The postseason path is officially drawn for the Frontier Conference women’s volleyball tournament.
Eight teams are set to clash in a single-elimination bracket hosted at the Carroll College PE Center in Helena, Montana, running from Thursday, November 13 through Saturday, November 15. The tournament carries stakes for NAIA national tournament placement.
Providence secured the regular-season outright title for the second consecutive year, finishing with a 21-1 conference record and a 28-2 overall mark. The Argos claim the No. 1 seed and the conference’s first automatic bid to the NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Tournament Opening Round.
Bellevue earned the No. 2 seed after logging a 20-2 conference tally and a 24-3 overall record. Montana State University-Northern captured the No. 3 seed with a 15-7 Frontier mark.
A three-way tie shaped the middle of the bracket. Dakota State, Montana Tech, and Carroll all finished with identical 12-10 conference records. Tiebreaker rules sorted the trio, awarding Dakota State the No. 4 seed based on sets won, while Montana Tech edged Carroll for the No. 5 seed via total set points.
Action opens Thursday afternoon with four quarterfinal matches. Providence squares off against eighth-seeded Montana Western at noon Mountain Time, followed by Dakota State meeting Montana Tech at 2:30 p.m. (MT).
The evening session features Bellevue battling Valley City State at 5 p.m. (MT), with MSU-Northern closing out the opening day against Carroll at 7:30 p.m. (MT). Semifinals follow on Friday, leading into the championship match on Saturday evening.
The 2025 Frontier Women’s Volleyball Postseason Tournament is presented by First Interstate Bank and held at 1601 N Benton Ave in Helena. Valley City State and Montana Western finished tied for seventh with 11-11 conference records, with Valley City State claiming the No. 7 seed via sets won. Dickinson State, Mayville State, Bismarck State, and Rocky Mountain missed the tournament and ended their seasons.
Friday’s semifinals are scheduled for 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Mountain Time, while the Saturday championship match takes place at 7 p.m. (MT). The tournament champion receives the second Frontier Conference automatic bid, or the runner-up does if Providence wins.
The opening round takes place on November 22, and the final site runs from December 3 through December 9 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. All seven matches stream on SWX Local Sports and its YouTube channel.
