# 1990 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began with 32 teams and ended on December 15, 1990, when UCLA defeated Pacific 3 games to 0 in the NCAA championship match.
UCLA won the program's second NCAA title in women's volleyball by defeating Pacific 15-9, 15-12, 15-7. UCLA was led by Natalie Williams and Marissa Hatchett who had 12 kills a piece. The Bruins finished the 1990 season 36-1.
The 1990 Final Four was held at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland.

## Records

| School | Conference | Berth Type | Record |
| BYU | WAC | At-large | 26-7 |
| Florida State | Metro | Automatic | 25-9 |
| Gonzaga | West Coast | At-large | 25-6 |
| Hawaii | Big West | Automatic | 27-5 |
| Idaho State | Big Sky | Automatic | 22-9 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | At-large | 21-11 |
| Kentucky | SEC | At-large | 21-11 |
| Long Beach State | Big West | At-large | 26-8 |
| Louisville | Metro | At-large | 31-6 |
| LSU | SEC | Automatic | 31-6 |
| Maryland | ACC | Automatic | 22-11 |
| Miami (OH) | Mid-American | Automatic | 25-5 |
| Montana | Big Sky | At-large | 24-6 |
| Nebraska | Big Eight | Automatic | 29-2 |
| New Mexico | WAC | Automatic | 21-6 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | At-large | 23-7 |
| Pacific | Big West | At-large | 26-6 |
| Penn State | Atlantic 10 | Automatic | 42-0 |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | Automatic | 25-5 |
| Pittsburgh | Big East | Automatic | 31-5 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | At-large | 21-10 |
| San Diego State | WAC | At-large | 23-11 |
| San Jose State | Big West | At-large | 21-7 |
| Southwest Missouri State | Missouri Valley | Automatic | 24-7 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | At-large | 25-3 |
| Texas | Southwest | Automatic | 29-3 |
| Texas Tech | Southwest | At-large | 29-2 |
| Texas-Arlington | Southland | Automatic | 18-18 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West | At-large | 21-9 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | Automatic | 31-1 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | Automatic | 28-7 |
| Wyoming | WAC | At-large | 19-9 |

## Brackets
### West regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| UCLA | 3 | | | | |
| Gonzaga | 0 | | | | |
| Gonzaga | 0 | UCLA | 3 | | |
| | | New Mexico | 2 | | |
| Pepperdine | 0 | New Mexico | 2 | | |
| New Mexico | 3 | | | | |
| New Mexico | 3 | | | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | | Stanford | 0 |
| BYU | 1 | | | | | Stanford | 0 |
| San Diego State | 3 | | | | |
| San Diego State | 3 | San Diego State | 1 | | |
| | | Stanford | 3 | | |
| Wyoming | 0 | Stanford | 3 | | |
| Stanford | 3 | | | | |

### South regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Texas Tech | 3 | | | | |
| UT Arlington | 0 | | | | |
| UT Arlington | 0 | Texas Tech | 0 | | |
| | | LSU | 3 | | |
| LSU | 3 | LSU | 3 | | |
| Louisville | 0 | | | | |
| Louisville | 0 | | | LSU | 3 |
| | | | | Texas | 2 |
| Kentucky | 3 | | | | | Texas | 2 |
| Florida State | 1 | | | | |
| Florida State | 1 | Kentucky | 0 | | |
| | | Texas | 3 | | |
| Maryland | 0 | Texas | 3 | | |
| Texas | 3 | | | | |

### Mideast regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Penn State | 3 | | | | |
| Purdue | 0 | | | | |
| Purdue | 0 | Penn State | 3 | | |
| | | Wisconsin | 0 | | |
| Illinois | 0 | Wisconsin | 0 | | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | | | | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | | | Penn State | 1 |
| | | | | Nebraska | 3 |
| Ohio State | 0 | | | | | Nebraska | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Pittsburgh | 0 | | |
| | | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| Miami (Oh.) | 0 | Nebraska | 3 | | |
| Nebraska | 3 | | | | |

### Northwest regional

| First round | First round | Regional semifinal | Regional semifinal | Regional Final | Regional Final |
| Hawaiʻi | 3 | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | 0 | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | 0 | Hawaiʻi | 1 | | |
| | | Long Beach State | 3 | | |
| San Jose State | 0 | Long Beach State | 3 | | |
| Long Beach State | 3 | | | | |
| Long Beach State | 3 | | | Long Beach State | 0 |
| | | | | Pacific | 3 |
| UCSB | 3 | | | | | Pacific | 3 |
| Idaho State | 0 | | | | |
| Idaho State | 0 | UCSB | 0 | | |
| | | Pacific | 3 | | |
| Montana | 0 | Pacific | 3 | | |
| Pacific | 3 | | | | |

## Final Four - Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland

| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 0 | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 0 | UCLA | UCLA | 3 |
| | | | Pacific | Pacific | 0 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 1 | Pacific | Pacific | 0 |
| Pacific | Pacific | 3 | | | |

## NCAA tournament records

There is one NCAA tournament record that was set in the 1990 NCAA tournament.
* Kills, match (team record) - 112 - Texas vs. LSU