After the 64-team NCAA Tournament field was revealed, the NIVC 29-team bracket bracket was announced. All the info follows.
The NCAA tourney schedule is set and we’ll list the first-round matches.
The coaching carousel, which is likely to build up some speed now that the regular season is finished, spun at UCF.
Later Monday we will have our final VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll of the season. Our same pollsters will be voting on our NCAA Division I All-American team that will post on December 24, two days after the championship match.
NCAA tourney first round
There are 18 matches Thursday. They are not starting early in the day, nor are they spread out. We recommend multiple viewing devices, since every match will be shown only on ESPN+. ESPN will also have its whiparound show, The Fifth Set, which may be the best way for many viewers to keep up.
All times are Eastern:
3:30 — Loyola Chicago vs. BYU
4:30 — Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota
5 — UT Arlington vs. USC
5 — Texas State vs. Missouri
5:30 — Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
5:30 — Ole Miss vs. Florida State
5:30 — South Carolina vs. Dayton
6:30 — Purdue vs. Western Michigan
6:30 — FGCU vs. Marquette
7 — Hawai’i vs. TCU
7:30 — Cleveland State vs. Kentucky
7:30 — Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
8 — South Dakota…
