2022 NIVC announces 32-team field with Round 1-2 details

2022 NIVC BRACKET 

FORT COLLINS, CO – The NCAA D-I volleyball postseason palate will be brightened again by the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC), as tournament officials have released details on the 32 teams that will take part in the event, produced for the fifth year by Triple Crown Sports.
 
The bracket launches with eight host schools, with action set to begin on Thursday, Dec. 1. The championship match is slated for Dec. 11, 12 or 13 – all matches are held on campus locations. A total of seven automatic qualifiers won or had a share of their regular season conference championship, and 12 teams in the 32-team field won at least 20 matches this season.
 
“We sensed from conversations ahead of Selection Day that dozens of teams were interested in the 2022 NIVC, and we’re thrilled to welcome another potent mix of programs from around the country,” said NIVC director Jared Rudiger. “The depth of talent in D-I volleyball continues to amaze, and we are proud to be a forum for all these teams that have earned respect and that crave a postseason championship chase.”
 
The event previously ran from 1989-95; champions of the current NIVC era include UNLV (2021), Georgia Tech (2019), Iowa State (2018) and Ole Miss (2017).
 
Here is the 32-team field for the 2022 NIVC:
Automatic qualifiers (*- won or had share of regular season conference title):
 
*Alabama State (Southwestern Athletic Conference) -- 20-14
*Binghamton (American East Conference) – 17-8
*Coppin State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) -- 23-10
Davidson (Atlantic 10 Conference) -- 20-10
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) -- 26-7
*Houston Christian (Southland Conference) – 23-10
*Liberty (Atlantic Sun Conference) – 23-8
Ohio (Mid-American Conference) – 19-11
Omaha (Summit Conference) -- 20-10
Portland State (Big Sky Conference) -- 18-12
Santa Clara (West Coast Conference) – 12-18
*UT Martin (Ohio Valley Conference) -- 22-11
*UT-Rio Grande Valley (Western Athletic Conference) – 25-6
Xavier (Big East Conference) – 19-11
 
At Large qualifiers:
Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 19-13
Buffalo (Mid-American Conference) – 19-13
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) – 20-11
Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 13-17
Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conference) – 17-10
Louisiana (Sun Belt Conference) – 15-12
North Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 21-11
Pacific (West Coast Conference) – 16-13
St. John’s (Big East Conference) – 19-13
South Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 17-14
Southern Miss (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-11
Toledo (Mid-American Conference) – 18-12
Troy (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-12
Valparaiso (Missouri Valley Conference) – 22-10
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 16-13
Weber State (Big Sky Conference) – 17-11
Western Carolina (Southern Conference) – 18-12
Wichita State (American Athletic Conference) – 18-12
 
In bracket order, here are the matchups, locations and match times for Rounds 1 and 2 (designated home team listed second):
 
at Portland State, Dec. 2
Pacific (16-13) vs. Omaha (20-10), 7 p.m. ET
Santa Clara (12-18) vs. Portland State (18-12), 10 p.m. ET
Dec. 3
Winners, 10 p.m. ET
 
at Wichita State, Dec. 4
Weber State (17-11) vs. Drake (26-7), 2 p.m. ET
Grand Canyon (17-10) vs. Wichita State (18-12), 4:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 5
Winners, 6:30 p.m. ET
 
at UT Rio Grande Valley, Dec. 2
Louisiana (15-12) vs. South Dakota State (17-14), 5 p.m. ET
Houston Christian (23-10) vs. UTRGV (25-6), 8 p.m. ET
Dec. 3
Winners, 3 p.m. ET
 
at Wake Forest, Dec. 2
Davidson (20-10) vs. North Dakota State (21-11), 3 p.m. ET
Coppin State (23-10) vs. Wake Forest (16-13), 6 p.m. ET
Dec. 3
Winners, 4 p.m. ET
 
at Boston College, Dec. 2
Buffalo (19-13) vs. Boston College (19-13), 4 p.m. ET
Binghamton (17-8) vs. St. John’s (19-13), 7 p.m. ET
Dec. 3
Winners, 4 p.m. ET
 
at Ohio, Dec. 1
Xavier (19-11) vs. Central Michigan (20-11), 5 p.m. ET
Valparaiso (22-10) vs. Ohio (19-11). 7:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 2
Winners, 6 p.m. ET
 
at Liberty, Dec. 3
Western Carolina (18-12) vs. Liberty (23-8), 1 p.m. ET
Clemson (13-17) vs. Toledo (18-12), 4 p.m. ET
Dec. 4
Winners, 1 p.m. ET
 
at Troy, Dec. 1
Alabama State (20-14) vs. Southern Miss (18-11), 4 p.m. ET
UT Martin (22-11) vs. Troy (18-12), 7 p.m. ET
Dec. 2
Winners, 6 p.m. ET
 
About Triple Crown Sports
Based in Fort Collins, CO., Triple Crown Sports has been producing youth, high school and college events for 40 years. TCS runs both the preseason and postseason WNIT basketball events and produces the men’s and women’s DI Cancun Challenge tournaments in November. Triple Crown is also powering “WNIT” concept events in D-I softball (NISC) and volleyball (NIVC), with those two events debuting in 2017. Triple Crown’s PV College Challenge features two sessions of top-level DI college softball teams in the country each year in Puerto Vallarta, MX, helping to kick off the season in February.