PNW Volleyblog

A Q&A collaboration between three volleyball addicts: Myself, @DawgoneCrazy (primary interest: Washington and the Pac-12) @cheesetrader1 (Wisconsin and the Big Ten) @vballfreak808 (Hawaii and the West Coast in general: Pac-12, WCC, Big West) Toughest pod? Cheese: Orlando is clearly brutal. Pullman isn't easy either, particularly if you're a hitter: Washington State, Tennessee, and Colorado State all have really good blocking. 808: The Stanford subregional is tougher than people may expect, with LMU and Duke each taking down a top 10 opponent this season. Stanford is the top seed but scrappy teams have caused trouble for the Cardinal before. Dawg: Besides Orlando, Lexington really stands out to me. Kentucky has lost just once since opening weekend, and had a really long stretch without dropping a set in SEC play. Purdue hasn't lost a single match to a team outside of the top 20 all year, but that will be put to the test right off the bat with ETSU, who holds

Final 2018 Bracketology By Ed Strong Automatic bids are italicized. Top team in each group is host; bottom team is the 2-seed and wears home jerseys in first round. Palo Alto, CA #1 Stanford (28-1, 20-0 Pac-12) Alabama State (23-17, 16-2 SWAC) Denver (27-2, 15-0 Summit) Pepperdine (21-8, 14-4 WCC) Milwaukee, WI #16 Marquette (26-6, 15-2 Big East) Eastern Michigan (21-13, 9-7 MAC) Yale (19-4, 13-1 Ivy) Purdue (23-8, 12-8 Big Ten) State College, PA #9 Penn State (23-7, 14-6 Big Ten) Navy (23-8, 13-3 Patriot) Syracuse (18-8, 14-4 ACC) Washington (18-12, 10-10 Pac-12) Lexington, KY #8 Kentucky (24-4, 18-0 SEC) Murray State (22-9, 13-3 OVC) East Tennessee State (28-6, 15-1 SoCon) Florida State (19-9, 15-3 ACC) Madison, WI #5 Wisconsin (22-6, 15-5 Big Ten) Green Bay (20-10, 13-3 Horizon) Louisville (21-8, 14-4 ACC) Illinois State 25-7, 16-2 MVC) Los Angeles, CA #12 USC (21-10, 13-7 Pac-12) Northern Arizona (26-8, 15-3 Big Sky) Stephen F. Austin (32-2, 16-0 So