# 1994 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 17, 1994, when Stanford defeated UCLA 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.
Stanford won the program's second title with the win. Led by freshman Kristin Folkl, Stanford defeated the Bruins 15-10, 5-15, 16-14, 15-13. The meeting with UCLA was the fifth straight year Stanford and UCLA met in the NCAA tournament.

## Play-in games

| November 22 | November 22 | November 22 |
| | App State (Southern, 29-5) | 3 |
| | Towson St. (Big South, 19-14) | 0 |
| November 22 | November 22 | November 22 |
| | SFA (Southland, 31-3) | 3 |
| | Texas Southern (SWAC, ?) | 0 |
| November 26 | November 26 | November 26 |
| | Idaho (Big Sky, 29-2) | 3 |
| | Valparaiso (Mid-Cont., 25-10) | 0 |
| November 26 | November 26 | November 26 |
| | UCF (TAAC, 28-9) | 3 |
| | SE Missouri St. (OVC, 27-13) | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| | Rider (NEC, 19-6) | 3 |
| | Army (Patriot, 20-15) | 2 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| | Princeton (Ivy, 25-4) | 3 |
| | Siena (MAAC, 22-9) | 0 |

## Records

West Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Arizona | Pac-10 | At-large | 15-9 |
| 4 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | At-large | 17-9 |
| 3 | BYU | WAC | Automatic | 25-3 |
| | Loyola Marymount | West Coast | Automatic | 19-9 |
| | Memphis | Great Midwest | Automatic | 26-8 |
| | New Mexico | WAC | At-large | 19-9 |
| | San Diego State | WAC | At-large | 21-9 |
| 1 | Stanford | Pac-10 | Automatic | 27-1 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | At-large | 20-7 |
| | Washington | Pac-10 | At-large | 15-12 |
| | Washington State | Pac-10 | At-large | 16-12 |
| | Wyoming | WAC | At-large | 17-12 |
Northwest Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | Automatic | 26-6 |
| 3 | Hawaii | Big West | At-large | 24-4 |
| | Idaho | Big Sky | Automatic | 30-2 |
| 2 | Long Beach State | Big West | Automatic | 25-5 |
| | Michigan State | Big Ten | At-large | 17-14 |
| | Montana | Big Sky | At-large | 24-5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Automatic | 26-2 |
| 4 | Pacific | Big West | At-large | 22-6 |
| | Princeton | Ivy League | Automatic | 26-4 |
| | Texas A&M | Southwest | At-large | 18-13 |
| | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | At-large | 27-6 |
| | UCF | Trans America | Automatic | 29-9 |
Mideast Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Ball State | Mid-American | Automatic | 24-5 |
| 4 | Colorado | Big Eight | At-large | 22-7 |
| | George Washington | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 31-3 |
| | Illinois | Big Ten | At-large | 23-13 |
| | Iowa | Big Ten | At-large | 24-8 |
| 1 | Nebraska | Big Eight | Automatic | 29-0 |
| | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 27-1 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Midwestern Collegiate | Automatic | 32-3 |
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 28-3 |
| | Pittsburgh | Big East | Automatic | 20-10 |
| | Rider | Northeast | Automatic | 20-6 |
| | Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 21-11 |
South Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Appalachian State | Southern | Automatic | 30-5 |
| | Clemson | ACC | At-large | 27-7 |
| 4 | Duke | ACC | Automatic | 23-5 |
| 3 | Florida | SEC | Automatic | 27-5 |
| | George Mason | CAA | Automatic | 30-4 |
| | Georgia | SEC | At-large | 25-8 |
| | Georgia Tech | ACC | At-large | 25-8 |
| 2 | Houston | Southwest | Automatic | 24-6 |
| | Louisville | Metro | Automatic | 29-4 |
| | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | Automatic | 32-3 |
| | Texas | Southwest | At-large | 22-9 |
| 1 | UCLA | Pac-10 | At-large | 28-3 |

## Brackets
### West regional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | 0 | 1 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Arizona State | 0 | | | |
| | | | San Diego State | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Diego State | 3 | 4 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Memphis | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Southern California | 0 |
| Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Southern California | 0 |
| Loyola Marymount | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 1 | 3 | BYU | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Southern California | 3 | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | |
| Washington State | 1 | 2 | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | 1 | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Pacific | 1 | | | |
| | | | UCSB | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Pacific | 3 | | | | | | |
| UCSB | 3 | 4 | Pacific | 3 | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Ohio State | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Long Beach State | 1 |
| Idaho | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Long Beach State | 1 |
| Central Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Florida | 0 | 3 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Idaho | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Hawaiʻi | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | |
| | | | Montana | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | 1 | 2 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Montana | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| George Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | George Washington | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Nebraska | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Colorado | 0 | | | |
| | | | Northern Iowa | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | 3 | 4 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rider | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rider | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Nebraska | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Penn State | 3 |
| Iowa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Penn State | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Pittsburgh | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| | | | Ball State | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 3 | 2 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

### South regional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 1 | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia Tech | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Duke | 0 | | | |
| | | | Georgia | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Duke | 3 | | | | | | |
| Georgia | 3 | 4 | Duke | 3 | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Houston | 0 |
| Louisville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Houston | 0 |
| Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | 3 | 3 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Florida | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Houston | 3 | | | |
| | | | Clemson | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Houston | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 2 | Houston | 3 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Final Four - Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| 1 | Stanford | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | Stanford | 3 |
| | | | 1 | UCLA | 1 |
| 2 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | UCLA | 1 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | |