The 42nd edition of the tournament began on December 1, 2022, in various college campuses across the country, location determinations were chosen based on participating teams seedings.

The tournament concluded with the championship game at CHI Health Center in Omaha on December 17, when Texas defeated Louisville 3–0.

[2] Louisville,[3] defending 2021 NCAA champion Wisconsin,[4] and Stanford,[5] rounded out the overall number 2–4 national seeds.

Additionally, only three non-Power five conference teams advanced past the second round (San Diego, Marquette, and Houston).

Pittsburgh's upset win over Wisconsin and Texas's defeat of Ohio State snapped a 14-year streak of at least one Big Ten conference team in the final four.

Stanford and Oregon's losses also shut out the Pac-12 from advancing, marking the first time in the 42-year history of the NCAA tournament that no final four teams came from the Big Ten or Pac 12 conference.

San Diego won the opening set in extra points, 28–26, before Texas came back to win the next three with scores of 25–16, 25–18, 25–20.

In the match, three Louisville players had season-best performances: libero Elena Scott finished with a career-high 28 digs, middle blocker Phekran Kong set a career record with 11 blocks, including four in the fifth set, and outside hitter Anna DeBeer had a career best five service aces.

[20] The following players were named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team:[21] For the third consecutive season all matches aired on the ESPN Family of networks.