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-25) Report

December 5, 2025 09:00 PM CST	Utah Valley	1-3	(2) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA Attendance: 3,234
	(25-21, 21-25, 13-25, 14-25) Report

Second Round

December 5, 2025 06:00 PM CST	(5) Colorado	0–3	(4) Indiana	Wilkinson Hall, Bloomington, IN Attendance: 1,937
	(20–25, 17–25, 23–25) Report

December 6, 2025 07:00 PM CST	(3) Wisconsin	3–0	North Carolina	UW Field House, Madison, WI Attendance: 5,371
	(25–14, 25–21, 27–25) Report

December 6, 2025 07:30 PM CST	(1) Texas	3–0	(8) Penn State	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 3,918
	(25–16, 25–9, 25–19) Report

December 6, 2025 05:30 PM CST	Arizona	1–3	(2) Stanford	Maples Pavilion, Palo Alto, CA Attendance: 2,339
	(16–25, 27–25, 17–25, 20–25) Report

Regional Semifinals

December 12, 2025 11:00 a.m. CST	(1) Texas	3–0	(4) Indiana	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 4,500
	(25–20, 25–22, 25–22) Report

December 12, 2025 1:30 p.m. CST	(3) Wisconsin	3–1	(2) Stanford	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 4,500
	(25–17, 21–25, 25–23, 25–22) Report

Regional Final

December 14, 2025 6:30 p.m. CST	(1) Texas	1–3	(3) Wisconsin	Gregory Gymnasium, Austin, TX Attendance: 3,585 Referees: Sergio Gonzales, Daphne Nelson, Kaili Kimura, Talita Benavides
	(22–25, 21–25, 25–20, 19–25) Report

Region All-Tournament Team

Mimi Colyer (Most Outstanding Player) – Wisconsin
Carter Booth – Wisconsin
Kristen Simon – Wisconsin
Cari Spears – Texas
Torrey Stafford – Texas
Elia Rubin – Stanford
Candela Alonso-Corcelles – Indiana

Lexington, KY Regional

First Round December 4			Second Round December 5			Regional Semifinals December 11			Regional Finals December 13

2	Arizona State	3

	Coppin State	0
			2	Arizona State	3
Tempe, AZ
				Utah State	1
	Utah State	3

7	Tennessee	2
						2	Arizona State	1

						3	Creighton	3
6	UNI	3

	Utah	2
			6	UNI	1
Omaha, NE
			3	Creighton	3
	Northern Colorado	2

3	Creighton	3
									3	Creighton	0

									1	Kentucky	3
4	Southern California	3

	Princeton	0
			4	Southern California	2
Los Angeles, CA
				Cal Poly	3
	Cal Poly	3

5	BYU	2
							Cal Poly	0

						1	Kentucky	3
8	UCLA	3

	Georgia Tech	2
			8	UCLA	1
Lexington, KY
			1	Kentucky	3
	Wofford	0

1	Kentucky	3

Schedule

First Round

December 4, 2025 08:00 PM CST	(2) Arizona State	3–0	Coppin State	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 2,951 Referees: Nikki Kathol, Dean Hoskin, Ron Pelham, Sevastian/Matt Malcom/Hudson
	(25–11, 25–14, 25–12) Report

December 4, 2025 05:30 PM CST	Utah State	3–2	(7) Tennessee	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 916 Referees: Daphne Nelson, Ron Pelham, Dean Hoskin, Robert/Kailee Cosby/Rowe
	(25–19, 25–15, 20–25, 18–25, 15–11 ) Report

December 4, 2025 02:00 PM CST	(6) UNI	3–2	Utah	Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Attendance: 0 Referees: Pati Rolf, Lena Gustafson, Sarah Myres, Nathaniel Hutson
	(15–25, 21–25, 26–24, 25–20, 15–10) Report

December 4, 2025 07:00 PM CST	Northern Colorado	2–3	(3) Creighton	Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Attendance: 2,527 Referees: Jung Park, Al Cleary, Kelsi Jurik, Mark Akers
	(12–25,25–23, 25–23, 17–25, 8–15) Report

December 4, 2025 09:30 PM CST	(4) Southern California	3–0	Princeton	Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 1,830 Referees: Paula Martin, Troy Gravett, Myles Furuya, Zitalli Martinez
	(25–19, 25–12, 25–13) Report

December 4, 2025 07:00 PM CST	Cal Poly	3–2	(5) BYU	Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 711 Referees: Paula Martin, Troy Gravett, Myles Furuya, Zitalli Martinez
	(25–19, 17–25, 20–25, 25–20, 15–10) Report

December 4, 2025 03:00 PM CST	(8) UCLA	3–2	Georgia Tech	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 3,572
	(24–26, 25–19, 23–25, 25–18, 15–10) Report

December 4, 2025 05:00 PM CST	Wofford	0–3	(1) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 3,572
	(11–25, 19–25, 12–25) Report

Second Round

December 5, 2025 06:00 PM CST	(2) Arizona State	3–1	Utah State	Desert Financial Arena, Tempe, AZ Attendance: 3,424
	(25–15, 25–18, 22–25, 25–15)

December 5, 2025 06:30 PM CST	(6) UNI	1–3	(3) Creighton	Sokol Arena, Omaha, NE Attendance: 2,554
	(18–25, 25–23, 22–25, 21–25)

December 5, 2025 10:00 PM CST	(4) Southern California	2–3	Cal Poly	Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 2,173
	(19–25, 20–25, 25–20, 25–14, 7–15)

December 5, 2025 03:00 PM CST	(8) UCLA	1–3	(1) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 4,422 Referees: Kevin Wendelboe, Stephen Shepperd, Wade Brence
	(28–30, 16–25, 30–28, 17–25)

Regional Semifinals

December 11, 2025 12:00 p.m. CST	(2) Arizona State	1–3	(3) Creighton	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
	(24-26, 25-19, 13-25, 18-25)

December 11, 2025 2:30 p.m. CST	Cal Poly	0–3	(1) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
	(18–25, 19–25, 7–25)

Regional Final

December 13, 2025 4:00 p.m. CST	(3) Creighton	0–3	(1) Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY Attendance: 6,122 Referees: Suzanne Lowry; Bill Stanley; Rachel Jensen; Alexis Sheldon
	(19–25, 13–25, 18–25)

Region All-Tournament Team

Brooklyn DeLeye (Most Outstanding Player) – Kentucky
Eva Hudson – Kentucky
Molly Tuozzo – Kentucky
Lizzie Carr – Kentucky
Ava Martin – Creighton
Sydney Breissinger – Creighton
Noemie Glover – Arizona State

Final Four

National Semifinals T-Mobile Center December 18			National Championship T-Mobile Center December 21

3	Texas A&M	3

1	Pittsburgh	0
			3	Texas A&M	3

			1	Kentucky	0
3	Wisconsin	2

1	Kentucky	3

National semifinals

December 18, 2025 5:30 p.m. CST	(3) Texas A&M	3–0	(1) Pittsburgh	T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,332 Referees: Devontie McLarty; Daphne Nelson; Rachel Jensen; Scott Prox
	(29–27, 25–21, 25–20) Report

December 18, 2025 08:00 PM CST	(3) Wisconsin	2–3	(1) Kentucky	T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,332 Referees: Jim Juziela; Brian Hemelgarn; Nathaniel Wagner; Sarah Myres
	(25–12, 22–25, 25–21, 24–26, 13–15) Report

National championship

December 21, 2025 2:30 p.m. CST	(3) Texas A&M	3–0	(1) Kentucky	T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri Attendance: 18,400 Referees: Devonie McLarty; Daphne Nelson; Rachel Jensen; Sarah Myres
	(26–24, 25–15, 25–20) Report

Final Four All-Tournament team

Kyndal Stowers (Most Outstanding Player) – Texas A&M
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla – Texas A&M
Logan Lednicky – Texas A&M
Ava Underwood – Texas A&M
Eva Hudson – Kentucky
Olivia Babcock – Pittsburgh

Records by Conference

Overview of conference performance in the 2025 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament
Conference	Bids	Record	Win %	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
SEC	5	15–4	.789	4	3	3	2	2	1
Big Ten	9	18–9	.666	9	5	3	1	–	–
ACC	7	12–7	.631	6	4	1	1	–	–
Big East	3	4–3	.571	2	1	1	–	–	–
Big 12	10	10–10	.500	8	2	–	–	–	–
Big West	1	2–1	.666	1	1	–	–	–	–
Missouri Valley	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
Mountain West	1	1–1	.500	1	–	–	–	–	–
American	3	0–3	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
C-USA	2	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Summit	2	0–2	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–
Others	20	0–20	.000	–	–	–	–	–	–

The following conferences had a single team that failed to advance beyond the round of 64: America East, Atlantic 10, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, CAA, Horizon, Ivy League, MAAC, MEAC, MAC, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, SoCon, Southland, SWAC, Sun Belt, WAC, WCC. These conferences' records have been consolidated in the "Others" row.

References

^ ^a ^b "NCAA volleyball tournament future dates & sites". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
^ "Nebraska volleyball loss shocks world, fearless Texas A&M defeats giant". MSN. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
^ "Tracking all 31 automatic qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA women's volleyball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[NCAAseeds-1] "NCAA volleyball tournament future dates & sites". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

[2] "Nebraska volleyball loss shocks world, fearless Texas A&M defeats giant". MSN. Retrieved December 18, 2025.

[3] "Tracking all 31 automatic qualifiers for the 2025 NCAA women's volleyball tournament". NCAA. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

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