Fourth-ranked Nebraska dominated at No. 5 Stanford, while No. 3 Florida escaped Florida State in five as the NCAA pre-conference season continued to provide top-level matchups and exciting results.
And there’s more to come Wednesday, including in-state rivalries that add up to a viewing bonanza for women’s college volleyball fans.
There’s another showcase match on ESPN, as No. 2 Louisville of the ACC plays No. 21 Kentucky of the SEC in the downtown KFC Yum! Center, site of the 2024 NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship.
Top-ranked Wisconsin of the Big Ten plays previously ranked Marquette of the Big East in Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum on FS1.
No. 11 Washington State of the Pac-12 goes to No. 18 Baylor of the Big 12. That one is on ESPN+. The Big 12’s No, 12 BYU plays the Pac-12’s Utah and No. 22 Houston plays the SEC’s Texas A&M.
Two other ACC teams are in action when NC State puts its 9-1 record up against George Washington and Duke plays North Carolina Central.
Two other Big Ten teams play when Rutgers, which is 7-1 and off to the team’s best start since 2012, plays Marist of the MAAC and Northwestern plays UIC of the Missouri Valley.
In a Philadelphia matchup, 7-2 Villanova of the Big East plays 7-3 Lehigh of the Patriot…