2020 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Pools Announced
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Schedule | Bracket) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the pool assignments and schedule for the 2020 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Tyson Event Center in Sioux City, Iowa, will serve as the venue for the 13th-straight women’s volleyball national championship. The tournament will be played from April 27 – Mary 1. For the first time in NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship history, all teams competed in the opening round before advancing to the final site.
Two teams from the Cascade Collegiate Conference are making the trip to Sioux City after winning their opening round matches. No. 8-ranked Eastern Oregon University picked up its 17th win of the season, grabbing victory in straight sets (25-17, 25-13, 25-9) over UC Merced. No. 13-ranked Corban University advanced to the final site for the fifth-straight season with a win over The Master's University, 3-1 (25-16, 20-25, 25-13, 25-22) in the opening round. The Mountaineers will be in pool H while the Warriors will be in pool E.
The 24 teams are divided into eight pools with three teams in each pool. The 2020 season is the first year that the entire field (including opening rounds) was expanded to 48 teams. The top team out of each pool will advance to the single-elimination bracket starting on April 29.
The NAIA Network – the association’s official video-streaming home – will broadcast all pool play and quarterfinal matches live at the 2020 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes can be purchased for $9.95, while a pool play pass is $24.95 (April 27 – April 28) and a championship package is available at $39.95. The semifinals on April 30 and the championship on May 1 will be streamed on ESPN3.
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2020 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Pool Play Assignments
Full schedule and times will be uploaded HERE on naia.org
| Pool A |
Pool B |
Pool C |
| Jamestown (N.D.) |
Park (Mo.) |
Westmont (Calif.) |
| Providence (Mont.) |
Dordt (Iowa) |
Grand View (Iowa) |
| Viterbo (Wis.) |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
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| Pool D |
Pool E |
Pool F |
| Indiana Wesleyan |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
Missouri Baptist |
| Midland (Neb.) |
Corban (Ore.) |
Keiser (Fla.) |
| Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Oklahoma City |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
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| Pool G |
Pool H |
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| Marian (Ind.) |
Eastern Oregon |
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| Concordia (Neb.) |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
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| Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Bethel (Ind.) |
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