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VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 16): Oregon Ends In The Top 10

Oregon pulled off maybe the upset of the tournament in downing Minnesota to finish the year in the VolleyMob Top 10.

Saturday Roundup: 8 Sweeps, 3 Seeds Fall, Michigan Wins Marathon vs. Pitt

Saturday featured 12 matches with the winners earning a ticket to the Sweet 16 next weekend. Eight of the matches ended in sweeps, although two of those provided upsets as No. 9 Creighton and No. 11 USC fell to Washington and San Diego respectively.

Illinois Piles Up 19 Blocks in 3-1 Win Over Louisville to Advance to Sweet 16

In front a boisterous crowd of over 3,700 Illini fans, the No. 3 seeded and ranked Illinois volleyball team earned its second-straight trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 and ninth in the last 11 seasons with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-22, 28-26, 25-17, 25-18) victory over Louisville.

Michigan Outlasts #12 Seed Pittsburgh for First Sweet 16 since 2016

With the match tied at 2, and the season on the line, the No. 18-ranked University of Michigan volleyball team pulled off a gritty win over host Pittsburgh (19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 21-25,15-9) on Saturday evening.

Penn State Sweeps Syracuse for NCAA Tourney Win #100, Trip to Sweet 16

The No. 8 seed Penn State women’s volleyball team advanced to the third round of the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament with a 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-16) sweep of the Orange of Syracuse on Saturday evening in Rec Hall.

NCAA Tournament Second Round Day Two Predictions

Washington State has a VM Top 20 showdown on their hands with Tennessee for a spot in the Sweet 16.

NIVC Quarterfinals Set After Friday Action

The quarterfinals for the Women’s NIVC are set after eight contests on Friday, including five set wins by Portland and UNLV. Action resumes Wednesday, Dec. 5.

ACC: Upsets Abound as Pitt Suffers 1st Loss; Louisville falls to Syracuse

The top of the standings remains in tact with Pittsburgh on top at 11-1 and Louisville and Florida State right behind at 10-2, but Sunday saw surprise results with both the Panthers and Cardinals falling.

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ACC: Pitt Wins At Home, as do ‘Cuse, FSU, BC, Miami

Pitt nailed down the top spot in the league at the midway point, edging past Louisville in four sets, while Syracuse, Florida State, Boston College and Miami also held home court.

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Virginia Tech, Louisville Go the Distance for ACC Wins

Virginia Tech went the distance to hold home court against Wake Forest, while Florida State, Syracuse and Pitt also won at home. It took five sets for Louisville to get past Virginia and stay perfect with a road win.

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Chukwujekwu Sisters Set to Face Off as NC State Takes on BC

NC State freshman Pam Chukwujekwu will have the unique experience of facing off against her sister, Amaka, on Friday night when the Wolfpack takes on Boston College.

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ACC: Virginia Outlasts BC; Pitt, Louisville Stay Perfect at 5-0

Six of the seven home teams won in ACC play on Friday night with Virginia Tech upsetting Georgia Tech the lone exception. It took five sets, but Virginia held home court vs. Boston College.

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ACC Rewind: A Look at the League Heading into Conference Action

9th-ranked Pittsburgh, one of 6 remaining undefeated Division I volleyball programs nationally, is viewed as the heavy favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship this year. VolleyMob and a vote of league coaches in the preseason were unanimous.

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