2007 in Volleyball - 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 198. Not illustrated. Chapters: 2007 Ncaa Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament. Excerpt: The 2007 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament began on November 29, 2007 with 64 teams and concluded on December 15, 2007 when Penn State defeated Stanford 3 games to 2 in Sacramento, California for the program's second NCAA title. Penn State, who was making their first final four appearance since 1999, finished the season on a 26 match win streak. Their last loss of 2007 came at the hands of none other than Stanford in five games. Semifinalist California made the program's first NCAA Final Four appearance after upsetting defending champion Nebraska in the quarterfinals. With Stanford, California and Southern California making the Final Four, it became the second straight year that the Final Four consisted of 3 Pac-10 teams. However, for the second straight year, it was the team from the different conference that won the national championship. There were generally no major upsets in this bracket region. Overall #1 seed Stanford advanced to the final four for the second straight year with a 3-1 victory over Pac-10 foe UCLA. Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team: The biggest upset in the Gainesville bracket was #5 seed USC surprisingly sweeping #4 seed Texas, ending Texas' 24 match win streak. Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team: The first major upset seen in this bracket was unseeded and unranked BYU defeated six seeded and 2006 national semifinalist Washington on Washington's home court. Before the loss, Washington was undefeated at home in postseason play, boasting a 13-0 record. The second major upset was unseeded Middle Tennessee defeating 11th seeded Hawai'i in the second round. It was the first time in school history Hawai'i lost in the second round, and was also the first time in school history that Middle Tennessee a...