# 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began December 4, 2015 and concluded on December 19 at CenturyLink Center, now known as CHI Health Center, in Omaha, Nebraska. The tournament field was determined on November 29, 2015. Nebraska swept Texas in the final to claim their fourth national championship.

## Qualifying teams

The champions of the NCAA's 32 conferences qualified automatically. Twenty-two conferences held tournaments, while the other ten awarded their automatic bid on the basis of being the league's regular-season champion. Those that did not hold tournaments were the American Athletic, Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big Ten, Big West, Ivy League, Mountain West, Pac-12, Southeastern and West Coast Conferences. The other 32 bids were apportioned on an at-large basis. Only the top 16 teams overall were seeded.

### Records

San Diego Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| | Cleveland State | Horizon | Automatic | 67 | 26-6 |
| | Coastal Carolina | Big South | Automatic | 83 | 25-4 |
| | Colorado State | Mountain West | Automatic | 20 | 26-3 |
| 16 | Creighton | Big East | Automatic | 15 | 25-8 |
| | Furman | SoCon | Automatic | 84 | 21-8 |
| 9 | Kansas | Big 12 | At-Large | 8 | 26-2 |
| | Loyola Marymount | West Coast | At-Large | 27 | 22-8 |
| | Missouri | SEC | At-Large | 18 | 26-5 |
| | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 34 | 24-10 |
| | New Mexico State | WAC | Automatic | 61 | 28-5 |
| | North Carolina | ACC | At-Large | 24 | 20-9 |
| | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | Automatic | 33 | 28-4 |
| | San Diego | West Coast | At-Large | 30 | 21-9 |
| 8 | Stanford | Pac-12 | At-Large | 12 | 22-6 |
| | UNC-Wilmington | CAA | Automatic | 58 | 24-7 |
| 1 | USC | Pac-12 | Automatic/Split | 3 | 30-2 |
Lexington Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| | American | Patriot | Automatic | 77 | 27-6 |
| | Arizona | Pac-12 | At-Large | 46 | 19-13 |
| | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | Automatic | 16 | 28-1 |
| 13 | BYU | West Coast | Automatic | 14 | 26-3 |
| | Denver | The Summit League | Automatic | 87 | 27-7 |
| | Harvard | Ivy League | Automatic | 144 | 15-10 |
| | Kansas State | Big 12 | At-Large | 51 | 17-11 |
| | Kentucky | SEC | At-Large | 21 | 21-9 |
| | Michigan State | Big Ten | At-Large | 54 | 18-13 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big Ten | At-Large | 4 | 26-4 |
| | Ohio | MAC | Automatic | 52 | 25-7 |
| 12 | Ohio State | Big Ten | At-Large | 17 | 23-9 |
| | Robert Morris | NEC | Automatic | 203 | 19-12 |
| 5 | Washington | Pac-12 | Automatic/Split | 9 | 28-2 |
| | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | Automatic | 13 | 31-3 |
| | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | At-Large | 28 | 26-8 |
Austin Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| | Arizona State | Pac-12 | At-Large | 39 | 19-12 |
| | Fairfield | MAAC | Automatic | 164 | 21-9 |
| 11 | Florida | SEC | At-Large | 7 | 22-6 |
| | Florida State | ACC | At-Large | 25 | 24-7 |
| | Iowa State | Big 12 | At-Large | 23 | 18-10 |
| | Lipscomb | Atlantic Sun | Automatic | 50 | 23-8 |
| | Miami (FL) | ACC | At-Large | 38 | 21-9 |
| | Michigan | Big Ten | At-Large | 31 | 19-12 |
| | New Hampshire | America East | Automatic | 143 | 21-8 |
| | Oregon | Pac-12 | At-Large | 48 | 16-13 |
| | Purdue | Big Ten | At-Large | 35 | 22-9 |
| | Santa Clara | West Coast | At-Large | 37 | 22-8 |
| | SMU | American | Automatic | 32 | 27-5 |
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | Automatic | 1 | 25-2 |
| 14 | UCLA | Pac-12 | At-Large | 11 | 23-7 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-Large | 5 | 24-6 |
Des Moines Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | RPI | Record |
| | Belmont | Ohio Valley | Automatic | 169 | 17-14 |
| | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 22 | 26-5 |
| | Hawaiʻi | Big West | Automatic | 26 | 26-1 |
| | Howard | MEAC | Automatic | 228 | 18-13 |
| | Illinois | Big Ten | At-Large | 29 | 19-12 |
| | Jackson State | SWAC | Automatic | 310 | 15-21 |
| 15 | Louisville | ACC | Automatic | 19 | 24-6 |
| | Marquette | Big East | At-Large | 36 | 21-11 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Big Ten | Automatic | 2 | 26-4 |
| | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | At-Large | 45 | 19-14 |
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | At-Large | 10 | 26-5 |
| | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | At-Large | 40 | 23-9 |
| | TCU | Big 12 | At-Large | 49 | 19-9 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | SEC | Automatic | 6 | 23-6 |
| | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | Automatic | 65 | 31-4 |
| | Villanova | Big East | At-Large | 41 | 25-8 |

## Bracket

The first two rounds were held on campus sites (the home court of the seeded team, with the exception of Creighton. Due to basketball events already being scheduled in Omaha, the Bluejays had to head to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to play the first and second round.). Regional semifinals and finals were held at pre-determined sites. In 2015, those sites were hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, University of Northern Iowa, University of Kentucky, and University of San Diego. Unlike the NCAA basketball tournament, where teams cannot be placed into regionals that they host, the selectors in the volleyball tournament were required to place qualifying teams in their 'home' regionals, in order to reduce travel costs.

### San Diego Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals |
| 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cleveland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cleveland State | 1 | 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | USC | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | | San Diego | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Northern Arizona | 0 | | San Diego | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego | 3 | | | | 1 | USC | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Creighton | 1 | | | | |
| 16 | Creighton | 3 | | | | | | | 16 | Creighton | 1 | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 16 | Creighton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | 16 | Creighton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 3 | | North Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | UNC Wilmington | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UNC Wilmington | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | USC | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Kansas | 3 |
| 8 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Kansas | 3 |
| | New Mexico State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Mexico State | 0 | 8 | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Stanford, CA | Stanford, CA | Stanford, CA | 8 | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Stanford, CA | Stanford, CA | Stanford, CA | | Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola Marymount | 3 | | Loyola Marymount | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colorado State | 1 | | | | | Loyola Marymount | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Kansas | 3 | | | | |
| 9 | Kansas | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | Kansas | 3 | | | | |
| | Furman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Furman | 0 | 9 | Kansas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | 9 | Kansas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | Lawrence, KS | | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State | 1 | | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Lexington Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 1 | 4 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Lincoln, NE | Lincoln, NE | Lincoln, NE | 4 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Lincoln, NE | Lincoln, NE | Lincoln, NE | | Wichita State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Wichita State | 3 | | Wichita State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Kansas State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kansas State | 1 | | | | 4 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | BYU | 0 | | | | |
| 13 | BYU | 3 | | | | | | | 13 | BYU | 0 | | | | |
| | Ohio | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio | 1 | 13 | BYU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Provo, UT | Provo, UT | Provo, UT | 13 | BYU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Provo, UT | Provo, UT | Provo, UT | | Western Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona | 0 | | Western Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Western Kentucky | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Western Kentucky | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | Nebraska | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Washington | 1 |
| 5 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Washington | 1 |
| | Denver | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denver | 0 | 5 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA | 5 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA | Seattle, WA | | Michigan State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan State | 3 | | Michigan State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas State | 0 | | | | 5 | Washington | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Ohio State | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | Ohio State | 2 | | | | |
| | Robert Morris | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Morris | 0 | 12 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | 12 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | Columbus, OH | | American | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Kentucky | 0 | | American | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | American | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Austin Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals |
| 3 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 0 | 3 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Austin, TX | Austin, TX | Austin, TX | 3 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Austin, TX | Austin, TX | Austin, TX | | Purdue | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | SMU | 1 | | Purdue | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Purdue | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Purdue | 3 | | | | 3 | Texas | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | UCLA | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | 14 | UCLA | 1 | | | | |
| | Lipscomb | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lipscomb | 0 | 14 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, CA | | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 3 | | Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | Texas | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Florida | 2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Florida | 2 |
| | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon | 1 | 6 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Madison, WI | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | 6 | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Madison, WI | Madison, WI | Madison, WI | | Iowa State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Iowa State | 3 | | Iowa State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Miami (FL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miami (FL) | 0 | | | | 6 | Wisconsin | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Florida | 3 | | | | |
| 11 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | 11 | Florida | 3 | | | | |
| | New Hampshire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Hampshire | 0 | 11 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville, FL | Gainesville, FL | Gainesville, FL | 11 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville, FL | Gainesville, FL | Gainesville, FL | | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona State | 0 | | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Des Moines Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional semifinals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals |
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jackson State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jackson State | 0 | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | |
| Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis, MN | | Marquette | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Marquette | 3 | | Marquette | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Northern Iowa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northern Iowa | 2 | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Illinois | 0 | | | |
| 15 | Louisville | 3 | | | | | | | Illinois | 0 | | | |
| | Belmont | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belmont | 1 | 15 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | |
| Louisville, KY | Louisville, KY | Louisville, KY | 15 | Louisville | 1 | | | | | | |
| Louisville, KY | Louisville, KY | Louisville, KY | | Illinois | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Southern Illinois | 0 | | Illinois | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Minnesota | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hawaiʻi | 1 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Hawaiʻi | 1 |
| | Howard | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Howard | 0 | 7 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| University Park, PA | University Park, PA | University Park, PA | 7 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| University Park, PA | University Park, PA | University Park, PA | | Dayton | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Dayton | 3 | | Dayton | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Villanova | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Villanova | 1 | | | | 7 | Penn State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | | | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | |
| | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 0 | 10 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| College Station, TX | College Station, TX | College Station, TX | 10 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| College Station, TX | College Station, TX | College Station, TX | | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | | | |
| | TCU | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| 9 | Kansas | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | Nebraska | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Texas | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | Texas | 0 |
| 3 | Texas | 3 | | | |
Final Four All-Tournament Team:
* Mikaela Foecke - Nebraska (Most Outstanding Player)
* Amber Rolfzen - Nebraska
* Justine Wong-Orantes - Nebraska
* Kelly Hunter - Nebraska
* Amy Neal - Texas
* Yaasmeen Bedart-Ghani - Texas
* Kelsie Payne - Kansas

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CM | NC |
| Big Ten | 9 | 21–8 | .724 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Big 12 | 5 | 10–5 | .667 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Pac-12 | 7 | 9–7 | .563 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Southeastern | 4 | 5–4 | .556 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Big West | 1 | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| West Coast | 4 | 5–4 | .556 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Big East | 3 | 3–3 | .500 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conference USA | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Patriot | 1 | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Coast | 4 | 3–4 | .429 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Missouri Valley | 4 | 1–4 | .200 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 20 | 0–20 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns R32, S16, E8, F4, CM, and NC respectively stand for the Round of 32, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, Final Four, Championship Match, and National Champion.

## Television

All first and second-round games were broadcast on local networks or digital feeds [Longhorn Network (Austin), SEC+ (College Station, Gainesville), BYUtv (Provo), ESPN3 (Chapel Hill, Lawrence, Louisville, College Station- non-SEC, Austin- non-Texas, Gainesville- non-SEC), TheW.tv (Provo- non BYU), P12 Digital feeds (Los Angeles, Stanford, Seattle), and Big Ten Digital (Minneapolis, University Park, Madison, Lincoln]. The Regional Finals onward will all be on ESPN Networks. ESPN3 will carry all the Regional Semis except one game in San Diego which will be shown on ESPNU. ESPNU will carry all the regional finals. ESPN2 will carry the National Semifinals and Final.
* Beth Mowins & Karch Kiraly (Austin), & Holly Rowe (Omaha)
* Tiffany Greene & Missy Whittemore (Lexington)
* Paul Sunderland & Dain Blanton (San Diego)
* Cara Capuano & Maria Taylor (Des Moines)