Western Michigan, which led the MAC from wire to wire, won the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament,
But it wasn’t easy.
The Broncos took the first two sets Monday night against Bowling Green in the conference tournament final, then got completely overpowered by the Falcons in the next two before bouncing back to win the fifth.
Conference tournament play continues Tuesday.
In The Summit League, Omaha faces Kansas City for the league’s NCAA bid, and the Ohio Valley Conference and Missouri Valley conference play semifinals.
There’s a key Pac-12 match when Oregon, the No. 6 team in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll, plays AVCA No. 24 USC.
And in a non-conference match, High Point, which won the Big South and its NCAA bid and is No. 50 in the NCAA RPI, plays at the Big 12’s TCU, No. 46 in the RPI and holding out hope for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. The Horned Frogs finish conference play Saturday against AVCA No 16 BYU.
There’s also been another NCAA Division I women’s volleyball coaching change.
For the complete schedule with viewing links to every match, go to the VolleyballMag.com TV & Streaming Listings.
