NCAA | 2013 Volleyball Tournament bracket announced

Washington seeded #3, will host Alabama State on December 6-7

[12.02.13 | 8AM | CORRECTION: Alabama State defeated Alabama A&M in the SWAC Tournament final, and Jackson State in the semifinal]

Quick facts (with more details soon to come):

SEEDING

• Washington is seeded # 3 in the 64-team tournament.
• Only the top 16 teams are seeded; all 16 seeds host the first two rounds of the tournament.
• The top four national seeds:

1. Texas
2. Penn State
3. Washington
4. Missouri

HOSTING

• Washington will host the first two rounds of the Tournament in Alaska Airlines Arena on December 6 & 7

-photo courtesy Shutter Geeks Photography

FIRST OPPONENT

• Washington’s first opponent is Alabama State
• Last week, the Hornets beat Jackson State 3-1 in the Southwest Conference Tournament semifinals, then won a 5-set cliffhanger (18-16 in the final set) over Alabama A&M for the title.
• ASU is 25-15 overall.
• Team statistics comparison, with National Rankings (through 11/28):

STAT	UW	RANK	ASU	RANK
Aces/set	1.77	5	1.63	18
Assists/set	13.03	37	10.27	287
Blocks/set	2.83	15	1.82	240
Digs/set	14.34	203	11.10	321
Hitting Pct.	.279	13	.200	176
Kills/set	13.95	37	11.38	273
W/L	26-2	5	25-15	86

OTHER TEAMS IN SEATTLE

• LSU (18-12) will play Michigan (18-13) for the right to meet the winner of Washington and Alabama State.

REGIONAL

• The winner of the Seattle subregional advances the following week to the Los Angeles Regional, hosted by USC.
• The four seeded teams in the Regional are:

(3) Washington
(6) USC
(11) Hawai’i
(14) Kansas