Bobcat Volleyball Accepts NIVC Bid

Texas State set to head to the postseason for first time since 2013, 10th time in school history

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Texas State volleyball team has received and accepted a bid to compete in the returning National Invitational Volleyball Championship, the organization announced Tuesday evening.

The Bobcats (24-9) are coming off a second-place finish in the Sun Belt Conference and an appearance in the finals of the 2017 SBC Championship. They are set to make their first postseason appointment since 2013. This will also be the 10th postseason trip in school history and the first in the NIVC. TXST did not compete during the previous iteration of the NIVC from 1989-95.

In total, 15 schools accepted automatic berths into the NIVC. The complete 32-team field will be announced Nov. 26 following the NCAA Championship Selection Show.

Other programs from Texas who also accepted automatic bids are SMU (American), North Texas (C-USA) and Stephen F. Austin (Southland).

The entire 2017 tournament will be hosted by participating schools. A team is offered an automatic berth by the NIVC when it’s the highest-finishing program in its conference’s regular-season standings and is not selected for the NCAA Championship. Should a conference’s automatic qualifier decline the NIVC invitation, then the conference forfeits its AQ spot and that berth goes into the at-large pool.

Eight participating schools will each host four schools in Rounds 1 and 2 slated for Nov. 28-30. The quarterfinals will take place Dec. 1-3. The semifinals (Dec. 4-9) and championship (6 p.m. Dec. 12) will be streamed live on WatchESPN.

For more information on the NIVC visit www.womensnivc.com.

NIVC AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS

Conference                           School

America East                       Albany

American                              SMU

Big Sky                                  Sacramento State

Colonial                                 College of Charleston

Conference USA                 North Texas

MAC                                        Bowling Green

MEAC                                     Maryland Eastern Shore

Mountain West                  Wyoming

Northeast                             Bryant

Ohio Valley                          SIUE

Southland                             Stephen F. Austin

Summit                                 Oral Roberts

Sun Belt                               Texas State

SWAC                                     Alabama A&M

West Coast                           Pacific

TEXAS STATE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Year      Opponent            Result

1986     UTA                       L, 3-1

1991     Hawaii                 L, 3-0

1998     Illinois                  L, 3-1

2004     Texas                    L, 3-0

2005     Hawaii                 L, 3-0

2007     Texas                    L, 3-0

2009     Texas                    L, 3-0

2011     Texas                    L, 3-0

2013     Texas                    L, 3-0