National Championship & Holyoke Invite

·       This replaces the Grand Championship

·       The Top 8 teams play in the National Championship while the next 8 play in the Holyoke Invite (Holyoke, MA is the home if the International Volleyball Hall of Fame). 

·       Top 8 is determined in this manner:

o   Conference Winners (2)

o   Conference Tournament Winners (2)

o   WGM Cup Winner (1)

o   If a team wins more than one of the above, note that there will be no automatic bids to 2^nd place team in any of the above competitions.

o   3 (or more) wild card teams with the next best overall record (overall match win pct, set win pct, points for/against pct.)

·       Teams in each competition are seeded based on overall record then tiebreakers as needed (overall match win pct, set win pct, points for/against pct.)

·       Each competition is single elimination with quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final

·       All matches are neutral court