- Florida gets FAMU at home
- Kentucky excited to host
- Five from Big Ten make tourney
- Penn State earns top seed and a familiar target
- Purdue gets no. 10 seed
- Illinois gets ninth seed
- Don Hardin announces retirement
- Wisconsin looks to 2009
- Minnesota is in a good spot
- Minnesota thrilled to host
- A dream come true for North Dakota State
- Nebraska stays home for the fifth straight year
- Jordan Larson tops All-Big 12 team
- Rams being sent to Florida is a good deal
- Colorado State has felt the pressure
- Washington enters postseason with eight-match winning streak
- Portland State heads north to play Washington
- Blue Hens gathered at Klondike Kate's
- Ducks will fly to D.C.
- Gorana Maricic's mother left Serbia to watch Ducks
- Stanford earns no. 2 overall seed
- Albany heads west to play Stanford
- UCLA's seniors were the key to Senior Day
- LSU faces USC in the first round
- Long Beach State has momentum
- Gimmillaro says NCAA continues to do no favors for Long Beach State
- The honors keep coming for Caitlin Ledoux
- Hawaii gets good seed, but tough second round
- Penn State, Stanford, Texas, Nebraska, Washington, Hawaii, Oregon, California, UCLA, Minnesota top poll
- Ali Daley named Pac-10 player of the week
- Carolyn Condit sweated it out
- Penn State knew what was going to happen
- Nebraska has been resilient
- John Cook and the Foo Fighters
- Sydney Anderson was a setter without a team
- Ashley Engle didn't want to go to Texas
- Lamar is OK with being the underdog
- Arizona looks to 2009
- Bears excited to host
- Cal has set the bar high
- Stanford's journey begins at Maples
- Akinradewo tops All Pac-10 team
- Gerren Taylor was too big for the runway
- Women of Troy described with D Words
- NCAA scheduling of USC and UCLA subregionals conflict with football game
- No TV scheduled for Wahine matches
- Success rates of the seeded teams
- Five burning questions on the NCAA tournament
- Christa Harmotto broke into song
- Katie Kabbes is riding the bike
- Jordan Larson does it all
- Six Bears Capture All-Conference Honors
- Akinradewo and Barboza have been extraordinary
- Hawaii is headed for Hollywood
- Belmont ecstatic to be playing Hawaii
- Belmont and Hawaii have two things in common
- Hawaii will be well-represented in NCAA tournament
PREVIEWS
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Los Angeles, California
- No. 7 Hawai'i (28-3) vs. Belmont (25-7)
- San Diego (23-4) vs. *Southern California (16-11)
December 5-6 at West Lafayette, Indiana
- Middle Tenn. (26-7) vs. Miami (Ohio) (21-11)
- Louisville (19-10) vs. *No. 10 Purdue (24-8)
December 5-6 at Gainesville, Florida
- *No. 15 Florida (25-3) vs. Florida A&M (14-12)
- Florida Int'l (28-6) vs. Colorado St. (22-6)
December 5-6 at Stanford, California
- Pepperdine (20-7) vs. Long Beach St. (25-5)
- Albany (N.Y.) (23-8) vs. *No. 2 Stanford (26-3)
UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL
December 5-6 at University Park, Pennsylania
- *No. 1 Penn St. (32-0) vs. Long Island (19-11)
- Yale (20-5) vs. Ohio (24-7)
December 5-6 at Dayton, Ohio
- Western Mich. (26-6) vs. Dayton* (21-12)
- Tennessee Tech (19-12) vs. No. 16 Tulane (27-5)
December 5-6 at Champaign, Illinois
- *No. 9 Illinois (24-7) vs. Milwaukee (23-8)
- Cincinnati (26-6) vs. Western Ky. (26-9)
December 5-6 at Berkeley, California
- New Mexico St. (25-8) vs. St. Mary's (Cal.) (20-7)
- Siena (20-12) vs. *No. 8 California (23-6)
AUSTIN, TEXAS REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Austin, Texas
- *No. 3 Texas (25-3) vs. Lamar (17-11)
- Wichita St. (29-1) vs. Rice (23-7)
December 5-6 at Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco (22-7) vs. Duke (24-8)
- LSU (18-9) vs. *No. 14 UCLA (20-10)
December 5-6 at Washington, DC
- No. 11 Oregon (23-8) vs. Delaware (19-15)
- *American (24-8) vs. North Carolina (21-10)
December 5-6 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
- UNI (25-8) vs. Iowa St. (19-12)
- North Dakota St. (24-3) vs. *No. 6 Minnesota (26-6)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Seattle, Washington
- *No. 5 Washington (24-4) vs. Portland St. (20-8)
- Santa Clara (17-9) vs. Kansas St. (24-7)
December 5-6 at Clemson, South Carolina
- Tennessee (22-9) vs. Clemson* (22-9)
- Furman (21-13) vs. No. 12 Utah (24-5)
December 4-5 at Lexington, Kentucky
- No. 13 St. Louis (28-4) vs. Alabama A&M (12-14)
- *Kentucky (26-5) vs. Michigan (24-8)
December 5-6 at Lincoln, Nebraska
- UAB (26-7) vs. Missouri St. (23-12)
- Liberty (25-8) vs. *No. 4 Nebraska (27-2)
- The final chapter begins for Penn State
- Salima Davidson Rockwell doesn't plan on giving back the ring yet
- Iowa State gets a chance for revenge
- Leadership comes naturally to Sydney Anderson
- Volleyball notebook
- Liberty trying to build a real program
- Washington starts off with Portland State
- Huskies not looking ahead this year
- Jill Collymore is an artist at heart
- An amazing ride for Oregon
- Oregon should be hosting instead of UCLA
- A glance at the Bay Area teams
- Don't show Meagan Schmitt a brick wall
- A new beginning for UCLA
- Six Bruins mentioned for Pac-10 honors
- Banachowski went from Serra to the Hall of Fame
- USC looked like the best team in the country -- for one set
- Hawaii looking to avoid aloha ball in subregional
- Ryan Tsuji has been a gift
- Brandie Vea named DII All-American
- Clemson set to take on Tennessee
- Florida's first two rounds are deja vu
- Penn State to face teams they have already beaten
- Penn State is in a continuous loop
- Ryan Theis led Ohio back to the MAC Championship
- Illinois has plenty of connections with UW-Milwaukee
- Chat with Don Hardin
- Purdue to face familiar foe
- Minnesota finally gets to play at home
- Jordan Larson learned to roll
- It seems so simple to Nebraska
- Cook has quite the fan in Pinder
- The NU Coliseum is like a sweaty smelly museum
- Texas will have the comfort of home
- Michelle Kocher is unfazed
- Utah seeded but has to travel
- Washington's practices can look scary
- Tamari Miyashiro watched the national championship from the bench
- Ducks excited to go to D.C.
- It started as a promising season for Oregon State
- Rich Feller advises team to focus on Siena
- Tournament time for Stanford
- Kerri Walsh is chubby and pregnant
- Siena and Albany face long odds
- California, here comes Duke
- LSU hit its stride at the right time
- Amy DeGroot motivated to go farther
- Long Beach State faces familiar foe
- New Mexico State enters familiar territory
- There were high expectations for Elizabeth Ka'aihue
- Mike Sealy watches a lot of tape
RESULTS
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Los Angeles, California
- No. 7 Hawai'i advances over Belmont (volleytalk)
- USC gets by San Diego (volleytalk)
- USC thwarted by Hawaii (volleytalk)
December 5-6 at West Lafayette, Indiana
- Middle Tennessee edges Miami (Ohio) in five (21-11)
- *No. 10 Purdue edges Louisville in five
- Purdue tops Middle Tennessee in five (volleytalk)
December 5-6 at Gainesville, Florida
- *No. 15 Florida sweeps Florida A&M
- Colorado State defeats Florida International
- Florida avenges loss to Colorado State (volleytalk)
December 5-6 at Stanford, California
- Pepperdine beaten by Long Beach State (volleytalk)
- *No. 2 Stanford experiments on Albany (N.Y.)
- Stanford cruises past Long Beach State (volleytalk)
Stanford has finals before the regional
UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL
December 5-6 at University Park, Pennsylania
- *No. 1 Penn State dominates Long Island
- Yale outlasts Ohio in five
- Penn State sweeps Yale
December 5-6 at Dayton, Ohio
- Dayton* outdug by Western Michigan
- No. 16 Tulane defeats Tennessee Tech
Tulane is solid
- Western Michigan rallies to beat Tulane in five
December 5-6 at Champaign, Illinois
- *No. 9 Illinois sweeps Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Cincinnati outlasts Western Kentucky in five
- Illinois sweeps Cincinnati
December 5-6 at Berkeley, California
- New Mexico State advances over Saint Mary's (volleytalk)
- *No. 8 California defeats Siena
- California drops New Mexico State (volleytalk)
AUSTIN, TEXAS REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Austin, Texas
- *No. 3 Texas downs Lamar
- Wichita State gets by Rice
- Texas tops Wichita State
December 5-6 at Los Angeles, California
- San Francisco falls to Duke
- *No. 14 UCLA finishes LSU
- UCLA sweeps Duke
December 5-6 at Washington, DC
- No. 11 Oregon sweeps Delaware
- *American swept by North Carolina
- Oregon defeats North Carolina
Ducks visit the nation's capital
December 5-6 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Iowa State defeats Northern Iowa
- *No. 6 Minnesota advances over North Dakota State
Minnesota warms up for Iowa State
- Minnesota toppled by Iowa State (volleytalk)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON REGIONAL
December 5-6 at Seattle, Washington
- *No. 5 Washington (24-4) dominates Portland State
- Santa Clara holds off Kansas State in five (volleytalk)
- Washington bumps off Santa Clara (volleytalk)
December 5-6 at Clemson, South Carolina
- Clemson* outlasts Tennessee in five
- Furman falls to No. 12 Utah
- Clemson worn down by Utah
December 4-5 at Lexington, Kentucky
- No. 13 St. Louis sweeps Alabama A&M
- *Kentucky falls to Michigan in five (volleytalk)
- St. Louis upset by Michigan in five
December 5-6 at Lincoln, Nebraska
- UAB defeats Missouri State
- *No. 4 Nebraska takes four to top Liberty
Karyl Bacon was overlooked
A restless night for John Cook
- Nebraska rolls past Alabama-Birmingham
Nebraska seniors finish with perfect record at home
Dani Busboom, sideline reporter
Opponents impressed with the atmosphere at the NU Coliseum
Mancuso and Cook top All-Nebraska team
- DII semifinal: Cal State San Bernardino defeats Truman State
- DII semifinal: Concordia-St. Paul defeats Grand Valley State
Concordia gets a rematch
- DII championship: Concordia hangs on to defeat Cal State San Bernardino in five
- Caitlin Andrade named State Player of the Year
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