# 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 16, 1989, when Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.
Led by AVCA co-National Player of the Year Tara Cross's 20 kills, Long Beach State defeated Nebraska 15-12, 15-0, 15-6 to win the school's first NCAA championship. Nebraska made the program's second championship match appearance.
The 1989 Final Four was held at the Neil S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

## Records

| School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| Arizona | Pac-10 | At-large | 17-12 |
| Cal Poly | Big West | At-large | 18-12 |
| California | Pac-10 | At-large | 18-10 |
| Colorado | Big Eight | At-large | 22-10 |
| Eastern Washington | Big Sky | Automatic | 25-6 |
| Florida State | Metro | Automatic | 30-4 |
| Hawaii | Big West | Automatic | 27-2 |
| Houston | Southwest | At-large | 25-9 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | At-large | 25-7 |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 21-9 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | At-large | 22-10 |
| Long Beach State | Big West | At-large | 22-12 |
| LSU | SEC | Automatic | 29-7 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | At-large | 28-8 |
| Nebraska | Big Eight | Automatic | 25-3 |
| North Carolina | ACC | Automatic | 21-8 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | Automatic | 26-6 |
| Oregon | Pac-10 | At-large | 21-8 |
| Pacific | Big West | At-large | 28-4 |
| Penn State | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 34-6 |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | Automatic | 20-9 |
| San Diego State | High Country | At-large | 19-17 |
| San Jose State | Big West | At-large | 14-12 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | At-large | 17-11 |
| Texas | Southwest | Automatic | 25-9 |
| Texas-Arlington | Southland | Automatic | 28-3 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | At-large | 22-12 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | Automatic | 27-2 |
| USC | Pac-10 | At-large | 19-12 |
| Washington | Pac-10 | At-large | 18-8 |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American | Automatic | 18-12 |
| Wyoming | High Country | Automatic | 22-6 |

## Brackets
### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | 0 | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | 0 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | |
| | | Cal Poly | 2 | | |
| UCSB | 2 | Cal Poly | 2 | | |
| Cal Poly | 3 | | | | |
| Cal Poly | 3 | | | Hawaiʻi | 2 |
| | | | | Long Beach State | 3 |
| Long Beach State | 3 | | | | | Long Beach State | 3 |
| San Diego State | 0 | | | | |
| San Diego State | 0 | Long Beach State | 3 | | |
| | | Pacific | 1 | | |
| Pacific | 3 | Pacific | 1 | | |
| San Jose State | 0 | | | | |

### South regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Texas | 3 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 0 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 0 | Texas | 3 | | |
| | | California | 0 | | |
| Florida State | 1 | California | 0 | | |
| California | 3 | | | | |
| California | 3 | | | Texas | 0 |
| | | | | UT Arlington | 3 |
| LSU | 3 | | | | | UT Arlington | 3 |
| Houston | 2 | | | | |
| Houston | 2 | LSU | 0 | | |
| | | UT Arlington | 3 | | |
| UT Arlington | 3 | UT Arlington | 3 | | |
| North Carolina | 1 | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Nebraska | 3 | | | | |
| Illinois State | 0 | | | | |
| Illinois State | 0 | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| | | Minnesota | 1 | | |
| Colorado | 0 | Minnesota | 1 | | |
| Minnesota | 3 | | | | |
| Minnesota | 3 | | | Nebraska | 3 |
| | | | | Illinois | 1 |
| Illinois | 3 | | | | | Illinois | 1 |
| Penn State | 0 | | | | |
| Penn State | 0 | Illinois | 3 | | |
| | | Ohio State | 2 | | |
| Ohio State | 3 | Ohio State | 2 | | |
| Iowa | 0 | | | | |

### West regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 1 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 1 | UCLA | 3 | | |
| | | Arizona | 0 | | |
| Oregon | 0 | Arizona | 0 | | |
| Arizona | 3 | | | | |
| Arizona | 3 | | | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | | Wyoming | 0 |
| Stanford | 3 | | | | | Wyoming | 0 |
| Southern California | 1 | | | | |
| Southern California | 1 | Stanford | 2 | | |
| | | Wyoming | 3 | | |
| Washington | 0 | Wyoming | 3 | | |
| Wyoming | 3 | | | | |

## Final Four - Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

| National semifinals December 14 | National semifinals December 14 | National semifinals December 14 | National championship December 16 | National championship December 16 | National championship December 16 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 3 | | | |
| UT Arlington | UT Arlington | 1 | | | |
| UT Arlington | UT Arlington | 1 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 3 |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 3 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 0 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 0 | | | |

## NCAA tournament records

There are 4 NCAA tournaments record that were set in the 1989 NCAA tournament that still stand today.
* Total kill attempts, match (individual record) - Teee Williams, Hawaiʻi - 99 vs. Cal Poly
* Total kills, match (team record) - 112 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly
* Total kill attempts, match (team record) - 328 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly
* Digs, match (team record) - 177 - UCSB vs. Cal Poly