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 see Hellmuth is an Assistant Coach at Oklahoma Baptist