On Thursday, the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball spotlight shined on some mid-majors who made statements, including Southeastern Louisiana (Southland), Utah State (Mountain West), Sacramento State (Big Sky), Stephen F. Austin (WAC) and Denver and Omaha (The Summit League).
Pepperdine continued its West Coast Conference dominance and No. 5 Texas won at West Virginia.
Friday the focus is on the Power 5, starting in the ACC, where the top four teams play each other.
Louisville (20-2, 11-1), the No. 3 team in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll, plays at No. 11 Georgia Tech (19-3, 10-2), while No. 7 Pittsburgh (20-3, 11-1) is at Florida State (16-8, 10-2). The implications are huge for all four, with Louisville at No. 5 in the RPI, Pitt at 6, Georgia Tech at 17 and FSU at 30. The team a game back, Miami (15-7, 8-4, RPI 39) is home for Virginia. Wake Forest (16-7, 7-5, RPI 31) is at Duke, NC State (17-6, 7-5, RPI 39) is home for Boston College. Virginia Tech is at North Carolina and Notre Dame is at Clemson.
Two teams coming off surprising losses highlight the Pac-12 schedule when No. 4 Stanford…
