Women's Volleyball Tournament Bracket Released; CIU Receives No. 1 Seed

The 10-team, single-elimination tournament gets underway on Thursday, Nov. 13, and runs through Saturday, Nov. 15, at the MeadowView Marriott Convention Center & Conference Resort in Kingsport, Tenn. 

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Columbia International, Johnson, and Reinhardt all tied for the regular-season championship with a 17-2 league record and 11.5 points and are regular-season tri-champions. By virtue of the tie-breaker system, Columbia International is the No. 1 seed and receives the conference's automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Tournament as the regular-season champion.

The AAC has a second automatic berth to award, which will go to the tournament champion.

Teams were divided into two seven-team divisions. A team receives a half-point for winning a match within its division and one point for a win over a team from the other division. In all, the maximum number of points a team can earn is 13.

Here are the tournament seeds:

1. Columbia International (21-6, 17-2 AAC) - 11.5 points*
2. Johnson (30-6, 17-2 AAC) - 11.5 points*
3. Reinhardt (27-6, 17-2 AAC) - 11.5 points*
4. Pikeville (18-12, 15-4 AAC) - 10.5 points
5. Brenau (15-12, 12-7 AAC) - 8 points**
6. Tennessee Wesleyan (20-11, 12-7) - 8 points**
7. Union Commonwealth (11-18, 11-8 AAC) - 7.5 points
8. Spartanburg Methodist (13-19, 8-11 AAC) - 5 points***
9. Bluefield (11-13, 7-12 AAC) - 5 points***
10. Milligan (8-25, 6-13 AAC) - 4.5 points

*-Columbia International, Johnson, and Reinhardt all finished with a 17-2 conference record and 11.5 points. Columbia International went 2-1 against Johnson and Reinhardt, while Johnson went 1-1 and Reinhardt went 1-2, giving Columbia International the No. 1 seed. Since Johnson defeated Reinhardt during the regular season, it is the No. 2 seed, and Reinhardt is the No. 3 seed.
**-Brenau earned the No. 5 seed over Tennessee Wesleyan since it won the head-to-head matchup.
***-Spartanburg Methodist and Bluefield both collected 5 points, but Spartanburg Methodist won the head-to-head matchup to earn the No. 8 seed.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Thursday, Nov. 13
Game 1 - No. 7 Union Commonwealth (11-18) vs. No. 10 Milligan (8-25) - 12 pm
Game 2 - No. 8 Spartanburg Methodist (13-19) vs. No. 9 Bluefield (11-13) - 2 pm

Friday, Nov. 14
Game 3 - No. 1 Columbia International (21-6) vs. Game 2 Winner - 11 am
Game 4 - No. 2 Johnson (30-6) vs. Game 1 Winner, 1:30 pm
Game 5 - No. 4 Pikeville (18-12) vs. No. 5 Brenau (15-12), 4 pm
Game 6 - No. 3 Reinhardt (27-6) vs. No. 6 Tennessee Wesleyan (20-11) - 6:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 15
Game 7 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner - 10 am
Game 8 - Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner - 12:30 pm
Game 9 - Championship Game - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner - 4:30 pm