SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Summit League officials announced the 2019 Summit League Volleyball Championship presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare bracket on Sunday with South Dakota earning the No. 1 seed after clinching The Summit League regular season title.
 
This is the first time in program history that the Coyotes have won the regular season title outright and enter the championship as the No. 1 seed. South Dakota (27-1, 16-0 SL) finished the regular season undefeated and recorded the program's best league winning percentage since they joined The Summit League.
 
As the top seed, South Dakota earned a first-round bye and will not play until 3 p.m. MT Saturday, Nov. 23 to face the winner of the No. 4 Omaha (17-13, 10-6 SL) and the No. 5 North Dakota State (13-15, 8-8 SL) match. The Mavericks and the Bison will begin the championship on Friday, Nov. 22, at 3 p.m. MT. The Mavericks are making their second-straight and fourth-ever appearance in the championship. The Bison enter their seventh-straight appearance at the championship and 12^th overall.
 
Denver (21-7, 13-3 SL) will be joining South Dakota with a first-round bye after clinching the No. 2 seed. The Pioneers will make their seventh-consecutive run in the championship and will take the court for the first time on Saturday at 6 p.m. MT. The last time Denver was the No. 2 seed was back in 2013 when it first joined the Summit League.
 
The Pioneers will play the winner of the No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne (17-13, 11-5 SL) and No. 6 Oral Roberts (8-22, 4-12 SL) match that will take place Friday at 6 p.m. MT. The Mastodons are making their fourth-straight championship appearance, while the Golden Eagles are making their first appearance since 2017 making it the 16th overall trip to the championship.

The winners of Saturday's matches will play in Sunday's championship match at 2 p.m. MT with the champion earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
 
For all The Summit League Volleyball Championship information, visit the official championship website at thesummitleague.org/championships and follow The Summit League Twitter feed @thesummitleague. All matches will be streamed free of charge on thesummitleague.org.