Despite the Toreros’ impressive first-set win, Texas quickly rallied to take the next three, booking their ninth program ticket to the national final.

After Saturday’s wild women’s volleyball quarter-finals sent home the last two remaining hopes for both the Pac-12 and the powerhouse Big Ten, Thursday’s semis are officially set.

We were expecting some big-time Round of 16 drama, and yesterday’s action did not disappoint. While all four No. 1 squads booked quarter-final slots, yesterday saw two Big Ten teams suffer upsets.

Regionals, which include tomorrow’s round of 16 followed by Saturday’s quarter-finals, are hosted by the remaining top-seeded teams in each of the bracket’s quadrants.

Of the 340 Division I women’s volleyball programs, only 64 remain in the natty hunt.

The 64-team Division I women’s volleyball bracket will drop on November 27th, with 32 teams automatically qualifying by winning their respective conferences and the rest chosen by committee.

For NCAA fall sports, it’s already the most wonderful time of the year. Unwrap these early playoff snapshots and prepare to celebrate…confetti showers are right around the corner.

With playoffs hitting the men’s soccer pitch in a matter of days and the women’s volleyball court in a month, the NCAA selection committees have been busy compiling their final rankings before official picks separate the “so fetch” squads from those in the Burn Book.

Both the University of Wisconsin athletic department and campus police are investigating the unauthorized leak of “sensitive” photos of some Badger volleyball players, according to statements released late last week.

Wednesday night was a wild one at the net, with not one, but two ranked squads falling to unranked opponents.

Football wasn’t the only topsy-turvy sport this weekend — from soccer to hockey, no event escaped the unexpected.

Four of Wednesday’s five ranked matches ended in a 3-0 sweep, with No. 1 Texas, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 11 Georgia Tech and No. 18 Baylor brewing up the dubs.