CIU, Reinhardt Get Ready for NAIA Opening Round
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Watch Video Announcement) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the qualifying teams and opening-round matchups for the 2025 NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront and Explore Siouxland. The 48-team event will begin with 24 championship opening round matches at campus locations on Saturday, November 22.
This year's championship field includes 33 automatic qualifiers and 15 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, regular-season championship, or finished runner-up at the conference tournament, as determined by each conference qualification plan. At-large bids were determined by the NAIA Women's Volleyball Selection Committee. The selection committee consists of coaches and administrators from around the country.
All championship opening round matches will be broadcast by each host and can be viewed for free on the NAIA Channel of the Urban Edge Network.
Following the opening rounds, the final site pools will be announced on Sunday, November 23, at 1 p.m. CT.
Action at the final site will take place inside the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, and will commence with three days of pool play from December 3 to 5. At the conclusion of pool play, the top team in each three-team pool will advance to the elimination bracket, starting with the quarterfinals, on Saturday, December 6. The semifinals will be played on Monday, December 8 and the Battle for the Red Banner will end Tuesday, December 9.
The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) is represented by Columbia International and Reinhardt. CIU will play at No. 9 Cumberlands (Ky.), while Reinhardt will visit No. 13 IU Kokomo. Both matches are on Saturday.
The 2025 NAIA Women's Volleyball National Championship final site in Sioux City, Iowa, will be broadcast FREE on the NAIA Channel of the Urban Edge Network and the NAIA Network.
Quick Scroll: Opening Round Match-Ups
2025 Qualifiers
| INSTITUTION | CONFERENCE | HOW THEY QUALIFIED: | |
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Aquinas (Mich.) |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Regular-Season and Tournament Champion |
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Bellevue (Neb.) | Frontier Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Bethel (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Bushnell (Ore.) | Cascade Collegiate Conference | At-Large |
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College of Idaho | Cascade Collegiate Conference | At-Large |
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Columbia (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference | Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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Columbia International (S.C.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference | Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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Concordia (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Corban (Ore.) | Cascade Collegiate Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Cornerstone (Mich.) | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Cumberlands (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Dillard (La.) | HBCU Athletic Conference | Tournament Champions |
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Eastern Oregon | Cascade Collegiate Conference | Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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Fisk (Tenn.) | HBCU Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Florida National | Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Grand View (Iowa) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Regular-Season Champion |
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Huntington (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large |
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Indiana Wesleyan | Crossroads League | Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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IU Kokomo (Ind.) | River States Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Cascade Collegiate Conference | At-Large |
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Mid-South Conference | At-Large |
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Loyola (La.) | Southern States Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Marian (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large |
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McPherson (Kan.) | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Regular-Season Champion |
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Midland (Neb.) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Missouri Baptist | Heart of America Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Mobile (Ala.) | Southern States Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | Crossroads League | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Nelson (Texas) | Sooner Athletic Conference | Regular-Season and Tournament Champion |
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Northwest (Wash.) | Cascade Collegiate Conference | At-Large |
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Northwestern (Iowa) | Great Plains Athletic Conference | Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Park (Mo.) | Heart of America Athletic Conference | At-Large |
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Providence (Mont.) | Frontier Conference | Tournament Regular Season and Tournament Champion |
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Reinhardt (Ga.) | Appalachian Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Rio Grande (Ohio) | River States Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Simpson (Calif.) | Continental Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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St. Thomas (Fla.) | The Sun Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Stephens (Mo.) | American Midwest Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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Taylor (Ind.) | Crossroads League | At-Large |
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Texas A&M - Texarkana | Red River Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Texas Wesleyan | Sooner Athletic Conference | Tournament Runner-Up |
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The Master's (Calif.) | Great Southwest Athletic Conference | Regular-Season and Tournament Champion |
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Viterbo (Wis.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference | Tournament Champion |
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Walla Walla (Wash.) | Cascade Collegiate Conference |
At-Large |
Opening Round Match-Ups
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1 Eastern Oregon |
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Simpson (Calif.) | La Grande, Ore. |
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2 Northwestern (Iowa) | vs |
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Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Orange City, Iowa |
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3 Concordia (Neb.) | vs |
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Florida National | Seward, Neb. |
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4 Indiana Wesleyan | vs |
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Stephens (Mo.) | Marion, Ind. |
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5 Corban (Ore.) | vs |
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Fisk (Tenn.) | Salem, Ore. |
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6 Providence (Mont.) | vs |
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Northwest (Wash.) | Great Falls, Mont. |
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7 Bellevue (Neb.) | vs |
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Columbia (Mo.) | Bellevue, Neb. |
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8 McPherson (Kan.) | vs |
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Texas Wesleyan | McPherson, Kan. |
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9 Cumberlands (Ky.) | vs |
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Columbia International (S.C.) | Williamsburg, Ky. |
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10 Oklahoma Wesleyan | vs |
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Nelson (Texas) | Bartlesville, Okla. |
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11 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | vs |
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Rio Grande (Ohio) | Mount Vernon, Ohio |
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12 Missouri Baptist | vs |
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Dillard (La.) | St. Louis, Mo. |
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13 IU Kokomo (Ind.) | vs |
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Reinhardt (Ga.) | Kokomo, Ind. |
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14 The Master's (Calif.) | vs |
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Texas A&M-Texarkana | Santa Clarita, Calif. |
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15 Aquinas (Mich.) | vs |
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
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16 St. Thomas (Fla.) | vs |
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Loyola (La.) | Miami Gardens, Fla. |
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17 Midland (Neb.) | vs |
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Grand View (Iowa) | Fremont, Neb. |
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18 Bushnell (Ore.) | vs |
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Eugene, Ore. |
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19 Viterbo (Wis.) | vs |
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Huntington (Ind.) | La Crosse, Wis. |
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20 College of Idhao | vs |
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Bethel (Kan.) | Caldwell, Idaho |
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21 Mobile (Ala.) | vs |
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Marian (Ind.) | Indianapolis, Ind. |
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22 Taylor (Ind.) | vs |
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | Upland, Ind. |
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23 Park (Mo.) | vs |
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Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Parkville, Mo. |
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24 Cornerstone (Mich.) | vs |
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Walla Walla (Wash.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |