University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Earns No. 2 National Seed in 2022 NCAA Tournament
11/27/2022 9:00:00 PM | Volleyball
Pitt will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh Volleyball Team (27-3, 17-1 ACC) has been awarded a No. 2 national seed and will host NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament First and Second Round matches at Petersen Events Center.
Pitt earned the No. 2 seed as an at-large selection, marking its highest NCAA Tournament placement in program history. The Panthers' previous highest seed was No. 3 in 2021, when the tournament was under a different format. The tournament field consists of four regions of 16 teams each. Regional play will be hosted by the top 16 national seeds in the tournament with the top four remaining seeds hosting the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds.
"This is a really exciting time of year," Head coach Dan Fisher said. "We've had great attendance at our matches lately and we have momentum coming into the tournament. We've proved that, at our best, we can beat anyone in the country. We're hoping for a great turnout on Friday at the Pete, and hopefully Saturday as well. We're all healthy and ready to make a tournament run."
This is the Panthers' seventh consecutive appearance in the tournament and their 18th appearance in program history. Pitt reached the Final Four in 2021, marking its longest NCAA Tournament run in program history. The Panthers have gotten to at least the Elite 8 in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.
Pitt will take on Patriot League Champions, Colgate (24-5) Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. ET in the second of two First Round matches at Petersen Events Center. Sun Belt Champion James Madison (24-4) and No.7-seed BYU (21-6) will face off in Friday's first match at 4 p.m. ET. The winners of Friday's matches will meet in the Second Round Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center.
This will be the first NCAA Tournament for graduate transfer and kills leader, Courtney Buzzerio.
"I'm really excited," Buzzerio said. "Obviously, this being my first time in the tournament, it's something that I've always wanted to do. This is a group that I feel we can go really far with and I think our seeding reflects that. We have a chance at playing BYU again, a team we saw earlier this year so that will hopefully be a great chance to show everyone how much we've grown as a team since that win. Overall, I'm just very excited to be a part of this team and show people what we can do on this stage."
2022 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
There is a new seeding criteria this season. Here's the statement from the selection committee:
"The committee expressed an interest to seed the top 32 or 50% of the field (versus 25%) in order to generate a bracket with better competitive parity and avoid imbalance with respect to the relative strength of regional assignments. The committee recognizes that seeding 50% of the field would likely create additional travel expense in the bracketing process and would be a consideration for all team sports."
So now instead of seeding just the top 16 teams, the committee will seed the top 32 teams on a national basis, across eight seed lines. The top 16 seeds will still host a regional and the top four will still host a super if given the opportunity. Seeds one-four will be one seeds, five-eight will be two seeds, nine-12 will be three seeds, etc. Teams seeded No. 17-32 will be the five, six, seven and eight seeds.
To create more competitive parity, the eight seeds will need to travel to one of the four one seeds. Seven seeds will have to play at one of the two seeds, etc. The remaining 32 teams will be placed in the bracket following bracketing policies approved by the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee. The 16 first-and second-round winners will feed into four regions. When pairing teams, the committee will avoid conference matchups in the first and second rounds of the championship.
TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase tickets for the opening rounds, visit PittsburghPanthers.com or call the Panthers' Ticket Office at 800-643-7488.
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NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
| No. 7 BYU vs. James Madison | Friday, Dec. 2 | 4 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets |
| No. 2 Pitt vs. Colgate | Friday, Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets |
| Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 | Saturday, Dec. 3 | 7 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets |
Pitt earned the No. 2 seed as an at-large selection, marking its highest NCAA Tournament placement in program history. The Panthers' previous highest seed was No. 3 in 2021, when the tournament was under a different format. The tournament field consists of four regions of 16 teams each. Regional play will be hosted by the top 16 national seeds in the tournament with the top four remaining seeds hosting the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds.
"This is a really exciting time of year," Head coach Dan Fisher said. "We've had great attendance at our matches lately and we have momentum coming into the tournament. We've proved that, at our best, we can beat anyone in the country. We're hoping for a great turnout on Friday at the Pete, and hopefully Saturday as well. We're all healthy and ready to make a tournament run."
This is the Panthers' seventh consecutive appearance in the tournament and their 18th appearance in program history. Pitt reached the Final Four in 2021, marking its longest NCAA Tournament run in program history. The Panthers have gotten to at least the Elite 8 in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.
Pitt will take on Patriot League Champions, Colgate (24-5) Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. ET in the second of two First Round matches at Petersen Events Center. Sun Belt Champion James Madison (24-4) and No.7-seed BYU (21-6) will face off in Friday's first match at 4 p.m. ET. The winners of Friday's matches will meet in the Second Round Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. ET at Petersen Events Center.
This will be the first NCAA Tournament for graduate transfer and kills leader, Courtney Buzzerio.
"I'm really excited," Buzzerio said. "Obviously, this being my first time in the tournament, it's something that I've always wanted to do. This is a group that I feel we can go really far with and I think our seeding reflects that. We have a chance at playing BYU again, a team we saw earlier this year so that will hopefully be a great chance to show everyone how much we've grown as a team since that win. Overall, I'm just very excited to be a part of this team and show people what we can do on this stage."
2022 NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
There is a new seeding criteria this season. Here's the statement from the selection committee:
"The committee expressed an interest to seed the top 32 or 50% of the field (versus 25%) in order to generate a bracket with better competitive parity and avoid imbalance with respect to the relative strength of regional assignments. The committee recognizes that seeding 50% of the field would likely create additional travel expense in the bracketing process and would be a consideration for all team sports."
So now instead of seeding just the top 16 teams, the committee will seed the top 32 teams on a national basis, across eight seed lines. The top 16 seeds will still host a regional and the top four will still host a super if given the opportunity. Seeds one-four will be one seeds, five-eight will be two seeds, nine-12 will be three seeds, etc. Teams seeded No. 17-32 will be the five, six, seven and eight seeds.
To create more competitive parity, the eight seeds will need to travel to one of the four one seeds. Seven seeds will have to play at one of the two seeds, etc. The remaining 32 teams will be placed in the bracket following bracketing policies approved by the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee. The 16 first-and second-round winners will feed into four regions. When pairing teams, the committee will avoid conference matchups in the first and second rounds of the championship.
TICKET INFORMATION
To purchase tickets for the opening rounds, visit PittsburghPanthers.com or call the Panthers' Ticket Office at 800-643-7488.
#H2P | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
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