# 1991 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1991 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 21, 1991, when UCLA defeated Long Beach State 3 games to 2 in the NCAA championship match.
UCLA won the program's third NCAA title and successfully defended their 1990 NCAA title by defeating Long Beach State in five games. After losing the first two games by the scores of 15-12, 15-13, UCLA completed off a stunning comeback to take the next three games, 15-12, 15-6, 15-11 to win it all.
UCLA's comeback was one of the biggest in NCAA history; only one other team had ever rallied from two games to 0 to win in five games in the NCAA national championship (and did not again until 2009). UCLA finished their season 31-5.
The 1991 Final Four was held on the campus of UCLA at Pauley Pavilion.

## Records

| School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American | Automatic | 29-4 |
| BYU | WAC | Automatic | 26-4 |
| Colorado | Big Eight | At-large | 25-9 |
| Duke | ACC | Automatic | 25-6 |
| Florida | SEC | Auto (shared) | 33-4 |
| Fresno State | Big West | At-large | 21-12 |
| Georgia | SEC | At-large | 28-7 |
| Hawaii | Big West | At-large | 24-4 |
| Houston | Southwest | At-large | 20-11 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | At-large | 19-9 |
| Long Beach State | Big West | Automatic | 32-1 |
| Louisville | Metro | Automatic | 28-7 |
| LSU | SEC | Auto (shared) | 32-1 |
| Montana | Big Sky | Automatic | 26-3 |
| Nebraska | Big Eight | Automatic | 25-4 |
| New Mexico | WAC | At-large | 22-5 |
| Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 23-7 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | Automatic | 27-3 |
| Pacific | Big West | At-large | 23-5 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | At-large | 25-5 |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | Automatic | 23-7 |
| Pittsburgh | Big East | Automatic | 28-8 |
| Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 19-11 |
| Southwest Texas State | Southland | Automatic | 21-15 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | Automatic | 28-1 |
| Texas | Southwest | Automatic | 19-9 |
| Texas Tech | Southwest | At-large | 25-5 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | At-large | 21-9 |
| UCLA | Pac-10 | At-large | 26-5 |
| USC | Pac-10 | At-large | 22-7 |
| Washington State | Pac-10 | At-large | 19-9 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | At-large | 22-9 |

## Brackets
### West regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Stanford | 3 | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | | | | |
| Rhode Island | 0 | Stanford | 3 | | |
| | | Southern California | 2 | | |
| Southern California | 3 | Southern California | 2 | | |
| BYU | 1 | | | | |
| BYU | 1 | | | Stanford | 0 |
| | | | | UCLA | 3 |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | | UCLA | 3 |
| Pepperdine | 0 | | | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | UCLA | 3 | | |
| | | New Mexico | 0 | | |
| Washington State | 1 | New Mexico | 0 | | |
| New Mexico | 3 | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Ohio State | 3 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Ohio State | 3 | | |
| | | Penn State | 2 | | |
| Colorado | 2 | Penn State | 2 | | |
| Penn State | 3 | | | | |
| Penn State | 3 | | | Ohio State | 3 |
| | | | | Nebraska | 1 |
| Bowling Green | 0 | | | | | Nebraska | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | Wisconsin | 0 | | |
| | | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| Illinois | 0 | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| Nebraska | 3 | | | | |

### South regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| LSU | 3 | | | | |
| Houston | 0 | | | | |
| Houston | 0 | LSU | 3 | | |
| | | Texas Tech | 0 | | |
| Texas Tech | 3 | Texas Tech | 0 | | |
| Georgia | 0 | | | | |
| Georgia | 0 | | | LSU | 3 |
| | | | | Florida | 1 |
| Texas | 3 | | | | | Florida | 1 |
| Duke | 0 | | | | |
| Duke | 0 | Texas | 1 | | |
| | | Florida | 3 | | |
| Louisville | 0 | Florida | 3 | | |
| Florida | 3 | | | | |

### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | |
| SW Texas State | 0 | | | | |
| SW Texas State | 0 | Hawaiʻi | 3 | | |
| | | Pacific | 0 | | |
| Montana | 0 | Pacific | 0 | | |
| Pacific | 3 | | | | |
| Pacific | 3 | | | Hawaiʻi | 1 |
| | | | | Long Beach State | 3 |
| UCSB | 3 | | | | | Long Beach State | 3 |
| Fresno State | 0 | | | | |
| Fresno State | 0 | UCSB | 0 | | |
| | | Long Beach State | 3 | | |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | Long Beach State | 3 | | |
| Long Beach State | 3 | | | | |

## Final Four - Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 0 | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 2 |
| LSU | LSU | 1 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 2 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 3 | | | |