Huskers Open NCAA Tournament Against Florida A&M

The Nebraska volleyball team was selected as the No. 2 overall seed for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship on Sunday night and will host the first and second rounds at the Bob Devaney Sports Center this Friday and Saturday. 
 
The Huskers, making their 43rd straight NCAA Tournament appearance and hosting the first round for the 39th time, will open the tournament on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. against Florida A&M (27-6), champions of the SWAC. The 4:30 p.m. match will feature Miami (21-10) of the ACC and South Dakota State (27-2) of the Summit League. Friday's winners will meet in the second round on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.

A limited number of tickets to the first and second round matches in Lincoln go on sale at Huskers.com/tickets on Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. First and second round matches will be streamed on ESPN+. Huskers Radio Network will have audio coverage of all Nebraska matches on Huskers Radio Network affiliates, Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

Pittsburgh was the No. 1 overall seed, followed by Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville as the top four seeds. Should Nebraska advance past the second round, it would host an NCAA Regional on Dec. 12-15 at the Devaney Center. The national seeds in the same region as Nebraska are No. 7 Wisconsin, No. 10 Arizona State and No. 15 Baylor. The NCAA adopted a new regional format this season. Two of the four regionals will be played on Thursday and Saturday. The other two will be played on Friday and Sunday. Regional dates and times will not be announced until the conclusion of the second round. 

Nebraska will be playing Florida A&M for the second time ever. The Rattlers beat Nebraska on Sept. 10, 2004 in Lincoln en route to a 28-3 record that season. Florida A&M went 16-0 in the SWAC this season and won the conference tournament with a 3-1 triumph over Jackson State. 

Nebraska (29-2) won its 36th all-time conference title and fifth Big Ten title with a 19-1 record in Big Ten play after a 3-1 win at Maryland on Saturday night. The Huskers have played in six of the last nine NCAA Final Fours, including winning NCAA Championships in 2015 and 2017. Nebraska also won national titles in 1995, 2000 and 2006. 

This year's NCAA Championship is set for December 19-22 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., where the Huskers already have won two times this season against No. 9 Kentucky on Aug. 27 and No. 4 Louisville on Sept. 22.   
 
NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST AND SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE
First Round – Friday, Dec. 6
4:30 p.m. – Miami vs. South Dakota State (ESPN+)
7 p.m.* – Nebraska vs. Florida A&M (ESPN+)
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the 4:30 p.m. match, but no sooner than 7 p.m.
 
Second Round – Saturday, Dec. 7
7 p.m. – First Round Winners (ESPN+)