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Here’s who has qualified so far. Rankings are from the USAU Rankings end of regular season.
Atlantic Coast (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
Top seeded #2 North Carolina rolls through all opponents to claim the title, winning the final 15-6 over 6th seed #50 Virginia Tech. 2nd seed #16 North Carolina-Wilmington avenges a 15-14 semifinal loss to Virginia Tech, beating them 15-6 to claim the second bid.
Great Lakes (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 1 Bid
2nd seed #57 Illinois knocks off top seed #33 Michigan 15-12 to claim the single bid.
Metro East (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 1 Bid
Top seed #47 Cornell beats 2nd seed #49 Connecticut 15-6 to earn the single bid.
New England (May 4/5) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
3rd seed #11 Harvard wins the final convincingly, 15-6 over top seed #20 Dartmouth. Dartmouth recovers to win a tight 15-14 game over 2nd seed #15 Tufts, earning the second bid.
North Central (May 4/5) – Score Reporter – 3 Bids
Top seed #1 Wisconsin wins the final 14-11 over 3rd seed #7 Carleton, with both teams earning bids. #56 Iowa knocks out #3 Minnesota in the backdoor semifinals, then #52 Luther takes down Iowa 15-11 to claim the final bid.
Northwest (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
Top seed #4 Oregon wins without being seriously tested. #33 Washington bounces back from a 13-3 finals loss, beating #17 Whitman 13-11 for the second bid.
Ohio Valley (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
Top seed #5 Pittsburgh takes the region. 2nd seed #12 Ohio plays Pittsburgh close in the final, then cruises to a 15-5 win over #37 Penn State to earn the second bid.
South Central (April 27/28) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
Top seed #6 Texas wins the final 15-12 over 2nd seed #10 Colorado. Colorado beats #19 Texas A&M 15-11 for the second bid.
Southeast (May 4/5) – Score Reporter – 3 Bids
Top seed #9 Central Florida takes the final 15-9 over #25 Georgia, with both teams qualifying. #8 Florida State beats #13 Florida 15-14 to take the third bid.
Southwest (May 4/5) – Score Reporter – 2 Bids
3rd seed #31 California-Davis wins the final 12-9 over 5th seed #14 Arizona. Arizona beats top seed #18 Stanford to earn the final bid.
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