# 1993 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 48 teams and ended on December 18, 1993, when Long Beach State defeated Penn State 3 games to 1 in the NCAA championship match.
Long Beach State won the program's second NCAA title. Led by Nichelle Burton's 28 kills and AVCA National Player of the Year Danielle Scott's 21 kills, the 49ers defeated Penn State 15–13, 12–15, 15–11, 16–14.
The NCAA's expansion of 32 tournament teams to 48 tournament teams began in 1993.

## Records

West Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Arizona | Pac-10 | At-large | 18-10 |
| 3 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | At-large | 20-7 |
| 2 | BYU | WAC | Automatic | 26-2 |
| | Lamar | Sun Belt | Automatic | 24-11 |
| | New Mexico | WAC | At-large | 17-10 |
| | Radford | Big South | Automatic | 25-10 |
| | San Diego | West Coast | At-large | 24-5 |
| | Santa Clara | West Coast | Automatic | 22-9 |
| 4 | Stanford | Pac-10 | At-large | 21-6 |
| 1 | UCLA | Pac-10 | Automatic | 28-1 |
| | USC | Pac-10 | At-large | 21-8 |
| | Washington State | Pac-10 | At-large | 20-10 |
Mideast Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Ball State | Mid-American | Automatic | 26-4 |
| 2 | Colorado | Big Eight | Automatic | 25-5 |
| | Cornell | Ivy League | Automatic | 17-9 |
| | Illinois | Big Ten | At-large | 17-12 |
| | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | At-large | 21-10 |
| | Minnesota | Big Ten | At-large | 22-9 |
| | Nebraska | Big Eight | At-large | 24-5 |
| | Northern Illinois | Mid-Continent | Automatic | 28-5 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | Midwestern Collegiate | Automatic | 25-5 |
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | Automatic | 27-3 |
| | Southwest Missouri State | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 22-7 |
| 1 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | Auto (shared) | 28-3 |
Northwest Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Appalachian State | Southern | Automatic | 25-12 |
| | DePaul | Great Midwest | Automatic | 22-13 |
| | Florida State | ACC | At-large | 23-9 |
| | George Washington | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 27-7 |
| 2 | Hawaii | Big West | At-large | 17-10 |
| | Idaho | Big Sky | Automatic | 23-5 |
| 1 | Long Beach State | Big West | Auto (shared) | 27-2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 23-5 |
| 3 | Pacific | Big West | At-large | 20-9 |
| | Pittsburgh | Big East | Automatic | 23-9 |
| | South Florida | Metro | At-large | 23-6 |
| | Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 18-12 |
South Regional :
| Seed | School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| | Clemson | ACC | At-large | 27-7 |
| | Duke | ACC | Automatic | 28-2 |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | Automatic | 30-3 |
| | George Mason | CAA | Automatic | 28-4 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | At-large | 28-5 |
| | Houston | Southwest | At-large | 19-15 |
| 4 | Kentucky | SEC | At-large | 29-3 |
| | Louisville | Metro | Automatic | 23-12 |
| | Sam Houston State | Southland | Automatic | 25-7 |
| | Tennessee | SEC | At-large | 17-12 |
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | Automatic | 29-2 |
| | Texas A&M | Southwest | At-large | 26-7 |

## 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 |
| New Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 0 | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Stanford | 1 | | | |
| | | | Southern California | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | |
| Southern California | 3 | 4 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | |
| Radford | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Radford | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | UCLA | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 3 |
| Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 3 |
| Lamar | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | 0 | 3 | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | BYU | 3 | | | |
| | | | Washington State | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | BYU | 3 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 1 | 2 | BYU | 3 | | | | | | |
| Washington State | 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 |
| Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 0 | 1 | UCSB | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Minnesota | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | 3 | 4 | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 3 |
| Northern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 3 |
| Illinois State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois State | 0 | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Northern Illinois | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Colorado | 2 | | | |
| | | | Illinois | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | |
| Illinois | 3 | 2 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | |
| Southwest Missouri State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional final | Regional final | Regional final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Washington | 3 | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | George Washington | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Ohio State | 1 | | | |
| | | | Idaho | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Idaho | 3 | 4 | Ohio State | 3 | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Hawaiʻi | 0 |
| Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hawaiʻi | 0 |
| DePaul | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 1 | 3 | Pacific | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Pacific | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | | | |
| South Florida | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### South 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 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 1 | 1 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Texas | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Duke | 0 | | | |
| | | | Duke | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | 4 | Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | |
| Duke | 3 | 4 | Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | |
| Louisville | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Texas | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Florida | 3 |
| Sam Houston State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Florida | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Florida | 3 | | | |
| | | | Houston | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | 0 | 2 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | |
| Houston | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

## Final Four - UW Field House, Madison, Wisconsin

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 2 | BYU | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | 3 | Penn State | 1 |
| | | | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 |
| 1 | Long Beach State | 3 | 1 | Long Beach State | 3 |
| 2 | Florida | 0 | | | |