2012 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The champions of the NCAA's 31 conferences qualify automatically. Twenty-two conferences hold tournaments, while the other nine award their automatic bid on the basis of being the league's regular-season champion. Those that do not hold tournaments are the Atlantic Coast, Big 12, Big West, Big Ten, Ivy League, Mountain West, Pac-12, Southeastern and West Coast Conferences. The other 33 bids are apportioned on an at-large basis. Only the top 16 teams overall are seeded.

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All together, the Big Ten and Pac-12 got six at-large bids in addition to their automatic, the West Coast Conference got five, the Big 12 and the Southeastern four, the Atlantic Coast three, the Big East and Missouri Valley two, and the Mountain West received one at-large bid. The other 22 conferences only got their automatic qualifiers in.

The first two rounds were held on campus sites (the home court of the seeded team). Regional semifinals and finals were held at pre-determined sites. In 2012, those sites were hosted by Purdue, Nebraska, Texas, and California, all of whom made the tournament. 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.

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional finals

| subgroup1=University Park, PA

| subgroup2=Lexington, KY

| subgroup3=Tallahassee, FL

| subgroup4=Minneapolis, MN

| RD1-team01= Penn State

| RD1-seed01= 1

| RD1-team02= Binghamton

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-score01= 3

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-team03=Yale

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team04=Bowling Green

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-score04=3

| RD1-team05=Ohio State

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team06=Notre Dame

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-score05=3

| RD1-score06=0

| RD1-team07=Kentucky

| RD1-seed07= 16

| RD1-team08=East Tennessee State

| RD1-seed08= 

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-team09=Florida State

| RD1-seed09= 9

| RD1-team10=Hofstra

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-team11=Colorado State

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team12=Purdue

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-score12=3

| RD1-team13=Creighton

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team14=Marquette

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-score13=3

| RD1-score14=0

| RD1-team15=Minnesota

| RD1-seed15=8

| RD1-team16=Liberty

| RD1-seed16= 

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-score16=0

| RD2-team01=Penn State

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team02=Bowling Green

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Ohio State

| RD2-seed04=16

| RD2-team04=Kentucky

| RD2-score03=1

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=9

| RD2-team05=Florida State

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Purdue

| RD2-score05=2

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Creighton

| RD2-seed08=8

| RD2-team08=Minnesota

| RD2-score07=1

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=Penn State

| RD3-seed02=16

| RD3-team02=Kentucky

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Purdue

| RD3-seed04=8

| RD3-team04=Minnesota

| RD3-score03=1

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=Penn State

| RD4-seed02=8

| RD4-team02=Minnesota

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-score02=1

}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional finals

| subgroup1=Eugene, OR

| subgroup2=Provo, UT

| subgroup3=Seattle, WA

| subgroup4=Lincoln, NE

| RD1-team01= Oregon

| RD1-seed01= 5

| RD1-team02= Northern Colorado

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-team03=Pepperdine

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team04=Dayton

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-score04=3

| RD1-team05=Oklahoma

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team06=Arizona State

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-score05=3

| RD1-score06=2

| RD1-team07=BYU

| RD1-seed07= 12

| RD1-team08=New Mexico State

| RD1-seed08= 

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-team09=Washington

| RD1-seed09=13

| RD1-team10=Central Arkansas

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-team11=Santa Clara

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team12=Hawaii

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-score12=3

| RD1-team13=Kansas State

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team14=Northern Iowa

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-score13=0

| RD1-score14=3

| RD1-team15=Nebraska

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team16=Maryland-Eastern Shore

| RD1-seed16= 

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-score16=0

| RD2-team01=Oregon

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team02=Dayton

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-score02=0

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Oklahoma

| RD2-seed04=12

| RD2-team04=BYU

| RD2-score03=0

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=13

| RD2-team05=Washington

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Hawaii

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-score06=2

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Northern Iowa

| RD2-seed08=4

| RD2-team08=Nebraska

| RD2-score07=0

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=5

| RD3-team01=Oregon

| RD3-seed02=12

| RD3-team02=BYU

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-score02=1

| RD3-seed03=13

| RD3-team03=Washington

| RD3-seed04=4

| RD3-team04=Nebraska

| RD3-score03=0

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=5

| RD4-team01=Oregon

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02=Nebraska

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-score02=1

}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional finals

| subgroup1=Austin, TX

| subgroup2=Gainesville, FL

| subgroup3=Lawrence, KS

| subgroup4=Los Angeles, CA

| RD1-team01= Texas

| RD1-seed01= 3

| RD1-team02= Colgate

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-team03=North Carolina State

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team04=Texas A&M

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-score03=1

| RD1-score04=3

| RD1-team05=Miami

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team06=College of Charleston

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-team07=Florida

| RD1-seed07= 14

| RD1-team08=Tulsa

| RD1-seed08= 

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-score08=0

| RD1-team09=Kansas

| RD1-seed09=11

| RD1-team10=Cleveland State

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-team11=Wichita State

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team12=Arkansas

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-score11=3

| RD1-score12=2

| RD1-team13=St. Mary's

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team14=San Diego State

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-score13=3

| RD1-score14=2

| RD1-team15=USC

| RD1-seed15= 6

| RD1-team16=Fairfield

| RD1-seed16= 

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-score16=0

| RD2-team01=Texas

| RD2-seed01=3

| RD2-team02=Texas A&M

| RD2-score01=3

| RD2-score02=1

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=College of Charleston

| RD2-seed04=14

| RD2-team04=Florida

| RD2-score03=0

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=11

| RD2-team05=Kansas

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Wichita State

| RD2-score05=1

| RD2-score06=3

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=St. Mary's

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08=USC

| RD2-score07=0

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=3

| RD3-team01=Texas

| RD3-seed02=14

| RD3-team02=Florida

| RD3-score01=3

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Wichita State

| RD3-seed04=6

| RD3-team04=USC

| RD3-score03=0

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01=Texas

| RD4-seed02=6

| RD4-team02=USC

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-score02=0

}}

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Regional semifinals

| RD4=Regional finals

| subgroup1=Los Angeles, CA

| subgroup2=Louisville, KY

| subgroup3=Ames, IA

| subgroup4=Stanford, CA

| RD1-team01= UCLA

| RD1-seed01= 7

| RD1-team02= LIU-Brooklyn

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-team03=Michigan State

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team04=San Diego

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-score03=3

| RD1-score04=2

| RD1-team05=Tennessee

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team06=Michigan

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-score05=2

| RD1-score06=3

| RD1-team07=Louisville

| RD1-seed07= 10

| RD1-team08=Belmont

| RD1-seed08= 

| RD1-score07=3

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-team09=Iowa State

| RD1-seed09= 15

| RD1-team10=IPFW

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-score09=3

| RD1-score10=2

| RD1-team11=California

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team12=North Carolina

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-score11=1

| RD1-score12=3

| RD1-team13=Western Kentucky

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team14=Loyola Marymount

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-score13=3

| RD1-score14=0

| RD1-team15=Stanford

| RD1-seed15= 2

| RD1-team16=Jackson State

| RD1-seed16= 

| RD1-score15=3

| RD1-score16=0

| RD2-team01=UCLA

| RD2-seed01=7

| RD2-team02=Michigan State

| RD2-score01=1

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Michigan

| RD2-seed04=10

| RD2-team04=Louisville

| RD2-score03=3

| RD2-score04=1

| RD2-seed05=15

| RD2-team05=Iowa State

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=North Carolina

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-score06=2

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Western Kentucky

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08=Stanford

| RD2-score07=0

| RD2-score08=3

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=Michigan State

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Michigan

| RD3-score01=0

| RD3-score02=3

| RD3-seed03=15

| RD3-team03=Iowa State

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04=Stanford

| RD3-score03=0

| RD3-score04=3

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=Michigan

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Stanford

| RD4-score01=3

| RD4-score02=1

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=National Semifinals

| RD2=National Championship

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Penn State

| RD1-score1=1

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Oregon

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=3

| RD1-team3=Texas

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4= 

| RD1-team4=Michigan

| RD1-score4=2

| RD2-seed1=5

| RD2-team1=Oregon

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2=Texas

| RD2-score2=3

}}

Final Four All-Tournament Team:

• Bailey Webster - Texas (Most Outstanding Player)
• Hannah Allison - Texas
• Hayley Eckerman - Texas
• Sha'Dare McNeal - Texas
• Alaina Bergsma - Oregon
• Liz Brenner - Oregon
• Lexi Erwin - Michigan

* Three of the Big Ten's losses were to fellow Big Ten schools (so they are also counted as wins).

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.

The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southland, Southwestern Athletic, Summit League, and Western Athletic Conferences all qualified one team which lost in the first round.

There is one tournament record broken in 2012 that still stands today:

• Services aces, tournament (individual record) – Micha Hancock, Penn State – 22 aces (10 vs. Binghamton, 5 vs. Bowling Green, 2 vs. Kentucky, 5 vs. Minnesota.)

• NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship
• AVCA
• AIAW Women's Volleyball Championship

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