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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: 6 Teams Atop the Standings After Week 1

Syracuse, Boston College, Miami, Louisville and Florida State earned ACC victories on Sunday to join 9th-ranked Pittsburgh at the top of the conference leaderboard after week 1 action.

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ACC: #9 Pitt Remains Perfect, 6 Sweeps Highlight Action

9th-ranked Pittsburgh cruised to an ACC victory at Virginia Tech in straight sets to remain undefeated on the season, while RV Louisville outlasted NC State in 4. A total of 6 sweeps occurred in Friday action with Florida State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Miami and Boston College emerging victorious.

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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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Auburn Follows McIlroy’s Double-Double to 3-1 win over FSU

Auburn won its fourth straight match to end the non-conference season at 7-3, besting Florida State 3-1.

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#11 Florida’s Middles Shine As Gators Hand Florida State First Home Loss

Rachael Kramer posted 9 kills and 7 blocks as the Florida middles were to key to defeating Florida State.

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Sweep City: Florida State, Southern Miss Win to Open FAMU-FSU Invite

Florida State embraced its home opener at Tully Gym and got back on track with a standout offensive effort in a sweep of VCU to open the Florida A&M/FSU Volleyball Invitational. Meanwhile, Southern Miss swept Florida A&M across town.

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Minnesota, Wisconsin Close Out Big Ten/ACC Challenge with 4-Set Wins

The Big Ten was the superior conference in Minneapolis this weekend as No. 2 Minnesota and No. 4 Wisconsin finished off a 4-0 effort against Florida State and North Carolina with four-set wins.

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