After winning the WAC Tournament, Hawai`i advances to the NCAA Tournament. The Rainbow Wahine will host Idaho. In the other first round match, BYU will take on New Mexico State.
The NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee announced the 64-team field for the 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship. Thirty-one conferences were awarded automatic qualification, and the remaining 33 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket.
The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and placed within four regions. The teams tabbed as the top four seeds were Southern California, Hawaii, Florida and Pepperdine.