Field:The championship field includes four teams -- one each from the the West, Midwest and East regions and one selected at large.

Dates and sites: The semifinals and final will be played May 4 and 6 at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Indiana/Purdue-Fort Wayne is the host.

Information/results: The fax-on-demand telephone number is 770/563-1133 (pin code 1915); request numbers are 1673 for bracket/schedule; 1674 for ticket information; 5322 for semifinal-match results; and 5323 for championship-match results. Results will be printed in the May 22 issue of The NCAA News.

Championship notes: West Coast teams have been exerting their dominance in the sport throughout much of the season. Long Beach State, Pepperdine, Southern California and UCLA all have traded the No. 1 spot at some point and will be vying for the West Coast bid. Defending national champion Brigham Young has made it as far as No. 4 in the polls and will surely look to be in Fort Wayne at the end of the season, possibly via the at-large bid. Ohio State has made a strong late-season surge to earn a top-five ranking, while Penn State is struggling to stay in the top 15. The East and Midwest region bids are up for grabs. Ball State, Lewis, Ohio State and Indiana/Purdue-Fort Wayne all are in the running.