If you are confused by the headline, join the club. USC women's volleyball finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation after avenging an early season loss to UCLA with a four-set win in Westwood last Friday night.
Yet, the Women of Troy were given the No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, which begins this weekend at Galen Center. While Mick Haley's team takes on all challenges, the road to a national championship is as perilous as can be.
Just to make the Final Four, USC will likely have to go through No. 3 Hawaii, which hosts the regional, and No. 2 Nebraska.
Click here for an interactive bracket.
Yes, you read that correctly. In a 64-team tournament, the three best teams in the nation, as ranked by the American Volleyball Coaches Association last week, are all in the same quadrant.
The Pac-12 champion Trojans finished the season 25-4 with three senior All-Americans, so they are heavily armed to go the distance. The journey begins Friday night against Yale at 7 p.m.
Yet, the Women of Troy were given the No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, which begins this weekend at Galen Center. While Mick Haley's team takes on all challenges, the road to a national championship is as perilous as can be. Just to make the Final Four, USC will likely have to go through No. 3 Hawaii, which hosts the regional, and No. 2 Nebraska.
Click here for an interactive bracket.
Yes, you read that correctly. In a 64-team tournament, the three best teams in the nation, as ranked by the American Volleyball Coaches Association last week, are all in the same quadrant.
The Pac-12 champion Trojans finished the season 25-4 with three senior All-Americans, so they are heavily armed to go the distance. The journey begins Friday night against Yale at 7 p.m.
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