INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 24) – The Alaska Anchorage volleyball team is playoff bound after earning a share of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title, drawing the No. 4 seed for the NCAA Div. II West Regional Championships as the NCAA unveiled the 64 teams in eight regions who will compete for the 2025 national title.
Ranked No. 24 nationally, UAA (23-5) will face No. 5 seed and nationally 16th-ranked Alaska Fairbanks (23-5) in the first round on Thursday, Dec. 4 (6 pm AST) in San Diego, Calif. UAA and UAF met twice during the regular season, with the Nanooks prevailing each time in four sets.
The UAF/UAA winner will play the winner between 8th-seeded Cal State San Bernardino (22-5) and top-seeded and host Point Loma (24-4) in the regional semifinals, while the other side of the bracket features 7th-seeded Central Washington (18-7) against 2nd-seeded Simon Fraser (20-4) and 6th-seeded Western Washington (19-6) against 3rd-seeded Fresno Pacific (25-1).
Semifinals are set for Friday, Dec. 5 and the West Region title match for Saturday, Dec. 6. Start times will be announced later.
Winners of the West and the NCAA's seven other Div. II regions will advance to the Elite Eight, Dec. 11-13 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
UAA has now qualified for the NCAAs 12 times since 2009, winning the West Region and advancing to the national title match in 2016. It is the Seawolves' 14th overall NCAA bid.
2025 NCAA Div. II West Regional Volleyball Championships
San Diego, Calif.
All times listed as Alaska Standard
Thursday, Dec. 4 – First Round
10 am: #6 Western Washington (19-6) vs #3 Fresno Pacific (25-1)
12:30 pm: #7 Central Washington (18-7) vs #2 Simon Fraser (20-4)
3:30 pm: #8 Cal State San Bernardino (22-5) vs #1 Point Loma (24-4)
6 pm: #4 Alaska Anchorage (23-5) vs #5 Alaska Fairbanks (23-5)
Friday, Dec. 5 – Semifinals
3 pm: WWU/FPU winner vs CWU/SFU winner
6 pm: UAF/UAA winner vs. CSUSB/PLNU winner
Saturday, Dec. 6 – Final
6 pm: Semifinals winners (winner advances to national quarterfinals)
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Alaska Anchorage NCAA Tournament History
Year Tournament—Site
1989
First Round (Sacramento, Calif.)
Sacramento State 3, UAA 0 (5-15, 3-15, 12-15)
1990
First Round (Portland, Ore.)
Portland State 3, UAA 0 (6-15, 9-15, 7-15)
2009
West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#5 UAA 3, #4 Hawaii-Hilo 2 (29-27, 28-26, 21-25, 16-25, 15-12)
#1 Cal State San Bernardino 3, #5 UAA 0 (22-25, 22-25, 13-25)
2010
West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#3 Western Washington 3, #6 UAA 1 (24-26, 12-25, 25-20, 20-25)
2011
West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#1 Cal St. San Bernardino 3, #8 UAA 1 (19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25)
2013
West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#2 BYU-Hawaii 3, #7 UAA 1 (19-25, 19-25, 17-25)
2014
West Regional (Nampa, Idaho)
#7 Sonoma State 3, #2 UAA 1 (24-26, 18-25, 25-14, 11-25)
2015
West Regional (Anchorage, Alaska)
#1 UAA 3, #8 Dixie State 2 (25-18, 15-25, 25-21, 20-25, 15-12)
#4 Cal St. San Bernardino 3, UAA 2 (28-26, 25-21, 17-25, 16-25, 12-15)
2016
West Regional (Anchorage, Alaska)
#1 UAA 3, #8 Chico State 0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-15)
#1 UAA 3, #5 NW Nazarene 2 (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-10)
#1 UAA 3, #3 Western Washington 1 (19-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-23)
NCAA Elite Eight (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
#6 UAA 3, #3 Angelo State 1 (14-25, 25-22, 27-25, 25-16)
#6 UAA 3, #2 Palm Beach Atlantic 1 (25-16, 19-25, 25-17, 25-22)
#1 Concordia-St. Paul 3, #6 UAA 0 (19-25, 12-25, 12-25)
2017
West Regional (Riverside, Calif.)
#2 Western Washington 3, #7 UAA 1 (24-26, 25-23, 18-25, 18-25)
2019 West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#4 UAA vs. #5 UC San Diego
2021 West Regional (San Bernardino, Calif.)
#1 Cal St. San Bernardino 3, #8 UAA 1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-11, 25-17)
2022 West Regional (Bellingham, Wash.)
#8 Chaminade 3, #1 UAA 2 (25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 15-12)
All-Time Record........... 8-13
First Rd.................. 4-9
2nd Rd................... 1-3
Reg. Finals............. 1-0
Nat'l Qtrfinals........ 1-0
Nat'l Semifinals...... 1-0
Nat'l Title Match.... 0-1
