USA NCAA Division 1 Championship is contested by three Conferences
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA)
George Mason University Patriots
Harvard University Crimson
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Highlanders
Penn State University Nittany Lions
Princeton University Tigers
Rutgers University-Newark Scarlet Raiders
Sacred Heart University Pioneers
Saint Francis University Red Flash
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)
Ball State University Cardinals
Grand Canyon University Antelopes
Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne Mastodons
Lewis University Flyers
Lindenwood University Lions
Loyola University (Chicago) Ramblers
Ohio State University Buckeyes
Quincy University Hawks
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
Brigham Young University (BYU) Cougars
California Baptist University Lancers
California State University Northridge Matadors
University of Hawaii Warriors
Long Beach State University 49ers
University of the Pacific Tigers
Pepperdine University Waves
University of Southern California (USC) Trojans
Stanford University Cardinal
University of California-Irvine (UC-Irvine)
University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of California-San Diego (UC-San Diego)
University of California-Santa Barbara (UC-Santa Barbara)
Each conference plays the other teams twice in their own conference
There are some intraconference matches and some matches against teams from lower divisions
The three conference winners plus one wild card advance to the Final Four.