2019-20 NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S POOLS

CENTRAL REGION (Rank 8)

Pool A Conferences (5) Institutions in AQ Conferences (41) Pool B Independents (0) American Rivers Conference (9) Buena Vista Central () Wesleyan University AQ – Conference Championship Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Augsburg University Conference (12) Bethel University (Minnesota) Carleton College Concordia College, Moorhead Gustavus Adolphus College College of Saint Benedict St. Catherine University Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota St. Olaf College AQ – Conference Championship University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Blackburn College Conference (10) MacMurray College AQ – Conference Championship Westminster College (Missouri) University Athletic Association (1^) University in St. Louis AQ – Conference Championship Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (9) Crown College (Minnesota) University of Minnesota, Morris Northland College University of Northwestern – St. Paul The College of St. Scholastica AQ – Conference Championship University of Wisconsin-Superior

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions.

GREAT LAKES REGION (Rank 8)

Pool A Conferences (6) Institutions in AQ Conferences (48) Pool B Independents (0) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Anderson University () Conference (10) Franklin College Manchester University Mount St. Joseph University Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology AQ – Conference Championship Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (9) Calvin College Hope College Kalamazoo College Saint Mary’s College (Indiana) AQ – Conference Championship Trine University North Coast Athletic Conference (9) Hiram College Wesleyan University AQ – Conference Championship The (10) Baldwin Wallace University Heidelberg University John University of Mount Union AQ – Conference Championship Wilmington College (Ohio) Presidents’ Athletic Conference (9) Bethany College (West Virginia) Chatham University Geneva College Saint Vincent College Thiel College Washington and Jefferson College AQ – Conference Championship Westminster College () University Athletic Association (1^) Case Western Reserve University AQ – Conference Championship

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions.

MID-ATLANTIC REGION (Rank 11)

Pool A Conferences (8) Institutions in AQ Conferences (63) Pool B Independents (9) Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Trinity Washington University Conference (11) D’Youville College **University of Valley Forge (ACAA) Franciscan University of Steubenville Hilbert College (7) La Roche College Medaille College Gwynedd Mount Aloysius College Penn State University, Altoona (Virginia) Pennsylvania State University, Erie, the Behrend College University of Pittsburgh, Bradford AQ – Conference Championship University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Wesley College Capital Athletic Conference (6) Christopher Newport University University of Mary Washington St. Mary’s College of Southern Virginia University AQ – Conference Championship York College (Pennsylvania) (11) Franklin & Marshall College University McDaniel College AQ – Conference Championship (Maryland) Colonial States Athletic Conference (10) () Notre Dame of Maryland University College of Saint Elizabeth AQ – Conference Championship Wilson College (7) Catholic University Elizabethtown College University of Scranton AQ – Conference Championship Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth (9) Alvernia University Messiah College AQ – Conference Championship Widener University Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (8) Delaware Valley University DeSales University Eastern University Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham King’s College (Pennsylvania) Stevens Institute of Technology AQ – Conference Championship Wilkes University University Athletic Association (1^) Carnegie Mellon University AQ – Conference Championship

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions. **American Collegiate Athletic Association is listed in Pool B in four regions.

MIDWEST REGION (Rank 8)

Pool A Conferences (5) Institutions in AQ Conferences (41) Pool B Independents (2) College Conference of and Augustana College (Illinois) ** (ACAA) Wisconsin (9) Carroll University (Wisconsin) *Maranatha Baptist University ** (ACAA) Elmhurst College Illinois Wesleyan University North AQ – Conference Championship Wheaton College (Illinois) (10) Beloit College Knox College Lawrence University (Illinois) Ripon College AQ – Conference Championship St. Norbert College Northern Athletics Collegiate Alverno College Conference (13) Aurora University Benedictine University (Illinois) Concordia University Chicago Concordia University Wisconsin Dominican University (Illinois) Edgewood College Illinois Institute of Technology Marian University (Wisconsin) Milwaukee School of Engineering Rockford University AQ – Conference Championship Wisconsin Lutheran College University Athletic Association (1^) AQ – Conference Championship Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Conference (8) University of Wisconsin-La Crosse University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-Platteville University of Wisconsin-River Falls University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University of Wisconsin-Stout AQ – Conference Championship University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions. **American Collegiate Athletic Association is listed in Pool B in four regions. *Not eligible for NCAA championship.

NEW REGION (Rank 11) Pool A Conferences (9) Institutions in AQ Conferences (75) Pool B Independents (1) Commonwealth Coast Conference (9) Gordon College University of Roger Williams University Wentworth Institute of Technology AQ – Conference Championship Western New England University Great Northeast Athletic Conference (13) Colby-Sawyer College Emmanuel College () Johnson & Wales University (Providence) Lasell College Regis College (Massachusetts) Simmons College University of St. Joseph (Connecticut) Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) AQ – Conference Championship (9) Eastern Connecticut State University University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Plymouth State University University of Southern Maine AQ – Conference Championship Western Connecticut State University Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Bridgewater State University Conference (8) Fitchburg State University Framingham State University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Massachusetts Maritime Academy Westfield State University AQ – Conference Championship Worcester State University New England Collegiate Conference (7) * (active 2020-21) AQ – Conference Championship New England Small College Athletic Conference (11) Bates College Colby College Hamilton College Middlebury College Trinity College (Connecticut) Wesleyan University (Connecticut) AQ – Conference Championship New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (11) (Massachusetts) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Smith College U.S. Coast Guard Academy Wheaton College (Massachusetts) AQ – Conference Championship Worcester Polytechnic Institute North Atlantic Conference (6) Husson University Maine Maritime Academy at Presque Isle State University of at Canton *State University of New York at Delphi (active 2023-24) Northern Vermont University-Johnson AQ – Conference Championship Northern Vermont University-Lyndon University Athletic Association (1^) AQ – Conference Championship

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions. *Provisional - not eligible for NCAA championship.

NEW YORK REGION (Rank 10) Pool A Conferences (8) Institutions in AQ Conferences (69) Pool B Independents (0) City University of New York Athletic Baruch College * (ACAA) (provisional 2024-25) Conference (8) Brooklyn College The City College of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice Lehman College Medgar Evers College AQ – Conference Championship York College (New York) (8) Nazareth College The Sage St. John AQ – Conference Championship (8) Bard College Rochester Institute of Technology St. Lawrence University (New York) AQ – Conference Championship New Jersey Athletic Conference (9) Montclair State University New Jersey City University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark AQ – Conference Championship William Paterson University of New Jersey North Eastern Athletic Conference (12) Gallaudet University Lancaster Bible College Morrisville State College Penn State Berks College Penn State Harrisburg Penn State University, Abington Pennsylvania College of Technology State University of New York at Cobleskill State University of New York Polytechnic Institute AQ – Conference Championship (12) Farmingdale State College State University of New York Maritime College Mount Saint Mary College (New York) College of Mount Saint Vincent State University College at Old Westbury Purchase College, State University of New York St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn) St. Joseph’s College (Long Island) U.S. Merchant Marine Academy AQ – Conference Championship Yeshiva University State University of New York Athletic College at Brockport, State University of New York Conference (10) Buffalo State, State University of New York State University of New York at Cortland The State University of New York at Fredonia State University of New York at Geneseo State University of New York at New Paltz State University of New York at Oneonta State University of New York at Oswego Plattsburgh State University of New York AQ – Conference Championship State University of New York at Potsdam University Athletic Association (2^) AQ – Conference Championship University of Rochester

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions. **American Collegiate Athletic Association is listed in Pool B in four regions. *Provisional - not eligible for NCAA championship.

SOUTH REGION (Rank 8)

Pool A Conferences (4) Institutions in AQ Conferences (37) Pool B Independents (0) Old Dominion Athletic Conference (13) Bridgewater College (Virginia) *Mississippi University for Women (provisional 2024-25) Eastern Mennonite University Hollins University University of Lynchburg Randolph-Macon College Roanoke College Virginia Wesleyan University AQ – Conference Championship Washington and Lee University Southern Athletic Association (8) Berry College Birmingham-Southern College Oglethorpe University AQ – Conference Championship University of the South USA South Athletic Conference (15) Averett University # (active 2020-21) Covenant College LaGrange College (Tennessee) Meredith College North Carolina # (active 2020-21) Piedmont College Salem College (North Carolina) AQ – Conference Championship University Athletic Association (1^) AQ – Conference Championship

^University Athletic Association is listed in Pool A in seven regions. #Reclassifying to Division III - not eligible for NCAA championship competition. *Provisional - not eligible for NCAA championship.

WEST REGION (Rank 8)

Pool A Conferences (4) Institutions in AQ Conferences (37) Pool B Independents (2) American Southwest Conference (11) **University of , Santa Cruz (ACAA) Concordia University Texas ** (ACAA) East Texas Baptist University Hardin- Howard Payne University LeTourneau University Louisiana College University of Mary Hardin-Baylor McMurry University Sul Ross State University AQ – Conference Championship University of Texas at Dallas (9) Lewis & Clark College Linfield College Pacific Lutheran University () University of Puget Sound AQ – Regular Season Champion Southern California Intercollegiate California Institute of Technology Athletic Conference (9) California Lutheran University Chapman University Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges University of La Verne Occidental College Pomona-Pitzer Colleges University of Redlands AQ – Conference Championship Whittier College Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (8) Centenary College (Louisiana) Colorado College University of Dallas *Johnson & Wales University (Denver) (active 2023-24) (Texas) *St. Thomas (Texas) (active 2024-25) Texas Lutheran University AQ – Conference Championship Trinity University (Texas)

*Provisional - not eligible for NCAA championship. **American Collegiate Athletic Association is listed in Pool B in four regions.

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL 2019-20 AUTOMATIC QUALIFYING CONFERENCES

Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference American Rivers Conference American Southwest Conference Capital Athletic Conference Centennial Conference City University of New York Athletic Conference College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Colonial States Athletic Conference Commonwealth Coast Conference Empire 8 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Landmark Conference Liberty League Little East Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Midwest Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Collegiate Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference New England Women’s and Men’s Athletics Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference North Atlantic Conference North Coast Athletic Conference North Eastern Athletic Conference Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Northwest Conference Ohio Athletic Conference Old Dominion Athletic Conference Presidents’ Athletic Conference Skyline Conference Southern Athletic Association Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference State University of New York Athletic Conference University Athletic Association Upper Midwest Conference USA South Athletic Conference Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Championship Field: 64 teams

Pool A - 43 Berths (Automatic Qualifiers)

Pool B - 1 Berth (Independents and conferences without automatic qualification)

Pool C - 20 Berths (Non-selects from Pools A and B)