Pac-12 | Washington will play Stanford and Cal just once each in 2014

• Cal will not visit Seattle and Washington will not travel to Stanford in 2014

NCAA | Volleyball tournament’s best first-round matchup could be in Seattle

Sure, Washington plays Alabama State. But before that, Michigan vs. LSU looks plenty interesting

• next: Michigan vs. LSU | December 6 | 5PM | Alaska Airlines Arena
• Alabama State @ #3 Washington | December 6 | 7PM

NCAA | Volleyball fans ask: who ended your season?

A guide to who your favorite team might not want to play in the tournament

• NCAA Tournament Selection | December 1 | 6:30PM | ESPNU

Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington volleyball’s win against California

Gabbi Parker rises to the occasion as Huskies close in on Pac-12 title

• #3 Washington def. #23 California 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 17-15)
• next: Oregon State @ #3 Washington | November 27 | 6PM

Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington volleyball’s win against Cal

Lessons from Sampson and Cy Young propel Kaleigh Nelson and her teammates to a win over the Bears

• #6 Washington def. California 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-20)
• next: #7 Stanford @ #6 Washington | October 20 | 4:30PM

For the past several months, Washington’s Kaleigh Nelson has thought about cutting her hair. Monday night, she told her stylist to let the scissors fly.

“I just wanted change,” Nelson said.

Washington's Kaleigh Nelson (6) and teammates cheer a point against California
-photo by Shutter Geeks Photography

When the Biblical Sampson’s hair was shorn, he famously lost his strength. So when Nelson started the first set of Wednesday’s match against California with a series of weak-hitting errors, one might have wondered if the woman with shorter locks had somehow misplaced her mojo. Nelson ended the very first rally by hitting the ball into the net. She ended the second rally with a net violation. With UW trailing 3-1, she was stuffed by Cal’s Michelle Neumayr.

“It was frustrating, making errors,” Nelson confessed.

With Cal leading 6-2, Nelson sailed a ball out-of-bounds. Her coach, Jim McLaughlin had seen enough, and called a timeout.

“I challenged her at that point,” said McLaughlin, “and I asked her, who is she? Is she this kid that can make a lot of errors? Or is she this kid that can stabilize and just hit shots?”

In practice this past week, McLaughlin talked a lot about consistency. Too often, he’d seen his hitters make errors or get blocked, and then resort to weaker, lower percentage attacks like tips or roll shots. His message: work through the inevitable momentum swings by focusing on the one or two shots you do best.

“I told them, if you’re gonna pitch in the major leagues, those guys have one or two pitches, and they throw ‘em. And they know the strike zone. And if you’re gonna win a Cy Young, you’re gonna know it even better. We talked about winning Cy Young Awards as hitters.”

The first point out of the timeout? A Nelson slam, straight down the right-side line. It was both a gift and a challenge from her setter, Jenni Nogueras.

“Gosh, I love that girl,” Nelson said. “Jenni was a stud. She’s a lot more vocal than she used to be. She gets on us, but that’s what teammates have to do.”

With the kill, Nelson rotated out, and the Huskies continued to struggle. At one point they trailed 12-6, as Cal’s hitters—and particularly opposite Christina Higgins—pounded the ball with abandon.

“(Higgins) can hit high and deep, she can put it down,” said Cal coach Rich Feller. “She’s pretty tough to defend.”

Nelson reentered the rotation with her team back within two, thanks to some timely hitting by teammate Krista Vansant. But Cal’s other big weapon, Adrienne Gehan, welcomed Nelson with a powerful slam for a point. On the next rally, however, Nelson answered with a smart kill off Gehan’s block attempt. Gehan accepted the challenge and delivered another kill, only to see Nelson pound cross-court from the right side, then a send a smart attack off high hands for yet another point. Three swings, three kills. And Nelson was back.

Hair or no hair.

“I wanted to stay consistent, keep going for my shot over and over again,” she said. “And not dwell on the fact that I started off not very strong. It’s all about finishing strong.”

And finish strong she did, tying with Vansant for 14 kills for the match. “She wasn’t herself,” said McLaughlin, “and then she became herself in a big way.”

But the biggest play was yet to come. With Washington trailing 21-20, Nelson hit a cross with power off the Cal block. Gehan again responded with a monster kill, and Vansant answered with a powerful shot of her own. Feller called a timeout with the score tied at 22. He wanted to make sure Higgins got a swing.

“The scouting report on Washington is the corners are open,” Feller said, “‘cause they play a bunched-in defense, everyone knows that. If you can hit it high over the block into the corner, you can probably get a score.”

With Vansant serving, Cal setter Joan Caloiaro delivered to Higgins on the right. But, for whatever reason—set too close to the net? block too imposing?—Higgins decided to tip, and the Huskies easily kept it in play. It wasn’t what Feller wanted.

“Nope, not at all,” he said. “With Washington’s defense, tips don’t generally fall. ‘Cause they’re so close in. Washington had zero blocks that first game. So my opinion would be, why not swing away at those, and see what happens?”

Instead, it was Nelson who had a chance to swing away, on a set from Nogueras, and she buried it down the line. After a Vansant service error, Nogueras trusted Nelson again, and—you guessed it—Nelson delivered. That made it 24-23, allowing Melanie Wade to complete the comeback with a service ace.

“We have some adversity? Respond to it,” McLaughlin said. “It’s the type of people we have, the type of team we have. That’s all it is. These kids can make some plays when it counts.”

“We’re working in practice on keeping the edge, staying competitive,” said Nelson. “A lot of that is staying aggressive: getting our feet to the ball, going after every swing, and not tipping. Making them earn the points, not giving them any extra points.”

And although Cal competed hard the rest of the match (“They’re the best team we’ve played so far,” said McLaughlin,) Washington refused to hand the Bears any gifts. After those first three errors at the top of the match, Nelson committed just one more the rest of the way. Vansant had 14 kills and just 1 error on 29 swings. As a team, the Huskies committed just two hitting errors in each of the final two sets, while the Bears had 12 errors over that span.

Jenna Orlandini had another stellar match for Washington, with 15 digs, some of them sensational. “She’s becoming a great player,” McLaughlin said, “In line with (former Washington All-American liberos) Tama Miyashiro and Candace Lee.” And the Huskies—who lead the 328 teams in Division 1 in aces/set—added 5 more aces, including 2 each from soft-serving Katy Beals and hard-serving Cassie Strickland.

Wiping her brow and readjusting her hair at the end of the match, Nelson was reminded of her unfamiliar coiffure. “It felt so weird to reach back and have, really, no ponytail.”

Turns out, she didn’t need it.

NOTES:

[10/17/13 | 3:45PM: corrects early version to note that Cal played Utah at home--not USC on the road--Sunday night]

• The Pac-12’s Wednesday night matches continue to draw scrutiny from many conference coaches. After Washington drew large crowds last weekend against Arizona and Arizona State, the announced attendance was only 1,525. “I don’t know how good that looks on TV when there aren’t a lot of people,” said Feller. Feller wasn’t dissing the UW faithful—he was reacting to a two-year pattern of poorly-attended matches whenever the Pac-12 Network schedules a mid-week game.
• Feller’s team had another reason to be concerned about the schedule: academics. The Bears played a night match in against Utah Sunday (a 3-1 loss to) then had classes and a film session Monday (“We couldn’t really practice Monday,” he said, “we were whipped.”) After a short day on Tuesday, the team flew to Seattle Tuesday afternoon. “I’m not sure how much trouble I could get in for saying something about that,” he said. “I will say that our team is going to miss double the number of classes this year than they have any year that I’ve been here. And that’s a hardship. It’s an extreme hardship on a student-athlete.”
• The Bears won’t return home until Sunday, because the schedule has them playing Saturday night in Pullman. It begs the question: couldn’t the conference have scheduled that match for Friday?
• Although the match was the only Pac-12 game of the evening, and although it was featured on the Pac-12 Networks, there were no broadcasters in Seattle. Instead, the play-by-play was called from a studio in San Francisco, as the announcers watched a video feed. 

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Photos courtesy Shutter Geeks Photography

NCAA | Washington volleyball remains highly ranked in national coaches’ poll

Huskies tumble, but maintain respect in AVCA poll after a first loss of season

Pac-12 | Volleyball Power Ratings for Week Three

-photo by Shutter Geeks Photography

Conference is 62-10 so far in preseason play; a few more good matchups this weekend

Pac-12 | Washington’s Kelcey Dunaway awarded a postgraduate scholarship

Graduating senior is one of just three Pac-12 volleyball players to win honor

Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington’s win at California

#5 Washington 3, California 2 (25-22, 22-25, 16-25, 28-26, 17-15)

next: #5 Washington @ #1 Stanford | November 8 | 8PM | Pac-12 Network

Pac-12 | What we learned from Washington’s win over California

#5 Washington 3, California 0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15)

next: #5 Washington @ #7 USC | October 26 | 6PM

Pac-12 | Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week Eight

Will first half of conference season end in a three-way tie?

Pac-12 | Football bounces volleyball’s biggest match of the season (so far)

Pac-12 Network will not broadcast showdown of nation’s only two undefeated volleyball teams; Oregon says it will stream #2 Washington @ #2 Oregon on October 13

note: Washington and Oregon are tied for #2 in this week’s AVCA/Sports Imports coaches’ poll

Pac-12 | Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week Four

Pac-12 goes 30-1 in final week of nonconference play. Now the real games begin.

There will be losses …

Pac-12 schools simply roared through the preseason, winning 10 of every 12 matches played (.833).

Now that conference contests are upon us, the victory rate will drop to 6 of every 12, and contenders will slowly separate from pretenders. No matter what, however, the conference RPI should get a boost come tournament time.

The first and last week of conference play is rivalry week, and that has probably never meant so much. The biggest matches:

• #1 UCLA @ #2 USC: The top-two teams in the national polls; will Galen Center attract more Trojan fans than Bruin fans?
• Washington State @ #5 Washington: Huskies haven’t dropped a set, and the Cougs keep holding opponents to single digits. Both teams serve and block with the best.
• Oregon State @ #8 Oregon: ESPN ranks Oregon third in the nation; Oregon State beat Penn State
• California @ #6 Stanford : In any other season, this might have been the match of the week. Cal has a lot of returning talent; someone is going to underestimate them.

Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Arica Nassar
-Oregon State Sports Inofrmation

 Here’s how we count 'em down … 

Pac-12 | Pac-12 Power Rankings: Week Two

All but one conference team has a winning record, though some W/L marks are more impressive than others.

That sigh of relief you heard after midnight Monday was out of Berkeley. By defeating host Hawai’i in five sets, the Cal Bears avoided dropping to 1-4. Even so, that 2-3 record includes five-set losses to San Diego State and San Francisco, and a three-set stinker against Baylor in which all three sets were decided by two points. A lot of talent for such a slow start.

-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

The conference is now 63-16 in preseason play, including signature wins against Purdue (Washington), Kentucky (Oregon), Florida (Stanford) and Hawai’i (Cal). Of course, there are those signature losses against Nebraska (UCLA), Hawai’i (Stanford), Penn State (Stanford) and Pepperdine (Arizona). [Each of those losses were in five sets, except the Hawai’i/Stanford four-setter.]

NCAA | How the Top 20 fared

How the Top 20 fared, August 27- September 2, 2012

Washington's Lianna Sybeldon
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

#4 Penn State had a great weekend, knocking off #8 Stanford and #2 Texas, both at home.

#6 Hawai'i dropped a stunner in Honolulu to struggling Cal.

#7 Purdue was creamed by #11 Washington, and barely got past Rice.

#10 Kentucky lost to Louisville, and was then demolished by #17 Oregon.

#15 Tennessee was handled by undefeated, but unranked BYU.

#16 Iowa State and #19 Illinois played each other twice, and split the two matches.

#20 Florida couldn't keep up with either #2 Texas or #8 Stanford.

Pac-12 | Huskies in Houston, face powerhouse Purdue

Tiger Classic moved to Rice University’s tiny gym

• Friday, August 31 | 10am: #11 Washington vs. #7 Purdue 
• Friday, August 31 | 5pm: #11 Washington vs. LSU
• Saturday, September 1 | 9am: #11 Washington vs. Rice
• No television | follow live on Gametracker

The big matches this weekend:

Gabbi Parker and Lianna Sybeldon
-Volleyblog Seattle photo
by Leslie Hamann

#11 Washington vs. #7 Purdue @ Houston (Friday)

The Tiger Classic, hosted by LSU, was moved to Rice University to avoid Hurricane Isaac. Seventh ranked Purdue  is a powerhouse, coming off a 29-5 season that ended in the Sweet 16 (to Florida State.) This season’s big hitters include sophomore Val Nichol, senior Ariel Turner and junior Catherine Rebarchak. Like Jim McLaughlin at Washington, Purdue coach Dave Shondell has doled out plenty of preseason playing time up and down his roster. This should be Washington’s toughest opponent until UCLA and USC come to Seattle September 26-27.

#8 Stanford @ #4 Penn State (Friday)

Stanford lost convincingly at Hawai’i on Sunday, and now must travel 7 time zones face the Beasts of the East. For a detailed preview, visit DigNittanyVolleyball.

#2 Texas @ #4 Penn State (Saturday)

Texas plays in a relatively easy conference, so these nonconference matchups are a good way to measure whether the Longhorns deserve their lofty ranking.

NCAA | How the Top 20 fared

How the Top 20 fared, August 24-26, 2012

It was an eventful three days …

Washington's Kelcey Dunaway
-Volleyblog Seattle photo
by Leslie Hamann

• In the first weekend’s marquee matchup, #1 UCLA built a 19-13 lead in the second set against #5 Nebraska, only to let it slip away. Playing at home, the Huskers hung on, barely, until the match was tied 13-all in the fifth set. Nebraska won the next two points and came away with the narrowest of victories.
• The Bruins were last season’s national champions; their Finals opponent, #9 Illinois, also lost … twice, to Dayton and to #11 Pepperdine. Not to be outdone, Pepperdine also lost to unheralded Dayton.
• Nebraska’s Coliseum is probably the second-toughest place for visitors to play; #3 Stanford travelled to the toughest: Honolulu. In something of a surprise, Hawai’i handled Stanford fairly easily, 3-1, in front of 7,426 Wahine Rainbow fans.
• #2 Texas swept away pesky #19 San Diego, and watched #10 Iowa State—its only serious competition in the Big 12—lose to both #14 Florida State and #16 Tennessee. Florida State also easily handled Tennessee.
• Last season, #18 Oregon stunned the volleyball world by beating #4 Penn State. This season, the Ducks overcame Ohio State in five sets.
• #17 California stumbled, losing in five sets to San Diego State.

Pac-12 Finalizing 2012 Conference Volleyball Schedule

There's bad news for fans of balanced scheduling.

The Pac-12 is proceeding with plans—announced last fall—to have each of its volleyball teams play two fewer conference matches each season. That means some teams will miss marquee matchups, others will avoid near-certain losses or victories. And the final standings may leave room for debate.

This fall, Washington will play Arizona State in Tempe and host Arizona … but will not reciprocate with a home match against the Sun Devils or a road trip to Tucson. Next season, the Huskies will also miss one match against each of the Arizona schools, with the venues switched. Washington State—as the Huskies’ travel partner—will also skip two Arizona matches each of the next two seasons, but in reverse.

The other “skip partners” for 2012 & 2013:

• Cal/Stanford miss one each against Colorado/Utah
• UCLA/USC miss one each against Oregon/Oregon State

Washington coach Jim McLaughlin is not a big fan of the new schedule. “I came to Washington, in large part, because the Pac-12 is the best conference around,” he says. “I came because I can play Stanford twice, the Bruins twice, the Trojans twice, Cal twice. Playing teams in this conference is as good as it gets.”

At first glance, the teams that could see the biggest benefit the next two seasons are Oregon and Oregon State. The Ducks and Beavers avoid four total matches against UCLA and USC. On the other hand, Cal and Stanford miss what would likely be four wins each against Utah and Colorado.

Why the change?

Remember that Pac-12 schools were hugely disrespected by the NCAA tournament selection committee last fall. It seeded USC #7, despite the fact the Trojans were #1 in the polls. The Trojans went on to reach their second consecutive Final Four. Even more glaring, eventual National Champion (and #4 in the polls) UCLA was seeded #9.

The Pac-12’s 20-match schedule gives conference teams an additional weekend to try to schedule top-flight nonconference competition to help boost RPI at the end of the season. The problem, of course, is that other top conferences may have already started league play by then. And—as coaches frequently note—there are only so many RPI-attractive teams to go around. If a team like up-and-coming Pepperdine—a possible high RPI team—has the choice of scheduling either, say, Arizona or USC, it only gets RPI credit if it wins, and it wants to win against a team which might have a high RPI in late November. So, if it schedules Arizona and wins, but Arizona ends up low in the RPI, it’s a bad bet. If it schedules USC and loses, it doesn’t get a big boost. So, while both Arizona and USC might find Pepperdine attractive, the reverse may not be true.

There has been considerable conversation about arranging more Pac-12/Big-10 matchups in several sports, none more attractive than in volleyball, since a current team from one of those two conferences has been national champion 13 years in a row (and 19 times in the past 22 years). It won’t happen in 2012, but there has been talk about matchups in either midseason or just before the tournament starting in 2013. Stay tuned for those conversations.

Here, then, is the 2012 conference schedule on the table for approval next week. Teams still might have flexibility to move both matches against their geographic rival to the last week of the season, as six teams did last year: The schedule assumes mostly Friday/Saturday matches, though travel and/or football conflicts are likely to push several matches to Thursday or Sunday.

Week 1: (Sep 21/22)

• Washington @ Washington State
• Oregon @ Oregon State
• California @ Stanford
• UCLA @ USC
• Arizona @ Arizona State
• Colorado @ Utah
• Washington @ Arizona
• Washington State @ Arizona State
• Oregon @ USC
• Oregon State @ UCLA
• California @ Colorado
• Stanford @ Utah

Week 2: (Sept 28/29)

• California @ Arizona State
• Stanford @ Arizona
• UCLA @ Washington
• USC @ Washington State
• Colorado @ Oregon State
• Utah @ Oregon
• California @ Arizona
• Stanford @ Arizona State
• UCLA @ Washington State
• USC @ Washington
• Colorado @ Oregon
• Utah @ Oregon State

Week 3: (Oct 5/6)

• Washington @ Utah
• Washington State @ Colorado
• Oregon @ Stanford
• Oregon State @ California
• Arizona @ USC
• Arizona State @ UCLA
• Washington @ Colorado
• Washington State @ Utah
• Oregon @ California
• Oregon State @ Stanford
• Arizona @ UCLA
• Arizona State @ USC

Week 4: (Oct 12/13)

• Washington @ Oregon State
• Washington State @ Oregon
• UCLA @ Stanford
• USC @ California
• Arizona @ Utah
• Arizona State @ Colorado
• Washington @ Oregon
• Washington State @ Oregon State
• UCLA @ California
• USC @ Stanford
• Arizona @ Colorado
• Arizona State @ Utah

Week 5: (Oct 19/20)

• Oregon @ Arizona State
• Oregon State @ Arizona
• California @ Washington State
• Stanford @ Washington
• Colorado @ USC
• Utah @ UCLA
• Oregon @ Arizona
• Oregon State @ Arizona State
• California @ Washington
• Stanford @ Washington State
• Colorado @ UCLA
• Utah @ USC

Week 6: (Oct 26/27)

• Washington @ UCLA
• Washington State @ USC
• Oregon @ Colorado
• Oregon State @ Utah
• Arizona @ California
• Arizona State @ Stanford
• Washington @ USC
• Washington State @ UCLA
• Oregon @ Utah
• Oregon State @ Colorado
• Arizona @ Stanford
• Arizona State @ California

Week 7 (Nov 2/3)

• California @ Oregon
• Stanford @ Oregon State
• UCLA @ Arizona
• USC @ Arizona State
• Colorado @ Washington
• Utah @ Washington State
• California @ Oregon State
• Stanford @ Oregon
• UCLA @ Arizona State
• USC @ Arizona
• Utah @ Washington
• Colorado @ Washington State

Week 8 (Nov 9/10)

• Washington @ California
• Washington State @ Stanford
• UCLA @ Colorado
• USC @ Utah
• Arizona @ Oregon
• Arizona State @ Oregon State
• Washington @ Stanford
• Washington State @ California
• UCLA @ Utah
• USC @ Colorado
• Arizona @ Oregon State
• Arizona State @ Oregon

Week 9: (Nov 16/17)

• Oregon @ Washington
• Oregon State @ Washington State
• California @ UCLA
• Stanford @ USC
• Colorado @ Arizona
• Utah @ Arizona State
• Oregon @ Washington State
• Oregon State @ Washington
• California @ USC
• Stanford @ UCLA
• Colorado @ Arizona State
• Utah @ Arizona

Week 10: (Nov 23/24)

• UCLA @ Oregon
• USC @ Oregon State
• Arizona @ Washington State
• Arizona State @ Washington
• Colorado @ Stanford
• Utah @ California
• Washington State @ Washington
• Oregon State @ Oregon
• Stanford @ California
• USC @ UCLA
• Arizona State @ Arizona
• Utah @ Colorado

NCAA Round 1: Cal & Oregon both lose in 5

NCAA D1 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

First-Round Results

Thursday, December 1, 2011

[Volleyblog Seattle photo
by Leslie Hamann]

The Cal Bears—last year’s National Runner-Up (to Penn State)—squandered a 2-1 lead and was knocked out in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament tonight by underdog North Carolina. The set scores in Malibu were 25-17, 16-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-9.

Another Pac 12 team—Oregon—also lost in five, falling in Honolulu to Colorado State (24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 15-25, 15-10). Unofficially, Oregon’s Alaina Bergsma had 30 kills on 81 attempts (.210) in the loss. The Rams’ setter is Deedra Foss, who attended Lakes High School in Lakewood, WA. She had 49 assists, 9 digs, 8 blocks and one ace. Foss took over setting duties when Evan Sanders transferred this season to Washington.

In 2009, Colorado State upset the Washington Huskies a second round match on the Rams’ home court. In 2010, California beat Washington in Seattle in the Elite Eight.

NOTE: The NCAA has advertised that all tournament matches are being streamed free, but Hawai’i has imposed a fee to watch the matches played in Honolulu tonight.  We’ll await an explanation from the NCAA Friday.

Knoxville, TN	L	Middle Tennessee (21-12)	Sun Belt	23	27	21	18
	W	Ohio State (20-14)	Big Ten	25	25	25	25
	L	Duke (21-9)	ACC	15	25	19	16
	W	#14 Tennessee (28-3)	SEC	25	23	25	25
Lincoln, NE	L	Wichita St (20-11)	MVC	18	22	17
	W	Kansas St (21-10)	Big 12	25	25	25
	L	Jackson St (26-9)	SWAC	10	16	13
	W	#2 Nebraska (25-4)	Big Ten	25	25	25
College Station, TX	L	Dayton (25-7)	Atlantic 10	20	25	25	15	14
	W	Kentucky (27-5)	SEC	25	16	22	25	16
	L	Lipscomb (20-11)	Atlantic Sun	16	16	25	22
	W	#16 Texas A&M (23-7)	Big 12	25	25	12	25
Malibu, CA	W	North Carolina (24-8)	ACC	25	16	23	25	15
	L	California (26-7)	Pac-12	17	25	25	17	9
	L	Missouri St (22-9)	MVC	22	21	16
	W	#15 Pepperdine (23-6)	WCC	25	25	25
Honolulu, HI	W	Colorado St (23-5)	Mtn West	24	25	25	15	15
	L	Oregon (21-9)	Pac-12	26	21	21	25	10
	L	Northern Colorado (22-9)	Big Sky	21	15	15
	W	#10 Hawai’i (30-1)	WAC	25	25	25

Friday, December 2, 2011

Knoxville, TN		Ohio State (20-14)	Big Ten
round 2		#14 Tennessee (28-3)	SEC
Lincoln, NE		Kansas St (20-10)	Big 12
round 2		#2 Nebraska (25-4)	Big Ten
College Station, TX		Kentucky (27-5)	SEC
round 2		#16 Texas A&M (23-7)	Big 12
Malibu, CA		North Carolina (24-8)	ACC
round 2		#15 Pepperdine (23-6)	WCC
Honolulu, HI		Colorado St (23-5)	Mtn. West
round 2		#10 Hawai’i (30-1)	WAC
University Park, PA		Delaware (20-12)	Colonial AA
		American (23-10)	Patriot
		Liberty (20-12)	Big South
		#8 Penn St (23-7)	Big Ten
Tallahassee, FL		Cincinnati (26-9)	Big East
		Samford (24-9)	Southern
		Albany NY (21-8)	America East
		#12 Florida St (24-7)	ACC
Austin, TX		Michigan St (21-11)	Big Ten
		Arizona (19-12)	Pac-12
		Texas St (27-7)	Southland
		#1 Texas (22-4)	Big-12
Minneapolis, MN		Western Michigan (24-8)	MAC
		Washington (23-7)	Pac-12
		North Dakota St (25-8)	Summit
		Minnesota (18-11)	Big Ten
Ames, IA		Northern Illinois (28-6)	MAC
		Miami FL (25-4)	ACC
		UW-Milwaukee (25-4)	Horizon
		#4 Iowa St (22-5)	Big 12
Champaign, IL		Marquette (23-10)	Big East
		Western Kentucky (31-3)	Sun Belt
		Central Michigan (19-13)	MAC
		#3 Illinois (27-4)	Big Ten
West Lafayette, IN		Morehead St (26-7)	Ohio Valley
		#5 Purdue (27-4)	Big Ten
		Ball St (25-7)	MAC
		Louisville (23-8)	Big East
Cedar Falls, IA		Florida (24-5)	SEC
		Missouri (21-12)	Big 12
		Niagara (25-8)	MAAC
		#6 Northern Iowa (32-1)	MVC
Westwood, CA		Long Beach St (23-6)	Big West
		San Diego (27-4)	WCC
		Maryland E. Shore (24-6)	MEAC
		#9 UCLA (24-6)	Pac 12
Los Angeles, CA		Tulsa (27-6)	Conf. USA
		Oklahoma (21-11)	Big 12
		Yale (18-6)	Ivy
		#7 USC (25-4)	Pac 12
Stanford, CA		Baylor (18-14)	Big 12
		Michigan (20-12)	Big Ten
		Sacred Heart (27-7)	Northeast
		#11 Stanford (21-7)	Pac 12