Florida Volleyball Earns Sixth Seed in NCAA Tournament
The Gators will travel to Lawrence, Kansas for the First & Second Rounds on Dec. 6 & 7.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida volleyball team earned the sixth seed of the lower left region of the bracket and will and will travel to Lawrence, Kansas for the First & Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament, as the Division I Women’s Volleyball Selection Committee revealed the 64-team field during an ESPN television broadcast.
The Gators will play NC State on Friday, Dec. 6 at 5:00 p.m. ET. No. 3 Kansas and Colgate make up the remainder of the bracket and will play at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday night.
The winner of Florida vs. NC State will face the winner of Kansas vs. Colgate on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. ET.
With the selection, Florida extends its streak to 34-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, the third-longest active streak in the nation (Penn State – 44, Nebraska – 43). Last season, the Gators advanced to the Second Round for the 34th time in program history and fell to Georgia Tech in five sets.
Florida finished the regular season with a 21-7 record, while finishing third overall in SEC play with an 11-5 record. The Gators carry an 82-34 record in the NCAA Tournament, including 82-33 under Mary Wise.
All ticket information, media and schedule information, as well as information about the other three teams can be found below.
TICKET INFORMATION | LAWRENCE FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)
* First Round Matches | Friday, Dec. 6
* Match 1: No. 6 Florida vs. NC State – 5:00 p.m.
* Match 2: No. 3 Kansas vs. Colgate – 7:30 p.m.
* Second Round Match | Saturday, Dec. 7
* Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 – 7:30 p.m.
FLORIDA’S NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
* This is Florida’s 34th-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament – making the field every year under Mary Wise
* This is the third-longest active streak in the nation behind Penn State – 44 and Nebraska – 43
* Overall, UF has been in the NCAA Tournament 35 times since the program’s inception in 1984
* Florida has made 29 Regional Semifinals and 17 Regional Championship appearances in program history
* UF is seeking its ninth all-time NCAA Semifinals appearance, looking to make it back for the first time since 2017
* Florida head coach Mary Wise boasts an 81-33 (.715) record all-time in the NCAA Tournament, with all of her postseason appearances coming with the Gators
* Her 81 NCAA Tournament wins put her sixth in Division I history
* The Gators carry an 82-34 (.707) all-time record in the NCAA Tournament
* Florida is 61-8 at home, 4-8 Away and 16-17 in neutral matches during NCAA Tournament play
MEDIA INFORMATION / LINKS
Media Contact: Abby Wisecup (AbbyW@gators.ufl.edu<mailto:AbbyW@gators.ufl.edu>)
* Florida Volleyball’s NCAA Tournament Record Book <https://floridagators.com/common/controls/doc_handler.aspx?doc=38048>
* 2024 Florida Volleyball Media Supplement<https://floridagators.com/documents/2024/8/23/2024_Media_Supplement.pdf>
* Interactive NCAA Tournament Bracket<https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2024>
* NCAA Tournament Bracket (PDF)<https://floridagators.com/common/controls/doc_handler.aspx?doc=38051>
SCOUTING THE FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS
NC State
* Record: 14-12
* RPI: 48
* Conference: ACC
Series Information
* Series Record 7-1 (4-0 under Wise)
* 3-set: 4-0; 4-set: 2-0; 5-set: 1-1
* Home: 3-0; Away: 3-1; Neutral: 1-0
* Last time out | 2017 | N | W, 3-0 | 25-17, 25-16, 25-22
No. 3 Kansas
* Record: 23-3
* RPI: 11
* Conference: Big 12
Series Information
* Series Record 1-1 (1-0 under Wise)
* 3-set: 1-1; 4-set: 0-0; 5-set: 0-0
* Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0; Neutral: 1-0
* Last time out | 1997 | N | W, 3-0 | 15-8, 15-8, 15-5
Colgate
* Record: 19-10
* RPI: 85
* Conference: Patriot
Series Information
* Series Record 0-0
2024 NCAA volleyball tournament schedule
* Selection show: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 1 on ESPN
* First and second rounds: Thursday, Dec. 5 through Saturday, Dec. 7
* Regionals: Thursday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 15
* Semifinals: Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
* National championship: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC
End of Report
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