Thursday, November 15, 2001

INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA released today the 2001 NCAA Division I Women's
Volleyball Championship television schedule.

The 64-team Division I Women's Volleyball Championship bracket will be
announced on Monday, November 26, at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
NCAA Productions will produce a thirty-minute selection show live from
Indianapolis. A number of regional sports networks will air the selection
show live including Fox Sports Net South, Fox Sports Net West 2, Fox Sports
Net Arizona and Empire Sports.

NCAA Productions will also produce two of the four regional finals on the
weekend of December 7 - December 9, which will air live on CNN/SI. The
broadcasts on CNN/SI will mark the first ever NCAA championship broadcast on
CNN/SI. CNN/SI reaches over 20 million households in the United States. The
potential match-ups and exact air dates and times will be determined after
the second round is completed on December 2.

The 21st NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship concludes in San
Diego, California, on December 13 and December 15. ESPN2 will air the first
semifinal tape delay on December 14 at 11 a.m. Eastern time. ESPN will air
the second semifinal tape delay on December 14 at 3 p.m. Eastern time.

ESPN2 will carry the national championship game live on December 15 at 3
p.m. Eastern time. ESPN2 currently reaches over 81 million households while
ESPN reaches over 84 million households. Veteran college volleyball
announcers Chris Marlowe and Heather Cox will call the action for ESPN.


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