The 2022 NCAA volleyball tournament began Thursday afternoon and will crown a champion later this month.
Texas, which earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, swept the first two rounds as it looks for its first national championship since 2012. Meanwhile, defending champion Wisconsin, also a 1-seed, swept Quinnipiac and TCU to reach the Sweet 16.
With the final four (Dec. 15-17) returning to Omaha, Nebraska, will the Huskers win it in their home state? Can 1-seed Louisville or 2-seed Pittsburgh become the first ACC team to win a national title? Can second-seeded San Diego continue its Cinderella season? Can Stanford win its fourth title since 2016?
So far, 48 of the 63 games in the NCAA tournament have been played. But next weekend will determine who will be playing for a national title and who will be watching.
We update you with the scores and schedule for this year’s NCAA tournament. The regional semifinals will take place on Thursday and the regional finals will be played Saturday.
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Tournament preview: Bracket breakdown and X factors
Regional semifinals
Louisville Regional
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Oregon: Thursday, 11 a.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 4 Baylor: Thursday, 30 minutes following Nebraska-Oregon, ESPNU/ESPN App
Austin Regional
No. 2 Minnesota vs. No. 3 Ohio State: Thursday, noon ET, ESPN2/ESPN App
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 Marquette: Thursday, 30 minutes following Minnesota-Ohio State, ESPN2/ESPN App
Madison Regional
No. 2 Pittsburgh vs. No. 3 Florida: Thursday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Penn State: Thursday, 30 minutes following Pittsburgh-Florida, ESPNU/ESPN App
Stanford Regional
No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 3 Kentucky: Thursday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 5 Houston: Thursday, 30 minutes following San Diego-Kentucky, ESPNU/ESPN App
Regional finals
Louisville Regional
TBD, Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
Austin Regional
TBD, Saturday, 6 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
Madison Regional
TBD, Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
Stanford Regional
TBD, Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, ESPNU/ESPN App
Final four
Dec. 15
(CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb.)
National semifinal, TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN
National semifinal, TBD, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 17
(CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb.)
National championship, 8 p.m., ESPN2
RESULTS
First round
Thursday, Dec. 1
No. 6 Western Kentucky def. Bowling Green 3-0
No. 5 Georgia Tech def. Wright State 3-0
No. 5 Rice def. Colorado 3-1
Kansas def. No. 7 Miami (FL) 3-0
Georgia def. No. 8 Towson 3-1
No. 3 Kentucky def. Loyola Chicago 3-0
No. 4 Baylor def. Stephen F. Austin 3-0
No. 4 Marquette def. Ball State 3-0
No. 7 Washington St. def. UNLV 3-0
No. 2 Nebraska def. Delaware State 3-0
No. 1 Texas def. Fairleigh Dickinson 3-0
No. 2 San Diego def. Northern Colorado 3-1
Friday, Dec. 2
No. 8 Purdue def. Tennessee 3-2
No. 7 BYU def. James Madison 3-0
No. 5 Houston def. South Dakota 3-2
No. 6 Iowa State def. FGCU 3-2
No. 6 USC def. High Point 3-0
No. 5 UCF def. Yale 3-0
TCU def. No. 8 Washington 3-1
Northern Iowa def. No. 7 Florida State 3-0
No. 1 Louisville def. Samford 3-0
No. 2 Pittsburgh def. Colgate 3-0
No. 6 Arkansas def. Utah State 3-0
No. 3 Florida def. Florida A&M 3-0
No. 3 Ohio State def. Tennessee State 3-0
LSU def. No. 8 Hawai’i 3-1
Auburn def. No. 4 Creighton 3-2
No. 4 Penn State def. UMBC 3-0
No. 1 Wisconsin def. Quinnipiac 3-0
No. 2 Minnesota def. SE Louisiana 3-0
No. 1 Stanford def. Pepperdine 3-1
No. 3 Oregon def. LMU (Calif.) 3-0
Second round
Friday, Dec. 2
No. 4 Marquette def. No. 5 Georgia Tech 3-0
No. 3 Kentucky def. No. 6 Western Kentucky 3-0
No. 2 Nebraska def. Kansas 3-1
No. 4 Baylor def. No. 5 Rice 3-2
No. 1 Texas def. Georgia 3-0
No. 2 San Diego def. No. 7 Washington State 3-1
Saturday, Dec. 3
No. 3 Ohio State def. No. 6 USC 3-0
No. 1 Louisville def. No. 8 Purdue 3-0
No. 4 Penn State def No. 5 UCF 3-1
No. 2 Pittsburgh def No. 7 BYU 3-0
No. 3 Florida def No. 6 Iowa State 3-0
No. 1 Wisconsin def. TCU 3-0
No. 2 Minnesota def. Northern Iowa 3-0
No. 5 Houston def. Auburn, 3-2
No. 1 Stanford def. LSU 3-0
No. 3 Oregon def. No. 6 Arkansas 3-1