2018 ILLINOIS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE | PDF SCHEDULE

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Second-year head coach Chris Tamas and the Illinois volleyball team announced its 2018 schedule on Monday (July 16), featuring 31 matches, including 13 matches at Huff Hall plus the Orange and Blue Scrimmage. This coming season the Illini will face off against 13 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, including six Sweet 16 teams, two Final Four foes and two matches against 2017 National Champion Nebraska.

The 2018 season will be one to keep an eye on as Tamas and the Illini will look to build on their NCAA Sweet 16 appearance from a season ago, returning 12 members from the 2017 squad, while welcoming in newcomers Diana Brown and Taylor Kuper.

Season tickets are now on sale to the general public. Season ticket packages include a ticket to all 13 home matches (plus the Orange & Blue Scrimmage) and start as low as $40. Fans can also purchase the Volleyball/Women's Basketball Season Ticket Combo Package for just $55. This package includes a general admission ticket to all Volleyball and Women's Basketball home games. Single match tickets will go on sale on August 8. For more information and to purchase season tickets click HERE.

All games and times are subject to change. All times are central standard time.

Schedule Notes
• 31 total matches
• 13 matches at Huff Hall + Orange & Blue Scrimmage
• 13 away matches, five neutral-site matches
• Four non-conference tournaments
    • B1G/Pac-12 Challenge note: Illinois entering new four-year rotation with Iowa, Washington and Colorado.
• Ranked in the final AVCA poll: 14 matches vs. 10 teams, 1 match vs. RV
• RPI Top 50: 18 matches vs. 14 teams
• 2017 Conference Champions/Tournament Champions: 6 (Colorado State, Bowling Green, Cleveland State, Creighton, Penn State, Nebraska)
• NCAA Tournament:
    • Qualifiers: 13 (Colorado State, Colorado, Washington, Cleveland State, UNI, Creighton, Purdue, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota)
    • NCAA Second Round: 11 (Colorado State, Colorado, Washington, UNI, Creighton, Purdue, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota)
    • Sweet 16: 6 (Colorado, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State, Nebraska, Minnesota)
    • Elite Eight: 3 (Nebraska, Penn State, Michigan State)
    • Final Four: 2 (Nebraska, Penn State)
    • National Champion: Nebraska (Home: Sept. 29 // Away: Oct. 27)
• Season opener: August 24 vs. UNCW in Fort Collins, Colorado.
• Home opener: September 14 vs. Northern Iowa
• B1G opener: September 21 at Purdue
• B1G home opener: September 28 vs. Iowa
• NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds: Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at campus sites
• NCAA Tournament Regionals: Dec. 7-8 at campus sites
• NCAA Tournament Semifinals & Championship: Dec. 13 & 15 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

	Colorado State Tournament | Hosted by Colorado State at Fort Collins, Colo. // August 24-25 August 24 vs. UNCW // 1 p.m. August 24 at Colorado State // 8 p.m. August 25 vs. Northern Colorado // 8 p.m.
	B1G/Pac12 Challenge | Hosted by Washington at Seattle, Wash. // August 31-September 1 August 31 vs. Colorado // 7 p.m. September 1 at Washington // 10 p.m.
	CSU Invitational II | Hosted by Cleveland State at Cleveland, Ohio // September 7-8 September 7 vs. Bowling Green // 8:30 a.m. September 7 at Cleveland State // 6 p.m. September 8 vs. UC Irvine // 10 a.m.
	Illini Classic | Hosted by Illinois at Champaign, Ill. // September 14-15 September 14 UNI vs. Lipscomb // 10 a.m. September 14 vs. UNI // 5 p.m. September 14 Creighton vs. Lipscomb // 7 p.m. September 15 UNI vs. Creighton // 10 a.m. September 15 vs. Lipscomb // 12 p.m. September 15 vs. Creighton // 7 p.m.
	at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. September 21 // 6 p.m.
	at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. September 23 // TBA
	Iowa Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. September 28 // 7 p.m.
	Nebraska Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. September 29 // 7 p.m.
	Wisconsin Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. October 3 // 7 p.m.
	Northwestern Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. October 6 // 7 p.m.
	at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. October 12 // TBA
	at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. October 13 // TBA
	Michigan Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. October 19 // 7 p.m.
	Michigan State Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. October 20 // 7 p.m.
	Maryland Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. October 24 // 7 p.m.
	at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. October 27 // TBA
	at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio November 2 // TBA
	at Maryland College Park, Md. November 4 // 12 p.m.
	Rutgers Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. November 9 // 7 p.m.
	Penn State Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. November 10 // 7 p.m.
	at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. November 14 // 7 p.m.
	at Rutgers  Piscataway, N.J. November 17 // 6 p.m.
	at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. November 21 // TBA
	Purdue Huff Hall // Champaign, Ill. November 24 // 7 p.m.
	NCAA Tournament NCAA First & Second Rounds // November 29-December 1 // Campus Sites NCAA Regionals // December 7-8 // Campus Sites NCAA Semifinals // Dec. 13 // Target Center // Minneapolis, Minn. NCAA Championship // Dec. 15 // Target Center // Minneapolis, Minn.