Nov. 27, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado State University, the 2011 Mountain West volleyball regular-season and tournament champion, will face the University of Oregon in the First Round of the 2011 NCAA Volleyball Tournament. The Rams earned the league's automatic bid to the tourney and are the only MW team in this year's national postseason event.
CSU will play Oregon (21-9) at 5 p.m. HT (8 p.m. MT) on Thursday, Dec. 1 for the opportunity to face the winner of Western Athletic Conference champion Hawai'i (29-1) against Big Sky champion Northern Colorado (22-8) in the Second Round of the Honolulu sub-regional. All First and Second Round matches will be played at Stan Sheriff Center on the campus of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. The winner of the Second Round match on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. HT (10 p.m. MT) will advance to the Honolulu Regional, also hosted by Hawai'i.
Colorado State, under the direction of head coach Tom Hilbert, is making its 17th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and 23rd overall. The Rams finished the regular season 23-5 overall and 12-2 in conference play. CSU picked up a big non-conference win early in the season on Friday, Sept. 2 with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over then-No. 5 Nebraska at Moby Arena.
Colorado State has advanced all 13 seasons since the Mountain West formed in 1999. Six of the eight league institutions have advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament at some point in program history with five advancing as a Mountain West member.
MOUNTAIN WEST IN THE NCAA VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
1999 (5-3)
First Round
BYU def. Princeton, 3-0 (15-5, 15-5, 15-5; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Loyola (Chicago), 3-0 (15-5, 15-9, 15-8; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Colorado, 3-0 (15-10, 15-6, 17-15; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Second Round
BYU def. Wisconsin, 3-1 (6-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-9; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Kansas State, 3-1 (15-12, 8-15, 15-13, 15-10; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai'i def. Utah, 3-0 (15-11, 15-6, 15-4; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Regional Semifinal
Florida def. BYU, 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-10; Stockton, Calif.)
Long Beach State def. Colorado State, 3-1 (15-5, 15-13, 13-15, 15-10; Honolulu, Hawaii)
2000 (5-3)
First Round
BYU def. Hofstra, 3-0 (15-3, 15-10, 15-6; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Radford, 3-0 (15-3, 15-6, 15-5; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Texas Tech, 3-2 (6-15, 15-8, 2-15, 15-10, 15-12; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Second Round
BYU def. Utah State, 3-0 (15-9, 15-10, 15-10; Provo, Utah)
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-2 (15-11, 10-15, 10-15, 15-6, 15-10; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai'i def. Utah, 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-8; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Regional Semifinal
Arizona def. BYU, 3-0 (15-6, 15-9, 15-9; Lincoln, Neb.)
Penn State def. Colorado State, 3-1 (9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2001 (4-4)
First Round
Utah State def. BYU, 3-2 (30-26, 29-31, 30-23, 27-30, 16-14; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Colorado State def. Baylor, 3-1 (30-21, 23-30, 30-24, 30-24; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Long Beach State def. San Diego State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-16, 30-24; Long Beach, Calif.)
Utah def. Texas Tech, 3-0 (30-24, 31-29, 30-23; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-2 (28-30, 30-17, 30-21, 31-33, 16-14; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Utah State, 3-1 (30-21, 30-18, 26-30, 30-22; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Regional Semifinal
Nebraska def. Colorado State, 3-1 (29-31, 30-21, 30-26, 36-34; Lincoln, Neb.)
Stanford def. Utah, 3-1 (30-17, 30-17, 28-30, 30-19; Palo Alto, Calif.)
2002 (0-2)
First Round
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-25, 30-22, 30-27; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Texas A&M def. Utah, 3-0 (31-29, 30-27, 30-15; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2003 (4-3)
First Round
BYU def. New Mexico State, 3-0 (30-17, 30-17, 30-2; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Colorado State def. George Mason, 3-0 (30-22, 30-24, 30-25; College Park, Md.)
Utah def. Santa Clara, 3-2 (26-30, 25-30, 30-20, 30-24, 15-12; Seattle, Wash.)
Second Round
Hawai'i def. BYU, 3-0 (30-19, 30-23, 30-22; Honolulu, Hawaii)
Colorado State def. Maryland, 3-0 (30-23, 30-28, 30-26; College Park, Md.)
Washington def. Utah, 3-0 (30-15, 30-20, 30-21; Seattle, Wash.)
Regional Semifinal
Florida def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-13, 30-22, 30-26; Gainesville, Fla.)
2004 (0-2)
First Round
Purdue def. Colorado State, 3-2 (25-30, 30-25, 27-30, 30-22, 15-12; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Long Beach State def. Utah, 3-0 (30-19, 30-25, 33-31; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2005 (2-3)
First Round
Pepperdine def. BYU, 3-1 (30-24, 30-28, 24-30, 30-28; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Colorado State def. Colorado, 3-1 (26-30, 30-24, 30-19, 30-27; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Utah def. Loyola Marymount, 3-0 (30-10, 30-22, 30-20; Salt Lake City, Utah)
Second Round
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-21, 30-25, 30-18; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Arizona def. Utah, 3-1 (30-28, 30-26, 28-30, 30-27; Salt Lake City, Utah)
2006 (2-3)
First Round
BYU def. UC Santa Barbara, 3-2 (27-30, 30-32, 30-27, 30-21, 15-12; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Washington def. Colorado State, 3-1 (26-30, 30-26, 30-24, 30-22; Boulder, Colo.)
Utah def. Michigan State, 3-2 (30-25, 27-30, 20-30, 30-28, 15-11; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
Southern California def. BYU, 3-0 (30-25, 39-37, 30-19; Los Angeles, Calif.)
UCLA def. Utah, 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-26; Los Angeles, Calif.)
2007 (4-3)
First Round
BYU def. Mississippi, 3-0 (30-27, 30-21, 30-24; Seattle, Wash.)
Colorado State def. Illinois State, 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, 30-15; Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Long Beach State def. UNLV, 3-2 (30-20, 28-30, 30-27, 23-30, 15-10; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
BYU def. Washington, 3-2 (30-28, 28-30, 25-30, 30-22, 15-13; Seattle, Wash.)
Michigan def. Colorado State, 3-0 (30-24, 30-27, 30-23; Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Regional Semifinal
BYU def. Middle Tennessee, 3-0 (30-28, 30-22, 34-32; University Park, Pa.)
Regional Final
Penn State def. BYU, 3-0 (30-23, 30-15, 30-18; University Park, Pa.)
2008 (3-2)
First Round
Colorado State def. Florida International, 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19; Gainesville, Fla.)
Utah def. Furman, 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-17; Clemson, S.C.)
Second Round
Florida def. Colorado State, 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23; Gainesville, Fla.)
Utah def. Clemson, 3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-21; Clemson, S.C.)
Regional Semifinal
Washington def. Utah, 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-16; Seattle, Wash.)
2009 (3-3)
First Round
Colorado State def. Middle Tennessee, 3-2 (25-19, 16-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-6; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Hawai'i def. New Mexico, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-21; Los Angeles, Calif.)
TCU def. Rice, 3-0 (26-24, 25-13, 27-25; Austin, Texas)
Second Round
Colorado State def. Washington, 3-1 (25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 25-19; Fort Collins, Colo.)
Texas def. TCU, 3-0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-18; Austin, Texas)
Regional Semifinal
Minnesota def. Colorado State, 3-1 (25-22, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18; Minneapolis, Minn.)
2010 (1-2)
First Round
Colorado State def. Cal State Fullerton, 3-2 (19-25, 20-25, 25-12, 25-21, 15-12; Palo Alto, Calif.)
Southern California def. New Mexico, 3-0 (25-19, 25-8, 25-18; Los Angeles, Calif.)
Second Round
Stanford def. Colorado State, 3-0 (28-26, 25-13, 25-15; Palo Alto, Calif.)
