Florida, ranked No. 15 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, faced deficits of 9-3 and 10-5 in the fifth set at Oklahoma on Thursday night before rallying to win the SEC opener for both teams.
The only other ranked team in action, AVCA No. 17 BYU, opened Big 12 play with a four-set win over visiting Colorado.
South Dakota State had to pull off a reverse sweep at the Jackrabbits improved to 12-0 with a five-set Summit League victory at Oral Roberts, and California Baptist got its first victory.
We’ve also got Athletes Unlimited Volleyball in this report. The first matches of the fall season are next Thursday and AU announced the rosters, schedule and significant TV news.
NCAA volleyball Friday
Because of realignment, there is no shortage of first-time conference matchups this first week of conference play.
That includes VBM No. 13 Georgia Tech playing its first ACC match against visiting AVCA No. 23 SMU, VBM No. 3 Stanford going to Notre Dame, and No. 4 Louisville home for Cal. Top-ranked Pitt goes to Clemson and Syracuse puts its 12-0 record on the line at 8-1 North Carolina. Virginia, off to a 10-1 start, goes to Wake Forest. Also in the ACC, Boston College is at Duke and Virginia Tech is at NC State.
Four of the five Big Ten matches are first-time conference matches…
