2024 NAC Women's Volleyball Tournament Field Announced
WATERVILLE, Maine – With the conclusion of the women’s volleyball regular season, the 2024 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament bracket is officially set. Maine Maritime Academy and SUNY Delhi have earned the top seeds and the right to host postseason matches in the East and West Divisions, respectively.
The top three teams in the West Division and the top four teams in the East Division advance to the NAC Tournament, which starts with a West Divisional First Round match on Wednesday, November 6th and continues through the NAC Championship, which will be hosted by the highest remaining seed from the WEST Division on Saturday, November 16th. All match times will be determined during a NAC coaches and administrators call on Monday.
The winner of the 2024 NAC Championship will secure the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA DIII Women’s Volleyball Tournament, set to begin on Thursday, November 21st. The complete NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled during a live selection show on NCAA.com on Monday, November 18th.
East Division
Ten-time NAC Champion Maine Maritime Academy recorded an East Division ‘clean sheet’ this fall, posting a perfect 8-0 record with eight shutout victories. As a reward, the Mariners earned the right to host the East Division segment of the tourney with a pair of quarterfinal matchups on Saturday, November 9th and a NAC Tournament semifinal the next day.
Fielding a varsity program for the first time since 2009, Thomas College earned the #2 seed with a 5-3 record in conference play and will take on #3 Husson University (4-4 NAC) in one of the quarterfinals at MMA on Saturday. The host Mariners will face #4 UMaine-Presque Isle (3-5 NAC) in the other quarterfinal match.
Quarterfinal winners advance to the East Division Semifinal, held at Maine Maritime on Sunday, November 10th, with the victorious team earning a NAC Championship berth.
East Division Seeding:
- Maine Maritime (8-0 NAC)
- Thomas (5-3 NAC)
- Husson (4-4 NAC)
- UMaine-Presque Isle (3-5 NAC)
West Division
SUNY Delhi finished the regular season with a perfect 6-0 record in conference play to secure the top seed in the West Division and will have a bye in the first round of the tournament. SUNY Cobleskill and VTSU Johnson both capped the 2024 campaign with a 3-3 record, but the Fighting Tigers claimed the #2 seed (as a result of the NAC’s women’s volleyball tiebreaker policies) and will host the Broncos in a West Division First Round matchup on Wednesday, November 6th.
The SUNY Cobleskill/VTSU Johnson winner will play at SUNY Delhi in the West Division final on Saturday, November 9th with the winner securing home-court advantage for the 2024 NAC Championship game, which will be played on Saturday, November 16th.
West Division Seeding:
- SUNY Delhi (6-0 NAC)
- SUNY Cobleskill (3-3 NAC)
- VTSU Johnson (3-3 NAC)
2024 NAC Women’s Volleyball Tournament Schedule:
Women: Top 4 in East, Top 3 in West
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024
West First Round: #3 VTSU Johnson at #2 SUNY Cobleskill, 5:00 PM
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
East Quarterfinals: #1 Maine Maritime vs #4 Maine-Presque Isle, 1:00 PM; #2 Thomas vs #3 Husson at Maine Maritime, 3:00 PM
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024
West Second Round: VTSU Johnson/SUNY Cobleskill winner at SUNY Delhi, 1:00 PM
East Semifinal: Maine Maritime/Maine-Presque Isle winner vs Thomas/Husson winner at Maine Maritime, 12:00 PM
Championship (hosted by WEST)
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024
East Champion vs West Champion