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Officials announce list of schools in consideration for revival of NIVC

11/2/2017

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Division-I women’s volleyball welcomes back the NIVC in 2017, a 64-team tournament bringing the postseason experience to hundreds of athletes and coaches who aren’t playing in the NCAA championships.
 
Research and planning is well underway; the NIVC has contacted about 100 teams to gauge interest in the event. The NIVC was held for seven seasons (1989-95) as a 20-team event, but the remodeled format fans will see in 2017 looks much like college basketball’s Postseason WNIT – which makes sense, as both of those championship moments are produced by Triple Crown Sports.
 
All matches, including the semifinals and championship, are hosted by participating schools. Every round is single elimination. The event offers 32 automatic berths, one to each established conference, and 32 at-large berths. The NIVC field and bracket is announced late on the evening of the NCAA selections. More than 110 teams are on the NIVC’s radar and have been contacted. Two have declined the opportunity. The NIVC is committed to offering deserved opportunities to women’s volleyball programs; the event offers teams an opportunity to get more practices in, to experience playoff-atmosphere games, to play in front of passionate fans and to use their NIVC success and experience as a springboard to the next season.
 
“Many schools have told us they would be interested in hosting NIVC games; we continue to answer questions about how the NIVC works and urge teams to get their information to us sooner rather than later,” said NIVC director Sean Hardy. “Our history with the WNIT is coming in very handy as we prepare for the revival of this event.”
 
Selection Day is Nov. 26; Round 1 and 2 will run Nov. 28-30, Round 3 is Dec. 1-3, Round 4 is Dec. 4-6. The semifinals are Dec. 7-9, and the championship match will be held Dec. 12. 

With the coast-to-coast excitement brewing about the NIVC, here’s a look at the schools that have been contacted:
 
School                        Conference
Cincinnati                    AAC
SMU                            AAC
Temple                        AAC
Tulane                         AAC
Central Florida            AAC

Albany                         America East
New Hampshire          America East
Stony Brook                America East
UMBC                         America East

FGCU                          ASUN
Jacksonville                 ASUN
Kennesaw State          ASUN
Lipscomb                     ASUN

Dayton                         Atlantic 10
VCU                            Atlantic 10

Duke                            Atlantic Coast
Florida State                Atlantic Coast
Georgia Tech               Atlantic Coast
North Carolina             Atlantic Coast
Syracuse                     Atlantic Coast

Kansas State               Big 12
TCU                             Big 12
Texas Tech                  Big 12
West Virginia               Big 12

Butler                           Big East
Seton Hall                   Big East
Villanova                     Big East

Idaho                           Big Sky
North Dakota               Big Sky
Northern Colorado      Big Sky
Portland State             Big Sky
Sacramento State       Big Sky

High Point                   Big South
Radford                       Big South

Iowa                            Big Ten
Northwestern              Big Ten

Hawaii                         Big West
UC Irvine                     Big West

Col. of Charleston       Colonial
Hofstra                        Colonial
James Madison           Colonial
Northeastern               Colonial
Towson                       Colonial

Florida Atlantic            Conference USA
North Texas                Conference USA
Rice                             Conference USA
Southern Miss             Conference USA

Cleveland State           Horizon
Green Bay                   Horizon
IUPUI                          Horizon
Oakland                      Horizon

Harvard                       Ivy League
Princeton                     Ivy League
Yale                             Ivy League

Fairfield                       Metro Atlantic

Ball State                    Mid-American
Bowling Green            Mid-American
Miami (OH)                 Mid-American

Bethune-Cookman      Mid-Eastern
Md. Eastern Shore      Mid-Eastern

Drake                          Missouri Valley
Illinois State                Missouri Valley
Missouri State             Missouri Valley
Northern Iowa             Missouri Valley

Boise State                 Mountain West
San Diego State         Mountain West
San Jose State           Mountain West
Wyoming                     Mountain West


Bryant                          Northeast
Central Conn. State    Northeast
LIU-Brooklyn               Northeast
Robert Morris              Northeast

Austin Peay                 Ohio Valley
Belmont                       Ohio Valley
Eastern Kentucky        Ohio Valley
Murray State               Ohio Valley
SIUE                            Ohio Valley

California                     Pac-12

American                     Patriot
Army West Point         Patriot
Colgate                        Patriot
Navy                            Patriot

Alabama                      SEC
Arkansas                     SEC
Georgia                       SEC
Ole Miss                      SEC
Tennessee                  SEC
Texas A&M                 SEC

ETSU                          Southern
Furman                        Southern
Wofford                       Southern

Central Arkansas        Southland
Houston Baptist          Southland
Stephen F. Austin       Southland

Alabama A&M             Southwestern
Alabama State            Southwestern
Texas Southern          Southwestern

Denver                        Summit
Oral Roberts               Summit
South Dakota              Summit

Arkansas State           Sun Belt
Coastal Carolina         Sun Belt
Louisiana                    Sun Belt
South Alabama           Sun Belt
Texas State                 Sun Belt

Gonzaga                     West Coast
Pacific                         West Coast
Pepperdine                  West Coast
Portland                       West Coast
Santa Clara                 West Coast

CSU Bakersfield         Western Athletic
New Mexico State       Western Athletic
Utah Valley                 Western Athletic
UTRGV                       Western Athletic
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