THE FLATS – Georgia Tech volleyball (20-9, 12-8 ACC) has been selected as one of four national No. 7 seeds in the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, as announced by the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball committee during the selection show on Sunday.
WEEK SCHEDULE
- Thursday, Dec. 5 | No. 7 Georgia Tech vs Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. | UW Field House | Madison, WI
- Thursday, Dec. 5 | No. 2 Wisconsin vs Fairfield | 8 p.m. | UW Field House | Madison, WI
- Friday, Dec. 6 | Winner of match 1 vs Winner of match 2 | 8 p.m. | UW Field House | Madison, WI
As one of 33 at-large selections amongst the 64-team field, the Yellow Jackets will head to Madison, WI for the opening round of the tournament. No. 2 seed Wisconsin (23-6, 17-3 Big Ten) also hosts Tennessee (15-11, 8-8 SEC) and Fairfield (21-11, 17-1 MAAC) at the UW Field House.
Making its 14th NCAA tournament appearance in program history, Georgia Tech will begin its tournament run against Tennessee in the First Round on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m.. The winner of the match will advance to take on the winner of No. 2 Wisconsin vs. Fairfield on Friday at 8 p.m. The victor will move on to regional play on Dec. 12-15 at one of four non-predetermined campus sites.
The White and Gold will now make a fifth straight tournament appearance for the first time since advancing to the Big Dance five consecutive years from 2000-04. The selection also marks the fifth NCAA Tournament berth for the Yellow Jackets under head coach Michelle Collier.
Tech is one of just 15 programs in Division I to have won at least one match in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments (2020-23). The Jackets are hoping to win a match in the tournament for the fifth year in a row this postseason, something never before accomplished in program history.
The 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship will be held at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY. The national semifinals will be held on December 19, 2024. The two teams winning in the semifinals will advance and compete in the national championship which will take place December 22, 2024.
NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
First round – Thursday, Dec. 5 – No. 5 Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
Second round – Friday, Dec. 6
Regionals – Saturday, Dec. 12-15
National semifinals – Thursday, Dec. 19 – ESPN
National Championship – Sunday, Dec. 22 – ABC
TECH IN THE TOURNAMENT
Georgia Tech’s selection to the 2024 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship marks the 14th appearance in program history. Tech’s first action in the Big Dance came in 1994 after winning the ACC regular season title. The Jackets would advance to the second round of the tournament that season and follow suit for the next pair of seasons. Tech reached the second round of the tournament after winning a second consecutive ACC regular season title as well as the ACC Tournament title in 1995 and placing second in the ACC in 1996. From 1999-2004, Georgia Tech reached five straight NCAA Tournaments, advancing as far as the Elite Eight in 2003 followed by the Sweet 16 in 2004. Over that span, the Jackets claimed three ACC regular season titles and one ACC Tournament title. Tech reached the first round of the tournament in 2009.
Tech ends its tournament run in the 2023 Regional semifinals, tied with 2004 for the second farthest NCAA Tournament run in program history. The Jackets are 16-13 all-time in NCAA Tournament matches and 7-4 in the Michelle Collier era, the highest winning percentage of any Georgia Tech coach.
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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