The 2017 NCAA National Collegiate Volleyball Tournament was the 48th edition of the

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, open to teams from both Division I and II. The tournament was held May 2, 4, & 6 at

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, hosted by

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. The

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won their second consecutive National Championship and fourth overall.

Qualification

The champions of

Conference Carolinas Conference Carolinas, formerly known as the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) or the Carolinas Conference, is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) primarily at the Divisio ...

, the

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, and

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received automatic bids to the tournament, while two other teams were selected at large. *Automatic bids **

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: Conference Carolinas **

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: Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association **

: Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association **

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: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation *At large bids **

BYU Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S ...

: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation **

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wāhine are the athletic teams that represent the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH), in Honolulu, Hawaii. The UH athletics program is a member of the Big West Conference in most sports and competes a ...

: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation

Tournament bracket

All-Tournament Team

*Christy Blough – Ohio State *Driss Guessous – Ohio State *Maxime Hervoir – Ohio State *Blake Leeson – Ohio State *Brendan Sander – BYU *Nicolas Szerszen – Ohio State (''Most Outstanding Player'') *Stjin van Tilburg – Hawaii

Broadcasts

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. *Hawaii/Penn State: ''

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'' & ''Chris McLachlin'' *Semifinals
''Ralph Bednarcyzk''
*Championship: ''

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'' & ''

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References

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Qualification

Tournament bracket

All-Tournament Team

Broadcasts

See also

References