Field of 32 Teams and Official Bracket Announced for 2017 NIVC

​Officials for the National Invitational Volleyball Championship have announced the 32 teams (20 Automatic Qualifiers and 12 At Large) and first-round details for the 2017 postseason tournament, which has been revived after its six-year run from 1989-1995.
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The 32-team field features 17 programs with 18 or more wins and five schools that finished first in regular-season conference play (Albany, North Texas, Sacramento State, Stephen F. Austin, and Maryland Eastern Shore). Additionally, six schools in the field are ranked or receiving votes in the latest Volleyball Magazine Mid-Major poll with No. 12 North Texas, No. 16 UC Irvine, No. 20 SMU, No. 23 Sacramento State, No. 24 Rice, and Texas State (RV).  
 
In all, 23 conferences will be represented with both the Big 12 and American featuring three teams each.  The Sun Belt, Mountain West, SEC, Horizon, and C-USA will each have two schools competing.  The SWAC, America East, MAC, Big South, Patriot, Missouri Valley, Summit, West Coast, Big Sky, Ohio Valley, Southland, ACC, Colonial, Big West, Southern, and MEAC with one.
 
“You can already feel the enthusiasm and desire within the rosters and coaching staffs of these 32 programs,” said NIVC event director Sean Hardy. “As college basketball has come to appreciate over time with the WNIT and NIT, so much can be accomplished when deserving teams get to continue their schedule and build a framework for success next season.”
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Tournament Field
AQ = Automatic Qualifier
            School                        Record            Conference
AQ       Alabama A&M             14-19               SWAC
AQ       Albany                         11-14               America East
            Arkansas State           20-11               Sun Belt
            Boise State                 17-13               Mountain West
AQ       Bowling Green            17-11               Mid-American
AQ       Campbell                     20-11               Big South
            Colgate                       18-10               Patriot
AQ       Georgia                       19-10               SEC
            Green Bay                   15-15               Horizon
AQ       Illinois State                20-11               Missouri Valley
            IUPUI                          16-14               Horizon
AQ       North Texas                28-3                 C-USA
            Ole Miss                      17-14               SEC
AQ       Oral Roberts               15-13               Summit
AQ       Pacific                         15-13               West Coast
            Rice                             21-8                 C-USA
AQ       Sacramento State       26-9                 Big Sky
AQ       SIUE                            23-6                 Ohio Valley
            SMU                            20-9                 American
AQ       Stephen F. Austin       26-7                 Southland
AQ       Syracuse                     19-12               ACC
            TCU                            11-16               Big 12
AQ       Temple                        17-9                 American
AQ       Texas State                 24-9                 Sun Belt
            Texas Tech                 15-13               Big 12
AQ       Towson                       26-5                 Colonial
AQ       UC Irvine                     21-7                 Big West
            UCF                            17-13               American
            UNC Greensboro        19-11               Southern
AQ       UMES                          27-8                MEAC
AQ       West Virginia               16-12               Big 12
AQ       Wyoming                     17-13               Mountain West

Round One
Tuesday, Nov. 28
At Pacific
Sacramento State vs. UC Irvine, 7:30 p.m. ET
Boise State vs. Pacific, 10 p.m. ET

At Georgia
UNC Greensboro vs. UCF, 4 p.m. ET
Alabama A&M vs. Georgia, 7 p.m. ET

At West Virginia
Campbell vs. Temple, 4:30 p.m. ET
UMES vs. West Virginia, 7 p.m. ET

Wednesday, Nov. 29
At Ole Miss
Arkansas State vs. SIUE, 4 p.m. ET
Stephen F. Austin vs. Ole Miss, 7 p.m. ET

Thursday, Nov. 30
At North Texas
Wyoming vs. TCU, 5 p.m. ET
Oral Roberts vs. North Texas, 8 p.m. ET

At Green Bay
IUPUI vs. Illinois State, 4:30 p.m. ET
Bowling Green vs. Green Bay, 7 p.m. ET

At Texas State
Texas Tech vs. SMU, 5 p.m. ET
Rice vs. Texas State, 7:30 p.m. ET

At Colgate
Albany vs. Syracuse, 4:30 p.m. ET
Towson vs. Colgate, 7 p.m. ET