Penn State is hanging with Nebraska. Set 1 Nebraska is leading 19 - 18. They are both laying at a high level.

Nebraska pulled away in the "red zone" and won the first set by 5 pts.

Nebraska is takes set two 25-17

Nebraska with the sweep of Penn State.

23 Utah swept by 19 Kansas tonight as well. 18 BYU leading K State 2-1 but K State has some momentum up 15-13 in 4th at home.

2028 Aggie MB commit Maija Mortensen's sister Elli plays OH for BYU and is having a solid night. Their mom and aunt also played there.

B1G volleyball is back! along with the hot mic showcasing every canon shot from the pins!

Wisconsin is having their way with Indiana right now. Wisconsin is up 1-0 sets and in in full control of set #2.

you're way behind LOL

oh crap. I forget I am not live. sorry all

found this, effectively what you said

Core Evaluation Tools & Selection Criteria
The 10-member selection committee evaluates the 33 at-large spots and seeds the field using a "whole picture" approach. The specific criteria they review include: [1]

• RPI & KPI Metrics: The committee blends the traditional NCAA Women's Volleyball RPI Rankings (which focus solely on win/loss records and strength of schedule) with KPI. The KPI is a data-driven model that assigns a score to every single match result (from roughly +1.0 to -1.0) based on opponent quality, game location, and point differential.
• Strength of Schedule (SOS): This plays a massive role. Teams that build aggressive non-conference schedules are given substantial credit, even if it results in a few early losses.
• Head-to-Head & Common Opponents: Direct matchups between bubble teams or top-tier teams looking for high seeding serve as critical tiebreakers.
• Significant Wins and Losses: The committee closely tracks a team's record against top-25 and top-50 RPI/KPI opponents, noting the specific venue (valuing tough road wins higher than home wins).
• Regional Advisory Committees (RAC): The national committee integrates feedback and "eye-test" evaluations provided directly by local regional advisory committees.
Tourney Seeding and Hosting GuidelinesOnce the 64-team field is built, the seeding follows a regionalized approach:
• • Regional Seeding: The committee explicitly seeds the top 8 teams in each region (amounting to 32 total seeded teams across the bracket).
  • Early Round Hosting: The top 4 seeded teams in each region earn the right to serve as hosts for the first and second rounds of the tournament on their campus sites.
  • Bracket Balancing: The remaining unseeded teams are placed into the bracket based on competitive balance, but also heavily adjusted for geography to minimize travel distances and maximize local interest during the opening rounds.

It sounds like some of these claims of how it works do not stand the eye-test come tournament time. I like the use of SoS, in part because I want to see good teams play each other throughout the season. Penalizing teams for playing a hard schedule is not fair and leads to teams scheduling accordingly.

I hope we see more than 8000 there! A loaded and rowdy Reed Arena! I'll get that game thread up early and get the momentum going to pack Reed!

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I hope we see more than 8000 there! A loaded and rowdy Reed Arena! I'll get that game thread up early and get the momentum going to pack Reed!

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Need to get Luke to get his pack Reed propaganda going

Alabama has taken Texas to a 4th set in Austin.

And is up 19-17 in set 4

Texas wins a VERY close 4-set match over Bama.

Kentucky and Florida are tied at 1 set for each. Florida will be a tough out in a couple of weeks. Glad we get them at Reed.

really high level match. Both sides' defenses are incredible.

Florida up 2-1 on Kentucky. Florida's defense is incredible.

Kentucky & Florida are tied 2-2 and going to the 5th set.

Helluva match

Gators rolling in 5th.

Florida beats Kentucky in the fifth set

Florida beat Kentucky in 5. Great match. Two good teams!!!

Down goes Kentucky. 30 SEC match streak ended

Very good defense from the Gators, will be a good test for the Ags

Florida wins in 5. This would have been a good match for people that get worked up about service errors to watch.

Texas volleyball head coach Jerritt Elliott was not happy in his post-game scrum with the media. We waited for over 30 minutes for the players to be released from the locker room to talk to Cari Spears. Eventually, we just called it quits to hit our deadlines.@VolleyballOnSI

— Paige Durrenberger (@PaigeTexas06) October 4, 2026