Top-ranked Pittsburgh clobbered visiting No. 5 Stanford on Sunday, while No. 4 Louisville swept NC State, setting up Friday’s battle for ACC supremacy.
Third-ranked Penn State crushed No. 14 Minnesota in the Big Ten, where No. 10 Wisconsin lost the first set but then blocked Michigan out of the gym.
Tennessee beat No. 25 Auburn in four in the SEC, where No. 7 Texas lost the first set to Georgia and then ran away from the visiting Bulldogs.
There were no reverse sweeps, worth noting in this season of reverse sweeps.
Lines of the day: Jackson State’s Jayden James had 28 kills in a four-set SWAC win over Grambling, hitting .389, to go with 24 digs and two blocks. Stony Brook’s Kali Moore had 24 kills, hit .377, and had an assist, five aces and 14 digs in a five-set CAA win over Elon. Marist’s Sara Dasic had 24 kills in a five-set MAAC win over Merrimack to go with an assist, an ace, 11 digs and a solo block.
The NCAA also announced its current top 16 teams as we approach the mid-point of the season. That list follows.
Volleyball Monday
There are five matches on the Monday NCAA Division I schedule, including a rare non-conference affair in the Phoenix…
