Photos were a little slow in crossing the Associated Press wire on Thursday, so I went back today and created photo galleries with AP images from the matches. You can view them here:

• Texas vs. Minnesota Gallery
• Penn State vs. Hawai'i Gallery

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Five hours and 13 minutes until first serve ...

The Penn State press conference just ended here at the St. Pete Times Forum (we'll have some excerpts, a full transcript and video of it a little later), and Texas will face the media soon.

For now, though, I wanted to provide direct links to all of the video content that has been produced over the past couple of days - so you can go back and watch any that you may have missed the first time. Here you go:

• Penn State-Hawai'i Highlights
• Penn State Postmatch Press Conference
• Hawai'i Postmatch Press Conference
• Texas-Minnesota Highlights
• Texas Postmatch Press Conference
• Minnesota Postmatch Press Conference
• Penn State Feature: Winningest Senior Class
• Texas Feature: Boxing Gloves Backstory
• Minnesota Feature: Young Team With a Veteran Setter
• Hawai'i Feature: Travel Stories
• Penn State Wednesday Press Conference
• Texas Wednesday Press Conference
• Minnesota Wednesday Press Conference
• Hawai'i Wednesday Press Conference

It was more of the same in the fourth set, as Penn State got out to an early lead and then stifled Hawai'i the rest of the way en route to a 23-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-18 win to set up the dream matchup with No. 2 Texas in Saturday's championship match.

I'll have a full recap soon, but for now, you can view the stats here.

Early on in the third set, Penn State looked intent on proving that they were still in control of the proceedings. The Lions won the first four points and then did a masterful of siding out the rest of the set. Hawai'i was never able to win more than two points in a row - and PSU's advantage slowly grew because of that. Penn State eventually won the set by a 25-15 score.

Senior Alisha Glass set the Nittany Lions to 15 kills on .368 hitting, while the Penn State D looked to finally be wearing down the Wahine - who hit .067 in the set. Junior rightside Blair Brown led Penn State with four kills and two blocks in the set.

Penn State started out quickly in set two and followed up a controversial kill (on a questionable touch) by Darcy Dorton with a pair of stunning double blocks by Megan Hodge and Arielle Wilson to extend the lead to six, at 11-5. In fact, the Nittany Lion block - which came into the match ranked second in Division I at 3.23 per set, but had just one in the opening frame - was one of the big differences in the second set. PSU had another stretch of three consecutive points that ended on double blocks (Fatima Balza was in on all three) to go up 17-8 and would finish with six blocks in the frame.

For the second game in a row - though in slighltly different circumstances - Hawai'i proved they would not go quietly (and it's this type of refusal to bend to Penn State's will that makes the Rainbow Wahine very dangerous in this match). Trailing 22-12, Hawai'i pounded five consecutive kills - including three by Ferrell - to make things a little interesting. PSU would then win three of the next four points to finish off a 25-18 victory in the set.

Through two sets, Hodge - a four-time first-team All-American - has nine kills, but it's taken her 32 attempts to get them (.188 hitting). Ferrell has nine kills for Hawai'i - but has made five errors, too (.190 hitting). UH junior libero Elizabeth Ka'aihue leads all players with 10 digs.

As a volleyball fan, I have to say that this matchup between Penn State and Hawai'i is one of the matches that I've been wanting to see all season. The Nittany Lions have been ranked No. 1 for years - literally - and the Rainbow Wahine has been at No. 3 in the AVCA poll since early October. Throughout the season, I've wondered if there are any teams out there that could possibly end Penn State's streak - and Hawai'i is one that seems to have that potential. I love it when we get to see these dream matches late in the NCAA tournament.

Even with all of the anticipation, the first set did not disappoint. Any time I watch a Penn State, I enjoy the stretches of competitive play when they appear ... and I just wait for it - that streak of gorgeous kill after gorgeous kill punctuated by perfect blocking that puts the set out of reach (streaks that are, incidentally, exactly what we saw from Texas near the end of each set in the first semifinal). There was a sense that the Lions might be on the verge of that when they got up by a few points early in the set. Penn State led 9-5 and then 11-8, and I'm guessing not many schools have overcome deficits even that modest to win a set against the Nittany Lions during the 100-match winning streak. But Hawai'i was up to the challenge, getting some big kills from Stephanie Ferrell to erase the deficit. It ws back-and-forth for awhile then, until PSU got kills from Arielle Wilson and Megan Hodge to go up 19-17. Just when you were wondering if the Lions would soon put this set away, the Rainbow Wahine made a statement - running off five straight points (three on kills from different players and two on PSU attack errors) to go up 22-19. Penn State would not get closer than to within two the rest of the way, and Hawai'i won the set by a 25-23 score on a crosscourt kill from the left side by first-team All-American Kanani Danielson.

Hawai'i outhit Penn State .289-.231 in the set, with both Ferrell and Hodge leading all players with six kills each. Amber Kaufman had two aces for the Rainbow Wahine, while Penn State's Alyssa D'Errico had one and a match-high six digs.

The set snapped a streak of 24 straight sets won by Penn State. Although they had lost just five sets all season coming into the match, this is actually the third time PSU has lost the opening set. The Lions rallied to win in in five at Michigan on Oct. 16 and in four at Purdue on Nov. 20.

Dave Shoji

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is holding its annual convention this week in Tampa, as well. One of its marquee events is the Jostens Coaches Honors Luncheon, which took place on Thursday afternoon. The highlight of that luncheon is the presentation of the AVCA National Coach of the Year Award - which this year went to Dave Shoji of Hawai'i. It's the second time Shoji has won the award, after also claiming it 27 years ago, in 1982! He has led his Rainbow Wahine to a 32-2 record this season, including a current 28-match winning streak, and UH was ranked No. 3 in the AVCA poll for the entire second half of the season. Hawai'i will play in the NCAA semifinals for the first time since 2003 tonight in Tampa.

Also presented at the luncheon was the inaugural AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year award, which went to Kelly Files of Oklahoma. In her seventh year at OU, she helped the Sooners to an 18-12 record, a tie for fourth place in the Big 12 (a conference that put five teams into the NCAA round of 16) and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

Two Longhorns fans pose with Hook 'Em at the Fan Festival

Eager fans arrived early at the St. Pete Times Forum this afternoon to take part in the NCAA Fan Festival on the West Plaza outside of the facility. The event featured everything from a serving contest sponsored by AT&T to impromptu matches on the outdoor SportCourt set up in the shadow of the arena. Fans had the opportunity to make signs supporting their favorite team that they will be showing off during the matches tonight. Also, fans could take their photograph next to this year's NCAA championship trophy. There were trivia games, music, concessions, championship gear for sale, NCAA volleyball cornhole and the chance to win tickets to next year's championship in Kansas City. The Penn State pep band and cheerleaders and Texas volleyball band and cheerleaders also made appearances and performed for everyone.

All in all, it amounted to a lot of volleyball fans coming together and having a good time in anticipation of tonight's matches. And if you happened to miss it, I have good news for you - you can come to Saturday's Fan Festival, which will take place at the same location beginning at 5 p.m.

I snapped a few photos at today's Fan Festival. You can view them here.

The NCAA has put together a nice feature video on each of the remaining schools. They are all worth a look, and here are direct links to them:
• Penn State: Winningest Senior Class
• Texas: Boxing Gloves Backstory
• Minnesota: Young Team With a Veteran Setter
• Hawai'i: Travel Stories

By the way, in case you missed them before, here are direct links to video of yesterday's press conference:
• Penn State
• Texas
• Minnesota
• Hawai'i

Now we have a side-by-side comparison of the teams that will face each other in tonight's second semifinal: Penn State and Hawai'i. This is the fifth all-time meeting between the schools - who are both looking to join Stanford as the only programs with more than three NCAA titles. Penn State has won all four previous matchups, including a 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 decision on August 29, 2008 in Honolulu, in the most-recent meeting.

I'll have a complete comparison of Penn State and Hawai'i a little later today, but I wanted to point out exactly how fortunate we are to have the opportunity to watch the coaching matchup in tonight's second semifinal. Russ Rose (Penn State) and Dave Shoji (Hawai'i) are bona fide volleyball coaching legends. But more than that, they are at or near the top of just about every all-time Division I coaching list. Below is a sampling:

HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE
1. Don Shaw (Stanford 1984-99) - .86274
2. Russ Rose (Penn State 1979-present) - .86269
3. Dave Shoji (Hawai'i 1975-present) - .852

MOST VICTORIES
1. Andy Banachowski (UCLA 1966-68, 1970-present) - 1,106-300
2. Dave Shoji (Hawai'i 1975-present) - 1,016-175-1
3. Russ Rose (Penn State 1979-present) - 999-159

MOST NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
T1. Don Shaw (Stanford) and John Dunning (Pacific/Stanford) - 4
T2. Russ Rose (Penn State), Dave Shoji (Hawai'i) and two others - 3

MOST AVCA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
1. Russ Rose, Penn State - 3
T2. Dave Shoji, Hawai'i and four others - 2

To explain to the non-volleyball community the magnitude of this coaching matchup, you can simply site what the equivalent (a matchup between the top two active DI coaches in winning pecentage) would be in some other sports - Pete Carroll vs. Urban Meyer in football or Geno Auriemma vs. Pat Summitt in women's basketball.

So let's take just a moment today to realize how special it is when two behemoths of the game coach against each other on such a large stage.

Stephanie Brandt of Hawai'i was honored with the NCAA's Elite 88 Award

The travel parties of the four teams attended the championship banquet on Wednesday evening. Instead of taking place in a hotel ballroom or similar setting, this event came in the form of a dinner cruise of the Tampa Bay on Tampa's Yacht Starship. On a perfect evening for sailing, the student-athletes were treated to a ride on a beautiful yacht covered with Christmas decorations (see below for a gallery of images). They enjoyed salad and appetizers before feasting on a main course of glazed ham, pasta and roast breast of chicken in mango-jerk sauce. A chocolate chambord cake capped off the meal.

The atmosphere was one of congratulations, as the student-athletes were repeatedly recognized for advancing to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship. There was a video package accompanied by musical soundtrack that highlighted the road to Tampa for all four teams - and among the speakers were all four head coaches, who gave quick, but humorous, speeches. After dinner, many of the players moved up to the top level of the yacht to break out some dance moves and enjoy a beautiful view of the city's skyline.

One major award was given out at the banquet: the Elite 88 award - which is a new NCAA award that recognizes the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average that is on one of the teams at the final championship venue in each of the NCAA's 88 championships. The first Division I women's volleyball recipient of that honor is Hawai'i senior setter Stephanie Brandt. Also honored for having the top GPAs on their respective teams were Jessica Granquist (Minnesota), Heather Kisner (Texas) and Heather Tice (Penn State).

I took a few photos during the banquet that you can view here.

Penn State coach Russ Rose

Kanani Danielson and Aneli Cubi-Otineru of Hawai'i

Here are some excerpts from Wednesday's press conferences with Penn State and Hawai'i - who will square off on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 in the semifinals. The full transcripts from the press conferences will appear soon on NCAA.com's championship central page.

Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose
On Hawai'i
"They've won 28 matches in a row. No one's talking about their streak; they're talking about our streak. But their streak has my attention. ... Although they (Hawai'i) might want to say they're flying under the radar or they're not getting any respect or any of the things (Hawai'i head coach) Dave (Shoji) is going to try to say - none of that will resonate with me."

On University Support
"It's great to be at a university that supports the program so well. A lot of the success that we have is based on the support that the university has for volleyball."

On the 100-match Winning Streak
"We don't really talk about it. We don't really have a thing on the bulletin board talking about it. As the players have identified, it's because that isn't going to help you win the next match. Preparation and working hard and playing hard and playing together has a lot more correlation with success than what you did previously."

Penn State Setter Alisha Glass
On the 100-match Winning Streak
"It's something that we don't focus on. We're aware of the streak and all that comes with it, but we're more focused on this season and taking it one game at a time, and that's the most important part."

Hawai'i Head Coach Dave Shoji
On Penn State's 100-match Winning Streak
"I like 100. It's a round number. I think we should stop it at 100. ... It's an awesome streak, and I think there is pressure on Penn State. There is pressure to continue to win - and it's expected of them. That's when it's hard to win - when everybody thinks you should win. ... Maybe if we get them to start thinking about it, if we can steal a game or two, make them go four or five and they might start thinking about it, I don't know. But they've responded every time they've been challenged in the past three years."

On Russ Rose
"I just read Russ' bio as I was waiting around today, and it's pretty awesome ... His winning percentage is pretty awesome. His winning percentage at home is even more phenomenal. He's one of the all-time greatest coaches."

On Being the No. 12 Seed
"I think initially everyone was disappointed in our seed, but we just got back to work in the practice gym. It didn't really matter where we were seeded. Of course, I had strong comments about it, but the playes just knew we had to go out and play. The one thing the seed did for us is it kept us from playing Penn State or Texas in a regional. That was a blessing."

Hawai'i Outside Hitter Kanani Danielson
On the Key Against Penn State
"I think against any team, you want to win the serve-and-pass game, especially since we aren't the biggest height team here. We have to make sure our passing is on cue, so our setter, Dani (Mafua) can dish out the beautiful sets that she has been doing. If we keep everything on cue and just play the game we know we can, we will be fine against Penn State."

Juliann Faucette, Ashley Engle and Jerritt Elliott from Texas

Minnesota's Lauren Gibbemeyer and Mike Hebert

All of the teams sent their head coach and a few players to answer some questions from the national media today at the St. Pete Times Forum. Below are a few excerpts from the press conferences with Texas and Minnesota - who will square off on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2 in the semifinals. The full transcripts from the press conferences will appear soon on NCAA.com's championship central page - which also has a lot of other great information.

Texas Head Coach Jerritt Elliott
On What It Takes to Get to the Final Four
"The way you manager the student-athlete and all of the players, 1 through 12 or 1 through 15, is the key component to making sure that everybody is happy and that they understand the goals and understand the philosophies and are committed to what they are doing on a daily basis."

On the Penn State-Hawai'i Match
"The key component is that Hawai'i is going to have to really win the serve-and-pass game, I believe, and they are going to have to frustrate Penn State with their defense and transition game. It's going to be a fun match to watch."

On Penn State's 100-match Winning Streak
"It's incredible! ... What (Penn State coach) Russ (Rose) has done has really brought a lot of attention to our sport. ... Having him (Rose) on ESPN and the New York Times is something that we need for our sport."

Texas Setter Ashley Engle
On the Team's Improvement
"We are so versatile and we have so many options on the outside, setting 6-2 or 5-1. ... Everyone wants to be on the court, and it's a very competitive (practice) gym. That, in itself, will help a team improve when we are battling every day for a spot on the floor."

Minnesota Head Coach Mike Hebert
On His Team's Progression
"We didn't start out in August with the idea that we had all the parts and the ingredients necessary to make it (to the semifinals). Over the course of the season, one-by-one, all those parts got put together and fell nicely into place over the past month."

On Playing Texas
"For us to be able to compete with Texas, we have to be extremely good with the serve and pass game. ... We have to be a very good serving team tomorrow night and try to keep them out of system. In addition to that, I think we are going to have to play great defense. The equalizer in our game is usually serving and defense. ... Defense is what is probably going to keep us in the match tomorrow night."

On Potentially Playing former UCSB Classmate Dave Shoji and Hawai'i in the Final
"After Dave won his match on Saturday night, I got a text from him that said, 'Old guys rule.' I suppose that (if we played in the final), what we would say to each other is, 'Let's show the youngsters how to do it.' I think Dave and I would enjoy that very much."

Minnesota Libero Christine Tan
On Flying Under the Radar
"I think we are the wild card team. But it's an advantage to us, and I like being the underdog. We have all the parts right now to be successful, and our team's really come together at the perfect time."

Penn State runs through some drills

Hawai'i practices serving

Hawai'i is now on the floor for its open practice - the last of the day - after Penn State finished up a short time ago. All of the press conferences are done for the day, as well - and I'll have a couple of posts with good quotes from them coming up soon. The Nittany Lions are now off to meet with the ESPN folks to fulfill their final responsibilities of the day. Minnesota and Texas - who will play in the first match tomorrow - already have completed their official activities today.

Penn State and Hawai'i are both looking to make history this week. The Nittany Lions - winners of 100 straight matches - are seeking to become the first women's volleyball team ever to win three consecutive NCAA championships. All five previous squads that tried to string together a third title after successfully winning two in a row have failed. The team that came the closest was UCLA - which lost to Stanford in the 1992 championship match after winning it all in both 1990 and '91. The Rainbow Wahine could become the lowest-seeded team ever to win the NCAA title. That distinction currently belongs to Stanford, which was the 11th overall seed when claiming the 2004 title.

Penn State's Megan Hodge is the fifth player ever to be a four-time first-team AVCA All-American

The AVCA announced its All-America teams today, with 42 student-athletes (three teams of 14) being recognized as All-Americans (full listing here). Highlighting the announcement is Penn State senior outside hitter Megan Hodge, who became just the fifth player in Division I history to be selected to the AVCA All-America First Team on four occasions. That pantheon of stars features a Stanford trio - Bev Oden (1989-92), Kerri Walsh (1996-99) and Logan Tom (1999-2002) - plus Nebraska's Sarah Pavan (2004-07), and now Hodge.

Here are some other notes about the selections:
• Four other players were tabbed first-team All-Americans for the second year in a row: Cal senior outside hitter Hana Cutura, Penn State senior setter Alisha Glass and the Texas senior duo of setter/hitter Ashley Engle and outside hitter Destinee Hooker.
• PSU had four selections on the first team (Hodge, Glass and juniors Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson), while Texas was the only other school to have more than one.
• Hawai'i outside hitter Kanani Danielson is the only sophomore on the first team.
• Junior libero Ashley Mass - the only primarily defensive player on the first team - gives Iowa State its first-ever AVCA first-team All-American, while junior setter Lexi Zimmerman is Michigan's first first-team honoree.
• Junior setter/hitter Cassidy Lichtman became the 40th Stanford player to be tabbed an AVCA first-team All-American. No school has had more honorees (Nebraska is next at 37).
• No freshman was tabbed an All-American this year (though nine were listed as honorable mention), but UCLA setter Lauren Cook was recognized as the AVCA Freshman of the Year.
• Seniors Brianna Barry (Florida State) and Rachel Rourke (Oregon State) were both tabbed to the All-America second team to become the first AVCA All-Americans in the history of their respective programs.
• Juniors Lindsay Fletemier (Dayton) and Ashley Benson (Indiana) also became the first AVCA All-Americans ever for their schools - having both been third-team selections.

We'll be able to watch many of the players earning All-America recognition on the court this week. Here are the players from the remaining teams that earned AVCA mention:
• PENN STATE - Blair Brown (1st team, Jr., RS/OPP); Alisha Glass (1st, Sr., S); Megan Hodge (1st, Sr., OH); Arielle Wilson (1st, Jr., MB); Darcy Dorton (honorable mention, Fr., OH)
• HAWAI'I - Kanani Danielson (1st team, So., OH); Aneli Cubi-Otineru (3rd, Sr., OH); Amber Kaufman (honorable mention, Sr., MB); Dani Mafua (honorable mention, Jr., S)
• MINNESOTA - Lauren Gibbemeyer (1st team, Jr., MB); Taylor Carico (3rd, Sr., S)
• TEXAS - Ashley Engle (1st team, Sr., S/H); Destinee Hooker (1st, Sr., OH); Juliann Faucette (3rd, Jr., OH)

Texas was the first team on the practice floor

Minnesota warming up

Now that the participants have arrived in Tampa, today they'll all head to the championship venue, the St. Pete Times Forum - which also serves as the home of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning (who are in the midst of a six-game road trip to accommodate this event). Wednesday brings the first opportunity for fans in Tampa to take an in-person look at the four teams remaining in the tournament. On the docket for each team is a 90-minute practice that is open to the public, as well as an hour-long session with ESPN2 that involves interviews and filming video head shots. Plus, the head coach and a few players from each team will answer questions from the media. Select quotes from that session will be available later on ncaa.com - and I'll highlight a few of them here, as well.

The first team to hit the practice floor today was second-seeded Texas, while the Longhorns' next opponent - 11th-seeded Minnesota - took care of their ESPN responsibilities first and then followed UT onto the practice floor (while the Longhorns then headed over to meet with the television folks). The Gophers, incidentally, are trying to make some history this week. The lowest-seeded team ever to win the NCAA Women's volleyball title was Stanford in 2004, when the Cardinal was the No. 11 overall seed. Minnesota is seeded 11th this season. Among those on hand for all of this are Beth Mowins and volleyball Hall of Famer Karch Kiraly - who will provide play-by-play and analysis on ESPN2 for the matches this week.

Here are a couple of photos from the first two open practices. The two-time defending NCAA champion Penn State Nittany Lions will hit the practice floor from 1:20-2:50 p.m. ET, while third-ranked Hawai'i practices from 2:55-4:25 p.m.

Tabitha Love and Minnesota gave the Big Ten a pair of final four teams for the first time since 1994

Saturday's all-day, nationally-televised volleyball extravaganza determined finally which four teams will head to Tampa next week for the final two rounds of the NCAA Championship. The quarterfinals were compelling, if not exceedingly competitive - and they have set up a championship weekend that promises some of the matchups we've been hoping for all season. That's because, after 60 matches, the field for Tampa includes the three teams that have occupied the top three spots of the AVCA poll since Oct. 12 - Penn State, Texas and Hawai'i. They will be joined by 13th-ranked and 11th-seeded Minnesota, a team that has gotten hot at the right time of the season, beating four ranked teams on its current seven-match winning streak.

Saturday's first match went as we've come to expect every match involving Penn State to go. The top-seeded Nittany Lions flexed their muscle once again en route to defeating ninth-seeded California 25-18, 25-17, 25-22 and advancing to the semifinals for the third straight year and eighth time overall. It was the 100th consecutive victory for PSU - the second longest NCAA Division I streak in any sport (the University of Miami's men's tennis team won 137 in a row from 1957-64) - and the third consecutive year that Cal's season was ended by the Nittany Lions. PSU senior outside hitter Megan Hodge, the regional's Most Outstanding Player, led the way with 14 kills on .429 hitting. Penn State head coach Russ Rose earned his 999th career victory as a head coach and will look to become just the third DI coach (along with UCLA's Andy Banachowski and Hawai'i's Dave Shoji) to win 1,000 matches. Cal senior outside hitter Hana Cutura finished her career with a match-high 16 kills.

Minnesota became the only regional host to advance through this year after knocking off third-seeded Florida State 25-20, 25-7, 18-25, 25-17 in the quarterfinals. Freshman outside hitter Tabitha Love had a match-high 21 kills on .370 hitting to lead the Gophers to their first four appearance since 2004 (and third overall). Minnesota also used 73 digs and eight blocks to hold the Seminoles - who had won 19 in a row - to .179 hitting. Senior libero Christine Tan led that effort with 24 digs. Love was named the regional's top player after averaging 5.38 kills per set on .402 hitting in the two matches.

A crowd of 9,253 showed up in the final of the "Big 12" regional in Omaha to watch 10th-seeded Nebraska try to knock off second-seeded Texas, and the Huskers rode that energy to an opening-set win, but the Longhorns would then take control and post a 21-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 victory. UT senior outside hitter Destinee Hooker, the regional's Most Outstanding Player, led the way with 18 kills on .350 hitting, while Ashley Engle and Michelle Kocher set the Longhorns to a .342 team mark. Texas, which reached the semifinals for the second year in a row, became the first team to beat Nebraska three times in the same season since the inception of NCAA women's volleyball in 1981. The loss by the Cornhuskers means that this will be just the third time ever that the volleyball final four does not feature at least one of the three winningest programs in the history of the tournament (Stanford, Nebraska and UCLA). The only other times that none of that trio has been in the semifinals were 1993 and 2003.

In the last quarterfinal match, third-ranked Hawai'i - which garnered just the No. 12 seed in the tournament due to a relatively-low RPI - swept 13th-seeded Michigan 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 in Stanford, Calif. The Rainbow Wahine were led again by sophomore outside hitter Kananai Danielson - who was named the regional's top player - with 11 kills and four digs, while Michigan sophomore rightside Alex Hunt had a match-high 13 kills on .394 hitting. Hawai'i, now winners of 27 in a row, overcame a very difficult draw to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2003 and ninth time overall. The Rainbow Wahine had to travel to Los Angeles for the opening weekend and were forced to defeat 15th-ranked (but unseeded) USC on the Trojans' home floor in the second round before facing fifth-seeded and eighth-ranked Illinois in the round of 16.

Tampa could be the venue of history if Penn State becomes the first volleyball team ever to win a third consecutive national title. But the 2009 final four is guaranteed to be historic even if that doesn't happen. The NCAA first sponsored a women's volleyball national championship in 1981, and the old AIAW did so before that, dating back to 1970. During that entire time, every national championship tournament at the highest level of competition (Division I, Large College, etc.) has featured at least one team from California in the semifinals ... until now. Seven teams from the Golden State qualified for this year's tournament, and three were top-10 seeds. But only a pair - Stanford and Cal - reached the second weekend. The Cardinal was upset in the round of 16, and the Golden Bears were the latest victim of the Nittany Lions' NCAA-record string of victories - leaving this year's final four without a team from California - which has seen its teams claim 25 national championships (17 NCAA, 8 AIAW) and lose in the titl match on 22 occasions (16 NCAA, 6 AIAW).

(Note that the AIAW did still sponsor a national tournament in 1981 that was open to teams that had not begun NCAA play in women's volleyball, and that tournament - won by Texas - did not feature a California team in the semifinals. The main reason for that was that most California teams had already jumped to the NCAA - as evidenced by the fact that the first NCAA women's volleyball championship, in 1981, featured not only four California teams in the final four, but seven among the quarterfinalists.)

The semifinals are set for Thursday, Dec. 17, in Tampa. No. 1 Penn State will take on third-ranked and 12th-seeded Hawai'i, while No. 2 Texas will face 11th-seeded and 13th-ranked Minnesota. Both matches - scheduled to begin at 7 and 9 p.m. ET (though the order of the matches has yet to be determined) - will be televised live by ESPN2. The championship match will be played on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2. For details on every match of the tournament, check out NCAA.com's interactive bracket.

We'll have extensive coverage of all of the activities in Tampa right here on the NCAA.com women's volleyball blog. So check back throughout the week for notes, extensive previews and updates on what's going on at the final four.

CONFERENCE UPDATE
With just four teams remaining, the Big Ten is the only conference with multiple squads still alive to win the NCAA title this season. It's the first time since 1994 (Ohio State and Penn State) that two Big Ten teams among the final four. The Big 12 has a representative in the semifinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons (all but 2007), while the WAC has one of the last four for the first time since 2003 (and sixth time overall). One of the most-noteworthy aspects of this year's final four, though will be who is NOT there. This will be just the third final four (out of 29) - and first since 1998 - that does not feature a Pac-10 team.

Below are the records for teams from each conference in this year's tournament (minimum two tournament qualifiers or one tournament win):
Western Athletic (1 team): 4-0, 1.000, 1 left (Hawai'i)
Big Ten (6 teams): 14-4, .778, 2 left (Minnesota, Penn State)
Big 12 (6 teams): 13-5, .722, 1 left (Texas)
Southeastern (4 teams): 6-4, .600, 0 left
Pac-10 (8 teams): 9-8, .529, 0 left
Mountain West (3 teams): 3-3, .500, 0 left
Missouri Valley (2 teams): 2-2, .500, 0 left
Ivy League (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Mid-American (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Ohio Valley (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
West Coast (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Atlantic Coast (5 teams): 3-5, .375, 0 left
Atlantic 10 (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Sun Belt (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Big West (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
Conference USA (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
BIG EAST (3 teams): 0-3, .000, 0 left

Lexi Zimmerman and Michigan advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time

Round-of-16 Friday had a little bit of everything, from convincing sweeps for a few teams to a great five-setter and three lower-seeded teams that got it done. After the dust settled, we were down to just eight teams remaining, with all of the top three seeds advancing through to be joined by five teams seeded between Nos. 9-13.

The Stanford regional produced the most surprising results, as both lower-seeded squads prevailed. Michigan, the No. 13 seed, knocked off the host and fourth-seeded Cardinal 25-18, 23-25, 25-22, 25-11 to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament for the first time ever. Lexi Zimmerman set the Wolverines to 65 kills (16.25 per set) and a .358 hitting mark and added 10 kills on .500 hitting and eight digs. Alex Hunt posted 18 kills on .368 hitting and 14 digs for the Wolverines. Stanford had played in each of the last three NCAA championship matches and has qualified for 18 of the 28 final fours. The other match at Stanford saw 12th-seeded (but third-ranked) Hawai'i earn a measure of vindication with a 21-25, 25-10, 27-25, 25-16 win over fifth-seeded (and eighth-ranked) Illinois. Kanani Danielson led the Wahine with a match-high 21 kills and 13 digs, while Stephanie Ferrell had 19 kills on .412 hitting.

In the "Big 12" regional in Omaha, 10th-seeded Nebraska fed of a crowd of 8,935 supporters to sweep seventh-seeded Iowa State 25-11, 25-19, 25-22. Sydney Anderson led a blanaced Huskers attack that made just 10 errors, hit .324 and had four players with nine or more kills. But the big story was NU's defense - which held Iowa State to a .096 hitting mark. Kayla Banwarth paced that effort with 15 digs. Texas cruised past Texas A&M (25-18, 25-18, 25-21) in the other match in Omaha, as Destinee Hooker pounded 23 kills on .465 hitting to go with seven digs and five blocks in the three-set affair.

The lone match on Friday that went the distance saw third-seeded Florida State eventually prevail over Kentucky by scores of 16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 19-25, 17-15. Rachel Morgan led the Seminoles with 15 kills, while Jenna Romanelli posted a match-best 25 digs for the Seminoles - who had been just 1-11 in the NCAA tournament prior to this season. The host of that regional, 11th-seeded Minnesota, had 101 digs en route to beating Colorado State 25-22, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18. Freshman Tabitha Love led the offense with 22 kills on .439 hitting, while Jessica Granquist notched a match-high 21 digs.

Top-seeded Penn State had to play a true road match against Florida, but was hardly challenged in winning 25-12, 25-18, 25-21 over the 16th-seeded Gators. Megan Hodge had 20 kills on .366 hitting and 10 digs for the Lions. Ninth-seeded Cal won the other match in Gainesville, topping Baylor 26-24, 25-20, 25-17 behind 18 kills on .362 hitting from Hana Cutura.

CONFERENCE UPDATE
The balance of power among the top conferences has shifted once again. The Pac-10 appeared to be the class of the country throughout most of the regular season, having as much as 80% of its membership ranked at a single time en route to getting eight teams in the tournament. But after the opening weekend, it was the Big 12 that led all leagues with five squads remaining (including a pair of unseeded teams that upset seeded opponents on their home floors. Now, as we refocus again on which conference has produced the most elite teams this season, we find that three of the final eight teams - Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan - are from the Big Ten.

Below are the records for teams from each conference in this year's tournament (minimum two tournament qualifiers or one tournament win):
Western Athletic (1 team): 3-0, 1.000, 1 left (Hawai'i)
Big Ten (6 teams): 12-3, .800, 3 left (Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State)
Big 12 (6 teams): 12-4, .750, 2 left (Nebraska, Texas)
Southeastern (4 teams): 6-4, .600, 0 left
Pac-10 (8 teams): 9-7, .563, 1 left (California)
Mountain West (3 teams): 3-3, .500, 0 left
Missouri Valley (2 teams): 2-2, .500, 0 left
Ivy League (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Mid-American (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Ohio Valley (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
West Coast (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Atlantic Coast (5 teams): 3-4, .429, 1 left (Florida State)
Atlantic 10 (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Sun Belt (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Big West (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
Conference USA (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
BIG EAST (3 teams): 0-3, .000, 0 left

Today we'll find out which teams will head to Tampa next week for the final four. All four NCAA quarterfinals will be televised live by ESPNU (click here to see what channel it is for you), beginning at 4 p.m. ET. As always, NCAA.com's interactive bracket has complete coverage of every matchup.

(1) PENN STATE VS. (9) CALIFORNIA
Quarterfinals - Gainesville, Florida - 4 p.m. ET - ESPNU
Nittany Lions Basics: 35-0, 20-0 Big Ten (1st), 2nd in RPI, 1st in AVCA poll, won NCAA-record 99 in a row (since losing to Stanford on 9/5/07 in New Haven, Conn.), 4-0 at neutral sites (won 13 in a row), 63-25 all-time in NCAAs, including seven final fours and titles in 1999, 2007 and '08 (appeared in all 29 tournaments), defeated Binghamton (25-9, 25-13, 25-14) in first round at home, Penn (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) in the second round at home and 16th-seeded Florida (25-12, 25-18, 25-21) in the round of 16 on the Gators' home floor
Golden Bears Basics: 21-10, 11-7 Pac-10 (4th), 8th in RPI, 10th in AVCA poll, 9-2 in last 11, 4-3 at neutral sites, 10-8 away from home, 20-12 all-time in NCAAs, including a trip to the 2007 final four (8th consecutive appearance; 13th overall), defeated Lipscomb (25-15, 25-22, 25-9) in the first round, Ohio State (25-13, 18-25, 25-23, 25-20) in the second round on the Buckeyes' home floor and Baylor (26-24, 25-20, 25-17) in the round of 16
The Series: Penn State leads 2-0, with both previous meetings coming in the last two NCAA tournaments. PSU won 30-28, 30-25, 30-16 in the 2007 NCAA quarterfinals and prevailed 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 in the '08 round of 16.
Common Opponents: 2-Ohio State and Saint Louis. Penn State is 3-0 (beat OSU 3-1 in Columbus on Oct. 7 and 3-0 at home on Oct. 28; beat SLU 3-0 in St. Louis on Aug. 29). Cal is 1-0 (beat OSU 3-1 in Columbus on Dec. 5 in the NCAA second round; lost 3-0 to SLU on Sept. 5 in Honolulu)
Notes: This is a matchup of two of the three teams with the highest hitting percentages thus far in this year's tournament. Penn State is first at .434, while Cal is third at .378. The Nittany Lions also ranks third in points per set (19.8) in this year's tournament, as well as second in aces (1.6) and fifth in blocks (3.1). PSU senior outside hitter Megan Hodge is a three-time first-team All-American, while senior setter Alisha Glass is a two-time All-American (1st team in '08) and juniors Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson were second-team All-Americans last season. Hodge, the Big Ten Player of the Year in 2006 and '09, also was selected as the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year. PSU outside hitter Darcy Dorton is the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Penn State leads the nation in hitting percentage (.393) and ranks second in blocking (3.26) and eighth in both assists (13.71) and kills (14.71). Wilson leads the country in hitting percentage (.561) and is second in blocks (1.58). Hodge ranks eighth in kills (4.70) and hitting percentage (.399) and 11th in points (5.17) - while Glass is sixth in assists (11.94) after being first a year ago. Hodge, Glass, Wilson, Dorton and sophomore Blair Brown are AVCA All-Mideast Region honorees. Cal senior outside hitter Hana Cutura, a first-team All-American last year and this year's Pac-10 Player of the Year, has the highest season kill average of any player in this year's tournament (5.12; 3rd overall) and is second in points (5.63; 4th overall). She was named to the AVCA All-Pacific Region team for the third straight year, while junior setter Carli Lloyd - a second-team All-American in 2008 - is an all-region pick for the second year in a row. Cal's Mindi Wiley is tied for first among all remaining players - along with Texas' Destinee Hooker and PSU's Arielle Wilson - in hitting percentage in this year's tournament (.526; T-3rd overall). Cutura ranks second among all players in the tournament in kills (57) and third in points (63.0). As a team, Cal ranks second in the tournament in blocks (3.3).

(3) FLORIDA STATE AT (11) MINNESOTA
Quarterfinals - Minneapolis, Minnesota - 6:30 p.m. ET - ESPNU
Seminoles Basics: 31-2, 19-1 ACC (1st), 3rd in RPI, 12th in AVCA poll, won 19 in a row, 11-1 in true road matches, 15-1 away from home, 4-11 all-time in NCAAs (1st appearance since 2002; 12th overall), defeated Alabama A&M (25-10, 25-19, 25-10) at home in first round, Jacksonville State (25-18, 26-24, 25-22) at home in the second round and Kentucky (16-25, 26-24, 25-17, 19-25, 17-15) in the round of 16
Gophers Basics: 27-8, 15-5 Big Ten (3rd), 13th in RPI, 13th in AVCA poll, 10-1 in last 11, 13-1 at home, 29-14 all-time in NCAAs, including two final fours (11th appearance in a row; 15th overall), defeated Louisville (25-20, 24-26, 26-24, 25-22) in the first round, Tennessee (25-15, 25-16, 25-18) in the second round on the Lady Vols' home floor and Colorado State (25-22, 29-27, 23-25, 25-18) at home in the round of 16
The Series: Minnesota leads 8-5.
Common Opponents: 2-Georgia Tech and Illinois. FSU is 2-1 (lost 3-2 to Georgia Tech at home on Oct. 2 and won 3-0 in Atlanta on Nov. 14; beat Illinois 3-0 in Las Cruces, N.M., on Sept. 4). Minnesota is 2-1 (beat Georgia Tech 3-1 in Denver on Sept. 19; lost Illinois 3-0 in Champaign on Oct. 16 and beat the Illini 3-0 at home on Nov. 28). Notes: FSU senior middle blocker Brianna Barry, the ACC Player of the Year, ranks second in the nation in hitting percentage (.511). The Seminoles are fourth in Division I in both team hitting percentage (.307) and third in winning percentage (.938). Senior Mira Djuric is tops among all players in the tournament in season ace average (0.57; 6th overall) and in aces in the tournament (9). FSU is averaging 1.6 aces per set in the tournament - which ranks third among all teams. Jordana Price has five solo blocks in the tournament - which is tied for the most among all players - and Barry has four. Minnesota is third among remaining teams in blocking (2.78; 11th overall). Minnesota junior Lauren Gibbemeyer, a third-team All-American last year, is among the national leaders in four categories: blocks (7th; 1.50), hitting percentage (9th; .398), points (82nd; 4.25) and kills (161st; 3.32). Junior Hailey Cowles was a second-team All-American last year, while junior Christine Tan was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in '08. The Gophers are averaging 17.3 kills per set, 20.3 digs, 16.3 assists and 21.1 points per set in the tournament - all of those are tops among all teams. Taylor Carico has 146 assists in the tournament, which is more than any other player.

(2) TEXAS AT (10) NEBRASKA
Quarterfinals - Omaha, Nebraska - 9 p.m. ET - ESPNU
Longhorns Basics: 27-1, 19-1 Big 12 (1st), 1st in RPI, 2nd in AVCA poll, won 9 in a row, 4-0 at neutral sites, 15-1 away from home, 56-24 all-time in NCAAs, including five final fours and the 1988 title (6th appearance in a row; 26th overall), defeated Texas State (25-16, 25-14, 25-14) at home in the first round, TCU (25-15, 25-14, 25-18) at home in the second round and Texas A&M (25-18, 25-18, 25-21) in the round of 16
Cornhuskers Basics: 26-6, 16-4 Big 12 (3rd), 10th in RPI, 10th in AVCA poll, won 10 in a row (4 vs. ranked teams), 4-1 at neutral sites, 2-1 in Omaha, 80-24 all-time in NCAAs, including 11 final fours and titles in 1995, 2000 and '06 (28th consecutive appearance), defeated Coastal Carolina (25-13, 25-18, 25-15) at home in the first round, Northern Iowa (25-14, 25-17, 25-21) at home in the second round and seventh-seeded Iowa State (25-11, 25-19, 25-22) in the round of 16
The Series: Nebraska leads 29-15, but Texas has won the last three
2009 Meetings: Texas won 25-22, 18-25, 25-17, 25-17 in Lincoln on Sept. 26 to snap Nebraska's 82-match winning streak at the NU Coliseum. Texas won 25-22, 26-24, 25-19 in Austin on Oct. 30.
Notes: Texas is trying to become the first team to beat Nebraska three times in a season since the inception of NCAA volleyball in 1981. UT senior outside hitter Destinee Hooker is the Big 12 Player of the Year this year after being a first-team All-American in 2008 (and a second-team selection in 2007). She also is a thre-time NCAA champion in the high jump. Hooker, senior setter/opposite hitter Ashley Engle and junior outside hitter/opposite Juliann Faucette are AVCA all-Central Region selections. Hooker is first among players in the tournament in season point average (5.90; 3rd overall in DI), as well as second in season kill average (4.88; 5th overall). Texas ranks second to Penn State among all DI teams in hitting percentage (.339) and winning percentage (.963), as well as second to PSU among remaining teams in blocks (3.04; 5th overall). In this year's tournament, Texas ranks second among all teams in blocking (3.2) and points per set (20.2), as well as fourth in hitting percentage (.399) and kills per set (15.7). In NCAA tournament play, Nebraska is tops among all remaining teams in dig average (18.2), as well as fifth among all teams in points per set (19.4) and third in kill average (15.8). NU's Kayla Banwarth has 58 digs in the tournament - which is second-most among all players. Nebraska senior Kori Cooper has been a first-team Academic All-American in both of the last two seasons. Nebraska junior setter Sydney Anderson and junior outside hitter Tara Mueller were second-team All-Americans last year. Anderson ranks 12th in Division I in assists this season (11.57). Outside hitter Hannah Werth is the Big 12 Freshman of the Year. As a team, the Huskers are 9th in assists (13.71) and 9th in kills (14.70).

(12) HAWAI'I VS. (13) MICHIGAN
Quarterfinals - Stanford, California - 11:30 p.m. ET - ESPNU
Rainbow Wahine Basics: 31-2, 16-0 WAC (1st), WAC tournament champion, 22nd in RPI, 3rd in AVCA poll, won 27 in a row, 4-0 at neutral sites, 13-0 away from home, 68-24 all-time in NCAAs, including eight final fours and titles in 1982, '83 and '87 (17th consecutive appearance; 28th overall), defeated New Mexico (25-22, 25-16, 25-21) in the first round, USC (25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 27-25) in the second round on the Trojans' home floor and Illinois (21-25, 25-10, 27-25, 25-16) in the round of 16
Wolverines Basics: 27-9, 12-8 Big Ten (T-4th), 9th in RPI, 16th in AVCA poll, 8-2 in last 10, 4-0 at neutral sites, 12-5 away from home, 12-9 all-time in NCAAs (4th consecutive appearance; 10th overall), defeated Niagara (25-4, 25-12, 25-15) at home in the first round, Ohio (30-32, 24-26, 25-13, 25-20, 15-13) at home in the second round and fourth-seeded Stanford (25-18, 23-25, 25-22, 25-11) in the round of 16
The Series: Hawai'i leads 2-1, but Michigan won the most-recent meeting (30-14, 30-28, 22-30, 27-30, 18-16 in Honolulu on 8/24/07)
Common Opponents: 2-Illinois and Stanford. Hawai'i is 2-0 (beat Illinois 3-1 at Stanford on Dec. 11 in NCAA round of 16; beat Stanford 3-0 at home on Sept. 12). Michigan is 1-2 (lost 3-2 to Illinois on Oct. 3 in Ann Arbor and lost 3-1 to Illinois on Nov. 6 in Champaignbeat Stanford 3-0 on Dec. 11 at Stanford in NCAA round of 16)
Notes: Hawai'i is among the national top 16 in five statistical categories: 3rd in hitting percentage (.316) and winning percentage (.938), 11th in kills (14.61), 12th in assists (13.58) and 16th in aces (1.73). Individually, Amber Kaufman is fourth in Division I in hitting percentage (.434), Dani Mafua is 11th in assists (11.78) and Aneli Cubi-Otineru is among the national leaders in four categories, including 11th in service aces (0.50). Kanani Danielson is the WAC Player of the Year, while Brittany Hewitt is the WAC Freshman of the Year. Danielson leads all players in this year's tournament in points (66) and kills (61). Hewitt leads all players with 19 blocks in this year's tournament. U-M ranks among the top 45 in the nation in five statistical categories, including 31st in kills (13.94). Michigan setter Lexi Zimmerman was a second-team All-American last year. Veronica Rood has five solo blocks in this year's tournament - which is tied for the most by any player.

Fatma Yildirim and Florida State are in the round of 16 for the first time

The final spot in the round of 16 will be filled by third-seeded Florida State, after the Seminoles beat Jacksonville State 25-18, 26-24, 25-22 on Sunday in the only match of the tournament. It was a match full of great offense, as senior Nikki Baker and freshman Duygu Duzceler led Florida State to 48 kills on .408 hitting, and JSU had 50 kills on .345 hitting behind the setting of junior Brooke Schumacher. But FSU won the key points to become the first ACC team to reach the round of 16 since Georgia Tech did so in 2004. It's the first trip to that round ever for the 'Noles - who came into this year with a 1-11 all-time record in the tournament.

So as it turned out, 12 seeded teams and four unseeded squads (Baylor, Colorado State, Kentucky and Texas A&M) made it through the opening weekend. Eleven teams that hosted action this weekend made it through, while five teams that had to travel - No. 9 California, No. 11 Minnesota, No. 12 Hawai'i, Baylor and Texas A&M - advanced through. All four teams that had the opportunity to play on their home courts in the regionals - No. 4 Stanford, No. 10 Nebraska (regional is in Omaha, where the Huskers play select home matches), No. 11 Minnesota at No. 16 Florida - were able to advance through. All of the third-round matches will take place on Friday, Dec. 11, though none of the match times have yet been announced. The quarterfinals will all be on Saturday, Dec. 12 and be televised by ESPNU.

For more details on every match of the tournament, check out the interactive bracket - which also will feature match times for the round-of-16 contests once they have been released.

CONFERENCE UPDATE
Through two rounds, the Big 12 leads the way with five teams remaining (out of its six qualifiers), which marks the most teams in the final 16 for the conference since it was established in 1996. The Big Ten is next with four teams remaining - while the Pac-10 and SEC have two each. It's the first time since 2005 (Florida, Tennessee) that the SEC has had multiple teams in the third round and the first time the ACC has seen any of its teams reach the second weekend since 2004 (Georgia Tech).

Of particular note is the fact that the Pac-10 has just two teams remaining. The league has traditionally had the most success of any conference in the NCAA tournament. Pac-10 squads have won 13 national titles (including 11 of the last 19), and 22 of the 28 NCAA championship matches have featured at least one Pac-10 team. Additionally, three of the last five final fours have featured a trio of Pac-10 squads. This had the look of one of the best seasons ever for the league, as it had as many as eight teams in the AVCA poll during the season and got all but two of its members into the tournament (which tied the league record for most in a season, first done in 2002). The Pac-10 had five seeded teams and one more that was unseeded, but still got to host in the opening weekend. But two conference squads - Arizona and Washington State - fell in the opening round, which - amazingly - matched the league's total number of first-round defeats over the past seven years (43-2 record in that span). Then the second round saw three seeded teams - No. 6 Washington, No. 8 UCLA and No. 14 Oregon - and an unseeded host, USC, lose.

Below are the records for teams from each conference in this year's tournament (minimum two tournament qualifiers or one tournament win):
Western Athletic (1 team): 2-0, 1.000, 1 left (Hawai'i)
Big 12 (6 teams): 10-1, .909, 5 left (Baylor, Iowa State, Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M)
Big Ten (6 teams): 9-2, .818, 4 left (Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State)
Southeastern (4 teams): 6-2, .750, 2 left (Florida, Kentucky)
Mountain West (3 teams): 3-2, .600, 1 left (Colorado State)
Pac-10 (8 teams): 8-6, .571, 2 left (California, Stanford)
Missouri Valley (2 teams): 2-2, .500, 0 left
Ivy League (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Mid-American (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Ohio Valley (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
West Coast (1 team): 1-1, .500, 0 left
Atlantic Coast (5 teams): 2-4, .333, 1 left (Florida State)
Atlantic 10 (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Sun Belt (2 teams): 1-2, .333, 0 left
Big West (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
Conference USA (2 teams): 0-2, .000, 0 left
BIG EAST (3 teams): 0-3, .000, 0 left