Nov. 16, 2005

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Listed below are the allocations of the at-large berths into the 2005 NAIA Volleyball National Championship. Each of the 13 eligible regions will automatically qualify its champion as determined through its region tournament. Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) has an opportunity to earn one of the Region II 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 III runner-up
Region III 3rd place
Region II 3rd place

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 V runner-up

Scenario 2: One "Wild Card" is awarded:
Wild Card 1
Region V runner-up
Host Institution berth or, if host earns a regional berth, Region VI runner-up

Scenario 3: No "Wild Card" berths are awarded:
Region V runner-up
Region VI runner-up
Host Institution berth

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

The participating teams for the 2005 NAIA Volleyball National Championship will be relased on November 20. The pool play assignments will be released on November 21.