HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama A&M women's volleyball team has earned a postseason bid.

Alabama A&M received an at-large bid to the NIVC tournament, receiving the fourth seed in the Georgia Tech regional.

Alabama A&M (20-14) opens the single-elimination tournament on Friday with regional host Georgia Tech (21-14).

The NIVC is a 32-team postseason tournament. Also playing in the Georgia Tech regional are Troy and North Carolina A&T.

Powered by Triple Crown Sports, this is the third year of the reborn NIVC event, which originally ran from 1989-1995. Previous champions of the new incarnation of the NIVC are Iowa State (2018) and Ole Miss (2017).

All matches in the NIVC are hosted by participating schools. Rounds 1 and 2 will be held Dec. 5-7; Round 3 will take place Dec. 9-12, and the semifinals will be held between Dec. 13-15. The NIVC championship game will be held either Dec. 16, 17 or 18.

Alabama A&M was the Southwestern Athletic Conference's regular season champion.