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Ball State earns No. 2 overall seed, automatic semifinal spot in NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament

MUNCIE, Ind. — The 2022 NCAA Men's Volleyball Tournament field is set.

Ball State was selected as the No. 2 overall seed and will play its first match in the semifinal round against the winner of the quarterfinal round between Princeton/North Greenville and Hawai'i on Thursday, May 5 at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion.

The Cardinals, which won the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championship over Purdue Fort Wayne, earned one of five automatic bids — which are given to conference champions — in the seven-team field. As of Sunday morning, the Cardinals were ranked No. 7 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Coaches Poll and No.