2020-21 NCAA Championships

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The bracket for the D1 Men's Volleyball championship tournament has been revealed. A single, first round match will take place on May 3, before the Quarterfinals begin on May 4. The semifinals will take place May 6, until the championship game is contested on May 8. The tournament will take place at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. Hawaii has earned the tournament's top seed, and BYU has claimed the #2 seed. 2-time defending national champion Long Beach State did not make the tournament field.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-men/nc/2021

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The field for the 2021 Beach Volleyball National Tournament has been released, as of Sunday night. 2-time defending national champion UCLA has been named the #1 overall seed for the tournament. The first round will be on May 7, followed by the 2nd round and the first round of the elimination bracket will take place later that day, the tournament is double elimination. The national championship match will take place on May 9. The championship tournament will take place at Gulf Beach Place in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/beach-volleyball/nc/2021

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The bracket for the D1 Men's Tennis tournament has been released. First round play will be May 7 and 8 and will wrap up May 28. Those first round, in addition to second round matches will be played at one of 16 different sites. The third round through championship will be conducted at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. The Florida Gators have earned the #1 overall seed for the tournament, and will be looking to win their first title. Defending national champion Texas has earned the #4 overall seed for the tournament.

Cleveland State and Ohio State are the only two teams from Ohio to make the tournament field.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/tennis-men/d1/2021

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The bracket for the D1 Women's Tennis national tournament were released last night, and North Carolina has earned the #1 overall seed. The first and second round will take place at one of 16 different regional sites, May 7-10. The remainder of the tournament will take place May 16-28 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. Stanford is the 2-time defending national champion, and has made the tournament as an unseeded team.

Ohio State and Xavier have both made the tournament from the state of Ohio.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/tennis-women/d1/2021

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Qualifiers for the Women's Water Polo national tournament were released on Monday night. First round play will get underway on May 12, and will end with the championship game on May 16 at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, California. The defending national champion Stanford, has earned the #2 overall seed, while USC has earned the #1 overall seed.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/waterpolo-women/nc/2021

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North Carolina is the back-to-back-to-back national champion in D1 Field Hockey, after they edged out Michigan in a tight, and thrilling championship game, 4-3 over the weekend. The Tar Heels and the Wolverines were ranked #1 and #2 headed into the tournament, and both teams lived up to that billing. This is North Carolina's 9th title in program history and 3rd consecutive. Their path to the title included:

vs. Stanford - W 2-0
vs. Iowa - W 3-0
vs. Michigan - W 4-3

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USC has claimed their 3rd national title in program history in Beach Volleyball, after the sport was added to the NCAA in 2016, when the Trojans claimed the first two national championships. USC was dominant throughout the tournament as the #2 overall seed. Their path to the title included the following.

vs. Cal Poly - W 3-0
vs. Florida State - W 3-1
vs. Loyola Marymount - W 3-1
vs. UCLA - W 3-1

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The bracket for D1 Men's Lacrosse has been revealed, and it should be a dandy. North Carolina, as expected, received the #1 seed for the tournament, which will kick-off on May 15 and 16 with first round play. The tournament will wrap up with the championship game on May 31 at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut. Virginia is the defending national champion and made the tournament as the #4 overall seed.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/lacrosse-men/d1/2021

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The D1 Women's Lacrosse tournament bracket has been released, and the Tar Heels of North Carolina are the #1 overall seed, just like the men's tournament. First round action will get underway on May 14, with the top 3 seeds (UNC, Northwestern, and Syracuse) all receiving byes through the first round. The championship game will take place on May 30 at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland. Defending national champion Maryland has made the tournament as an unseeded team.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/lacrosse-women/d1/2021

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In their two matches in the NCAA Tournament, #1 Hawaii was dominant in D1 Men's Volleyball en route to their first (technically) in program history. They actually won a national championship in 2002, but were forced to vacate that title due to NCAA violations. As the top overall seed, the Rainbow Warriors earned byes through the 1st Round and Quarterfinal, and their path to the title included the following.

vs. UC Santa Barbara - W 3-0
vs. BYU - W 3-0

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After play concluded at 4 different regional sites (Baton Rouge, Columbus, Louisville, Stanford), the teams and individuals that are headed to the championship tournament for D1 Women's Golf have been decided. The top 6 teams, and the top 3 individuals have advanced to the championship site. The championship will be May 21-26 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Defending national champion Duke has advanced to the championship round, after finishing in a tie for 2nd in the Columbus Regional.

Kent State is the only school from Ohio to advance, as they finished tied for 5th in the Columbus Regional.

Full Qualifier List: https://www.ncaa.com/news/golf-women/ar ... -announced

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What a season for Marshall, as they have captured their first national championship in program history in D1 Men's Soccer. In the championship match, it was a thriller, as they faced perennial national power Indiana, and the Thundering Herd pulled out a 1-0 overtime victory. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Fordham - W 2-1
vs. #1 Clemson - W 1-1 (PKs)
vs. #8 Georgetown - W 1-0
vs. North Carolina - W 1-0
vs. #3 Indiana - W 1-0

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Another national championship in soccer was captured from a non Power 5 program, this time it was in D1 Women's Soccer, where Santa Clara captured their 2nd title in program history. They won the championship in a thriller, defeating #1 Florida State in penalty kicks, after playing through overtime with a 1-1 tie. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Ohio State - W 4-1
vs. #6 Arkansas - W 2-0
vs. #14 Clemson - W 1-0
vs. #2 North Carolina - W 3-1
vs. #1 Florida State - W 1-1 (PKs)

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The season of firsts continued over the weekend, as Sam Houston captured their first title in program history in FCS Football. The championship game came down to the #1 vs. #2 teams in the country and it didn't disappoint, as #1 South Dakota State got ahead early, but #2 Sam Houston came storming back to score with very little time left to claim the title. Their path included the following:

vs. Monmouth - W 21-15
vs. North Dakota State - W 24-20
vs. #3 James Madison - W 38-35
vs. #1 South Dakota State - W 23-21

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The final championship crown that went out this past weekend was in Women's Water Polo, as USC was utterly dominant en route to their 6th title in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Marist - W 24-5
vs. #4 Arizona State - W 10-4
vs. #3 UCLA - W 18-9

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In D1 Men's Golf, regional play concluded on Wednesday, and the qualifiers from each regional to the national championship have been announced. To qualify for the championship, a team had to finish in the top 5 in their individual regional. For individual golfers, the top individual, not on a qualifying team has advanced to the championship site. The championship tournament will take place May 28 through June 2 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Full Qualifier List: https://www.ncaa.com/news/golf-men/arti ... -announced

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Illinois Wesleyan has claimed their 2nd title in program history in D3 Men's Golf, coming in back-to-back seasons. They claimed the title in Wheeling, WV by shooting a team score of 1,155, outpacing runner-up Methodist, who shot a 1,168.

In D2 Women's Golf, Dallas Baptist has won their first title in program history, after a thrilling competition with Lynn in a tie-breaker format.

Methodist has won the championship in D3 Women's Golf, their incredible 14th in program history, after defeating runner-up Carnegie Mellon by just 5 strokes.

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Championship selections in D1 Rowing have been revealed. The championships will take place May 28-30 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Washington is the defending national champion, and qualified for the tournament, being the automatic qualifier out of the Pac-12. Each conference received an automatic qualification, then a committee selected the remaining at-large qualifiers. Ohio State was one of the at-large qualifiers selected.

Full Qualifier List: https://www.ncaa.com/news/rowing/articl ... -announced

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For the first time in program history, Arkansas Tech has claimed the national championship in D2 Men's Golf. In the final match-up of the tournament, Arkansas Tech was pitted against Georgia Southwestern, pulled out a 3-2 victory to be crowned champions.

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D2 Women's Lacrosse saw Lindendwood claim their first title in program history. Their path to the title included the following:

vs. Regis - W 14-9
vs. Indianapolis - W 17-13
vs. Roberts Wesleyan - W 12-9
vs. Queens - W 14-12