Nov. 15, 2006

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Listed below are the allocations of the at-large berths into the 2006 NAIA Volleyball National Championship.  Each of the 13 eligible regions will automatically qualify its champion as determined through its region tournament. Columbia College (MO) has an opportunity to earn one of the Region V berths. If they do not earn an automatic berth or an at-large berth through the regional process, they will claim an automatic berth as host institution.  Please note that at-large berths are not allocated to specific teams but to regions.

 

Two berths are held as "Wild Card" berths that may be allocated by the tournament committee to a highly rated team that may have been eliminated from championship opportunity by teams who qualified.

 

The following regions will receive at-large berth allocations regardless:

                Region II runner-up

                Region II 3^rd place

                Region III runner-up

                Region V runner-up

 

The following scenarios list the teams that will accompany the 13 region champions and the four guaranteed at-large berths.

 

Scenario 1:            Two "Wild Card" berths are awarded:

                Wild Card 1

                Wild Card 2

                Host Institution berth or, if host earns a regional berth, Region II 4^th place

 

Scenario 2:            One "Wild Card" is awarded:

Wild Card 1

                Region II 4^th place

                Host Institution berth or, if host earns a regional berth, Region III 3^rd place

 

Scenario 3:            No "Wild Card" berths are awarded:

                Region II 4^th place

                Region III 3^rd place

                Host Institution berth

 

Scenario 4:            No "Wild Card" berths nor a host berth is awarded.

                Region II 4^th place

                Region III 3^rd place

Region III 4^th place

 

 

NOTE:  Region II and Region III must play a consolation match in the region tournament.

 

 

On November 19, the 20 participating teams for the 2006 NAIA Volleyball National Championship will be released.