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NCAA Selection Committee Seriously Bungles Tournament Bracket

The NCAA released the seedings for the 2017 Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Sunday night. The top four seeds are Penn State, Florida, Stanford, and Kentucky. Noticeably missing from that top four list is the University of Nebraska.

If they went simply by the most recent Coaches’ Poll, Nebraska would still be fifth, but Texas would be in the top four. That might be worse.

What difference does this make? The top-seeded teams still in the tournament get to host. Since the Huskers are #5, the first two rounds will be in Lincoln. Coming to Lincoln will be Stony Brook, Washington State, and Florida State. If Kentucky and Nebraska both win their weekend, then Nebraska has to go to Lexington to earn their way to Kansas City for the Final Four. Ultimately, if the Huskers take care of business, they’ll make it to Kansas City.

Why is this a mess? Two SEC teams in the top four is a joke. Yes, the Huskers lost to Florida opening weekend. However, the Huskers were playing with Hunter Atherton setting, not Kelly Hunter. It also took the Gators five sets to defeat that Husker team in Gainesville. Actually, former Husker Coach Terry Pettit probably put it better than I can.

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