Today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for
This is it, volleyball fans. Selection Sunday. And what an intriguing bracket it is. I'll present it first, then offer my analysis.
SEEDS
1. Penn State
2. Texas
3. Stanford
4. Nebraska
5. Oregon
6. USC
7. UCLA
8. Minnesota
9. Florida State
10. Louisville
11. Kansas
12. BYU
13. Washington
14. Florida
15. Iowa State
16. Kentucky
PURDUE REGIONAL:
(1) Penn State vs. Binghamton
Yale vs. Bowling Green
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame
(16) Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
(9) Florida State vs. Hofstra
Colorado State vs. Purdue
Creighton vs. Marquette
(8) Minnesota vs. Liberty
NEBRASKA REGIONAL:
(5) Oregon vs. Northern Colorado
Pepperdine vs. Dayton
Oklahoma vs. Arizona State
(12) BYU vs. New Mexico State
(13) Washington vs. Central Arkansas
Santa Clara vs. Hawaii
Kansas State vs. Northern Iowa
(4) Nebraska vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore
TEXAS REGIONAL:
(3) Texas vs. Colgate
North Carolina State vs. Texas A&M
Miami vs. College of Charleston
(14) Florida vs. Tulsa
(11) Kansas vs. Cleveland State
Wichita State vs. Arkansas
St. Mary's vs. San Diego State
(6) USC vs. Fairfield
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL:
(7) UCLA vs. LIU-Brooklyn
Michigan State vs. San Diego
Tennessee vs. Michigan
(10) Louisville vs. Belmont
(15) Iowa State vs. IPFW
California vs. North Carolina
Western Kentucky vs. Loyola Marymount
(2) Stanford vs. Jackson State
CONFERENCES BY NUMBER OF BIDS
7 – Big Ten, Pac-12
6 – West Coast
5 – Big 12, Southeastern
4 – Atlantic Coast
3 – Big East, Missouri Valley
2 – Mountain West
1 – other 22 conferences
First-round matches hosted by the #3, 4, 6, 10, and 15 seeds are on Thursday November 29. All other first-round matches are on Friday the 30th. Regionals are December 7 and 8, with the Final Four on December 13. The national championship match is played on Saturday December 15.
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